On 2015-12-30 10:30 AM, jmcquown wrote:

> For those of us driving older vehicles that don't come equipped with
> cameras and sensors... hey, use the mirrors (both sides and rear-view)
> and keep looking back and forth. That doesn't prevent people from being
> stupid and walking right behind your car. As Nancy said, that's what
> the reverse lights are for. The pedestrian needs to be paying attention.
>
I have a back up camera on my CRV and one of the more useless options I
can think of. I will say that it is handy when backing into a backing
space because you can see how close you are to whatever is behind you.
It does not have a clear enough picture or wide enough angle to let you
know about people or vehicles approaching as you back out. You get a
lot more and much better information from looking through the windows
and mirrors. If anything, it is more of a distraction.