Minnesota Rear Back Up Camera Attorneys

Rear view backup cameras are simple lifesaving devices that allow the driver to see what is immediately behind the vehicle. They consist of a small camera mounted on the back of the vehicle and a viewing screen on the vehicle's instrument panel. The cameras allow drivers to see small children behind the vehicle, thereby preventing senseless death and injury to children. Manufacturers tend to classify these devices as "convenience" features, to assist with parking or make backing up easier, ignoring their obvious safety advantages.

Several manufacturers provide these cameras as standard equipment on some of their vehicles. Minivans are often equipped with these devices (creating the inference that manufacturers know rear-view cameras help prevent drivers from backing over children who are often around minivans). They are relatively inexpensive and the technology has been available for years. There is no good reason not to equip vehicles with these safety devices.

If a driver of a vehicle that is not equipped with a rear-view camera backs into or over a child, there may be a product liability claim against the manufacturer for failing to equip the vehicle with such a device.

*Nate Bjerke is the Chair of the Minnesota Association for Justice Product Liability Committee

Contact the rearview back up camera attorneys at Champion Law for a free case evaluation.

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