> Because dogs and children get backed over with regularity. 8,000 people in the US die every day -- that's as regular as you can get. Children dying from a v

> Because dogs and children get backed over with regularity. 8,000 people in the US die every day -- that's as regular as you can get. Children dying from a vehicle backing over them is _rare_. Obviously, any death or injury is awful, but we're never going to get the number to zero. The fear of backovers is much greater than the reality. > The manufacturers did not want to have to build these into every car, they wanted to keep charging a premium for it. I think it's quite the reverse: now they can pocket that money from every car. Why would they not want to make yesterday's premium option into today's standard non-option?