If you own and regularly drive a larger than regular vehicle, or any kind of vehicle for that matter, let us tell you this- reversing cameras are necessary.
If you’re driving around without one, you’re overlooking one of the biggest issues with vehicles. Cars, even the smaller ones, have sizable blind spots in the rear that cannot be ignored. It is those blind spots that cause collisions in reverse.
You can hit a whole host of many different things, such as static objects (that are usually a lot harder than your car’s exterior, such as concrete parking barriers), other vehicles or worse, even other people or animals.
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Parking into a space like this with no reverse visibility can be quite a pickle.
Getting into a collision even at the slow, turtle-like pace of reverse driving can still be very costly and at times, can still cause accidents and injuries.
Needless to say, all accidents whether big or small can be very costly both physically and financially. The cost of having a dent fixed or if you had your paint scratched is massive and will put a dent in anyone’s budgets. It’s not a pretty bill to pay, so to speak. Worst yet, if you have a collision with another vehicle- you’re essentially paying two bills for repair for both vehicles.
So if you’ve got a vehicle, you (and your wallet’s) safety should get a reversing camera. A few dollars would go on to help you save hundreds, if not thousands of dollars in fees in the future.
The Facts
According to the QLD government, drivers spend the least amount of time driving in reverse, but it is, in fact, one of the biggest contributors to insurance claims in both “frequency of collisions and cost of repairs”.
If you don’t have video proof of the issue happening, then it will take some time before insurance officers can fully investigate the issue. Worst yet, if you don’t have insurance you’ll be obliged to shoulder repairs that can run in the thousands just for a teeny, tiny dent.
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And side mirrors aren't able to look into those "blind spots".
Many driving associations even encourage people to “reverse” as much as possible, since there is an awareness that cars have huge blind spots, enough to cause accidents even if you were looking directly and attentively at your rearview mirror.
Sticking your head out or turn your head in your vehicle to reverse isn’t reliable, either; remember, you’re not seeing the bulk of your vehicle’s rear-end, and you’re not seeing in perfect depth, as well.
According to Budget Direct AU, a study they did dictates that “poor visibility” and “miscalculation” are the biggest contributors to accidents related to reversing, even as far back as 2015, up until current days.
So what can be the solution for this nagging issue?
The Answer
Reverse cameras are the direct solution for this issue related to reversing cameras, and by giving you perfect visibility by being situated on a cars blind spots, you’re free to reverse as you see fit without endangering other people, your car, and your finances, as well (at a reasonable speed, of course).
So even if you’ve got a small vehicle, you’ll need a reversing camera. And car manufacturers seemed to have wised up, as well. Plenty of cars that you see today are now manufactured with reversing cameras seemingly in response to the statistics related to reversing.
Lots of us drive vehicles that aren’t quite sedan-sized. Some of us drive 4x4’s with massive wheels, huge trucks, and some of us even own huge caravan trailers. The bigger the vehicle, the bigger the blind spot- which means that you need to have as much visibility as possible when it comes to driving a huge vehicle.
Sometimes, the vehicle is so huge that you need not just one, but a couple or so reversing cameras.
The need is even more pronounced if you factor in that a lot of reversing accidents involve children, and animals- if you don't want to injure anyone or any animals in your vicinity, a reverse camera is absolutely necessary.
If you own a large vehicle, or if you're part of a trucking or delivery company, then its even more necessary to get a reversing camera. From simple 4 wheelers to larger 16 wheelers, you'll need a very efficient and very easy to install reversing camera system (wireless, if possible, which are all available here via Elinz).
So make sure to check through our listings, with reverse cameras that offer setups of 1-4, or more reversing cameras including monitors that can neatly show you all the cameras in the feed.
So get the best reverse cameras here today at Elinz!
