Backup Sensor

Newsflash

At least once a week a child in America is run over, typically in driveways or parking lots.
Are you extra aware and alert when you're in the vicinity of a sport-utility vehicle, van or a pickup truck that's backing up?

The most effective backup sensors in my opinion are those with actual visual aid. Whether it is a camera displaying the angles or a simple display of how close you are with distance discos. Below is a picture of the type of backup sensor i recommend.















With aid from a visual aid backup sensor you are able to determine the exact amount of distance you have until your vehicle comes in contact with the object behind.

Another top notch backup sensor are ones that have little cameras on your rear view mirror like shown below. I will specifically target these types of backup sensors today and give valuable data.











This specific model is Designed for customers who want the ultimate in vehicle safety

This simple safety upgrade is an affordable way to acquire peace of mind. Large back-up camera screens are a thing of the past; this mirror overlay is the newest in automotive safety technology. A back-up beeper with an LCD integrated display combined with your rearview mirror; this product is designed to give you supreme confidence backing up your vehicle.

• While in reverse, the 4 rear sensors that are installed on back bumper send ultrasonic waves to detect obstacles behind vehicle. Then controller receives signal & transmits to speaker and to LCD display.
• LCD screen is integrated with rear view mirror and will inform you the distance in feet to the obstacle.
• LCD also informs driver the orientation of the object (which side of bumper object is on) and which sensor(s) is detecting object
• Speaker emits long intermittent beeps at 4-6 feet, and as you move closer obstacle the beep increases in frequency. When you are 1 foot away from obstacle, the sound is continuous
• LCD screen is 4 color and is activated only when car is in reverse, otherwise, rear view mirror is normal
• LCD Rear view mirror simply clips over stock mirror
• Power is supplied by tapping into reverse lights
• Package Includes: 4x20 mm sensors, Car rear view mirror with LCD integrated, controller, drill bit, & Owners Manual/Installation Instructions

All in all, there are many different types of backup sensors that i will update on daily. Backup sensors are a very new technology that significantly decreases the amount of casualties from backup incidents. With backup sensors installed on a vehicle the driver is able to make quick and intelligent decisions on what there reversing into. Stay tuned daily for updates on different backup sensor models and news.

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Below is a news article on how using backup sensors on your vehicle could save lives:
On March 26, South Florida's Sun-Sentinel reported that a local woman, whose two-year- old daughter was killed before her eyes as a neighbor's car backed over her, is on a mission. Legislation in Congress to make backup sensors mandatory has bipartisan support, but the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers opposes it, saying the sensors are reliable only in detecting inanimate objects and cameras are prohibitively expensive.

Below is another article on the Feds saying backup sensors do not help:
Federal safety regulators have told Congress they need more time to study back-up sensors -- the new devices being used on vehicles to warn drivers when they are about to back over children or other persons and objects.
As is often the case, the safety regulators are bolstering the auto industry's positions. Automakers have been fighting efforts to make the back-up sensors mandatory, saying the systems would cost hundreds of millions of dollars while saving few, if any, lives.

The Debate:
The debate continues on backup sensors and if they really help drivers. Statistically shown backup sensors do help in decreasing the amount of deaths per year regarding reversing over a person. For example in Beaumonth a family outing on a hot summer day two years ago ended in tragedy when a 3 year old was killed in the parking lot of a crowded sno-cone stand.
The family is now in the midst of a lawsuit against Ford Motor Company, claiming that the toddler's death could have been prevented if the 2001 Ford Expedition that backed over him had been equipped with ultrasonic rear sensors.
Idont believe that having backup sensors on your vehicles should be mandatory but i firmly agree that having them will definitley decrease the amount of tragedies that occur with the result of not being able to hear/see what is behind you.

Backup Sensor Information

VEHICLE BACKUP ACCIDENTS ARE PREVENTABLE
Tragedy is striking close to home all across America, killing hundreds of children every year and injuring thousands more and it’s 100% preventable. It’s something no parent wants to think about: something bad happening to their children.

THE FACTS:
According to research by Kids and Cars,an organization devoted to preventing motor-vehicle-related deaths and injuries, 49% of the non-traffic, non-crash fatalities involving children under 15 from 2001-2005 were caused by vehicles backing up. The CDC reported that from 2001-2003, an estimated 7,475 children (2,492 per year) under the age of 15 were treated for automobile back-over accidents. In its “Deaths and Injuries Resulting from Certain Non-Traffic and Non-Crash Events,” report issued in May of 2004, the National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration found that back-up accidents most often:
Occur in residential driveways and parking lots
Involve sport utility vehicles (SUVs) or small trucks
Occur when a parent, relative or someone known to the family is driving
Particularly affect children less than five years old

WHAT YOU CAN DO:
In the same way you explain to your child to be careful crossing the street, tell them not to ever walk or play behind a car. Always walk behind your car before backing out to ensure that no one or nothing is behind your car before you back it up. Even when you take these precautions, though – you never know when a child is going to ride behind your car on their bike, or when a toddler is going to dart in your reversing car’s path.

To account for these unforeseeable occurrences, Kids and Cars suggests that parents take safety measures such as: “installing cross view mirrors, audible collision detectors, rear view video camera and/or some type of back up detection device.” There are a number of different backup sensor systems that you can buy for your vehicle.

HOW DO BACKUP SENSORS WORK?
When you engage you vehicle in reverse, the rear backup sensors that are installed on your back bumper or license plate frame send ultrasonic waves to detect obstacles behind your vehicle. Then the controller receives the signal and transmits it to the speaker that is installed under your seat, or if the product comes with a display, then the signal is transmitted to the display unit.

The parking sensor emits long intermittent beeps at 4-8 feet and as you move closer to the obstacle, the beep increases in frequency. When you are 1 foot away, the sound is continuous. The power for our parking sensor is supplied by tapping into reverse lights which means that the device is only on when your car is in reverse!

Below is a video of a lady backing her vehicle up. With the help of an older gentleman this process is expediated. If this man was not able to help her out, chances are she would have ran something over. A car's vehicle has too many blindspots and without careful monitoring of all angles of the car it is very easy to back your car over something. With a backup sensor all your troubles disappear and you can relax knowing while your cars reversing, nothing stands in the way without you knowing it.

Backup Sensors

Reverse backup sensors (also known as reverse parking sensors, reverse parking systems, and reverse backing systems) are a technology that allows the driver of a car, truck, van or commercial vehicle to be alerted to nearby objects in their path. backup sensor
While there are variants in the design and feaures of these systems the basic design puts sensors in the car bumper or on brackets. These sensors send ultrasonic waves (40,000 times/second) that detect obstacles behind the vehicle. A controller installed inside the vehicle then receives the signal from the sensors and transmits it to a speaker that emits a tone, or to a combination speaker and display unit.

With backup sensors installed, drivers can lower the risk of collision when backing up or parallel parking.This PSS (parking sensor system) is a safety device for driving in reverse. It consists of multiple ultrasonic detectors and sensors, a mainframe and a buzzer. The PPS will work automatically to detect the obstacles at the rear of your car at any time. The system is weather proof. backup sensor

Installing the Sensors:

1. These sensors are required to be drilled into the rear bumper and flush mounted. The sensors are designed with a rubber groove that holds the sensor firmly into the bumper.

2. When installing the 2 sensor model, measure the bumper and split the bumper into two halves and then measure the center of each halve to find the ideal place to drill.
3. When installing the 4 sensor model, Split the bumper into quadrants (4 sections) and find the center of each quadrant to locate the ideal place to drill into the bumper.
4. To avoid ground reflection it is recommended that the sensors are located 0.5 m above the ground.
5. Drill the 27mm holes at a 90° to surface at determined locations. Route the sensor cables through the drilled holes and push the sensor housing into the drilled holes. Insert the ends of the sensors into the control unit.
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Installing the Control Unit:

The control unit can be placed almost anywhere however the unit is most commonly placed in the trunk area of the vehicle.

Installing the Siren:

The siren is quite loud so it’s best to place it in the trunk of the vehicle. Using the supplied tape,, press the siren into a safe place in the trunk area. Connect the siren to the control unit. The rest of the instructions can be found at www.backupsensor.com.

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