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Old 12-17-2020, 05:42 AM   #32
Petrol Head
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Originally Posted by ember1205 View Post
Federal standards do exist for 'minimum' requirements. Link here for NHTSA: https://www.federalregister.gov/docu...ear-visibility

Excerpt: "Currently, FMVSS No. 111 requires that all passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, buses, school buses, motorcycles be equipped with one or more rearview mirrors for rear visibility."

Mirrors don't "go bad" like cameras can, so the current "request for comments" from NHTSA will likely take into account a need for any camera-based system to fall back to reflective glass...
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Originally Posted by NeverDie View Post
Ok I see. Something I'd read said it was a state thing, maybe just the passenger side mirror?
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