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Rear Sensors Help In Accident Prevention


Rear Sensors Help In Accident Prevention

David Ostiguy
February 18, 2008

Do you have blind spots on your vehicle? Mirrors can only show you so much, especially if you own a larger vehicle like a truck or an SUV. Parking can be very difficult with so many blind spots. Not only do you have a higher risk of an auto accident, you also have a higher risk of injuring pedestrians who may be in your blind spots. Help prevent injuries and auto accidents by installing rear sensors to the bumper of your car, truck, van, RV, or SUV.

Statistics have shown that every driver will be involved in some sort of accident while reversing. Why? Because an object or person was in the drivers blind spot. Vehicle Parking Sensors will help prevent these sorts of auto accidents by 75%. Rear sensors will aid in preventing reversing injuries too. Over 400 deaths occur in reversing accidents annually. These deaths usually involve children. Research has shown most of these deaths were caused by a child’s parent, relative, or a family friend.

Depending on which sensors you purchase, prices can go anywhere between $40-$400. If you think about it, parking sensors will pay for themselves in the long run. Not only will they keep your family and vehicle safe, rear sensors will also prevent having to pay high insurance claims and additional costs in repairs.

Some of the parking sensors easily attach to the bumper. Other sensors can be a little more complicated to install and may require drilling into the back of the bumper. If you are not comfortable with installing them yourselves, you can have any stereo installation technician install these to your vehicle for cheap.

To find rear sensors that is right for your vehicle, Please visit Sensorparking.com




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