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I'm getting married in 4 days. Maybe i'll have kids at some point. Families get busy, who would you trust to drive your kids? While Uber itself won't let children travel alone or create an account, some families are breaking the rules. A few companies are vying to become the 'Uber for children,' offering shuttles for kids from one destination to another. no parents required.

Uber for Kids

HopSkipDrive, started by three moms in 2014, only hires drivers who not only pass comprehensive 15-point background checks, and also have at least five years of child-care experience and are willing to...

The RVS-FLC03 Vehicle Flood Light with Backup Camera (Circle) and RVS-FLC05 Vehicle Flood Light with Backup Camera (Square) are easily mounted to the front or rear of a vehicle to boost night driving visibility. Both cameras have a wide 140° viewing angle and are completely waterproof with an IP68 rating.

Vehicle Flood Light With Backup Camera

In today's unpredictable roads, danger comes quickly and from far away. A visibility of 98 to 164 feet gives drivers more time to react to dangerous moments. At 6000 Kelvins the flood light provides the perfect color temperature...

Our next webinar is on October 3rd from 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM! It's hard to believe it's our 11th webinar. For this one, we are going back to the basics! Get ready for Backup Camera Bootcamp!

Backup Camera Bootcamp

What is backup camera bootcamp? We're going over all the basics of our standard wired and wireless camera systems. You'll learn about trigger wires, monitor options and more during this interactive discussion. Have a question about our systems? Email me at tylerw@rvssystems.com. Click here to reserve your seat.

Wired Backup Camera Systems

Our RVS-770613 Backup...

The Call Me Out app was the winning idea developed during a Chevy-sponsored hackathon with students at Wayne State University in Detroit. This app uses recorded messages from the driver's friends and family to deter distracted driving. These audio messages combined with an image of a wagging finger keep the driver focused on the road.

Call Me Out uses the phone's built-in accelerometer and GSP to determine if it picked up whenever speeds increase above 5 MPH.

“As the father of two daughters, I am keenly aware of all the perils that my children face out in the world on a daily basis, and that is...

I’ve written about my own personal experience with the dangers of drowsy driving before. This dangerous epidemic that cannot be ignored. After analyzing dashboard videos from 700 accidents, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that 9.5% of all crashes involved drowsy driving, based on the portion of time the operators' eyes were closed in the minutes before a crash. This statistic grows to nearly 11% in severe crashes.

Our September product of the month is the RVS-330 Vuemate Driver Fatigue System.

Vuemate

The system comes with a small camera that you mount on your dash facing the...

We all know distracted driving kills. According to The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 3,450 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers in 2016. During daylight hours, about 481,000 drivers use cell phones while driving.

Most states have banned texting while driving, see graphic below. Novice drivers are banned from texting in Arizona and Missouri. There is no ban in Montana. Get with the program Montana!

New Georgia Law

A new Georgia distracted driving law, which bans the use of a phone while operating a motor vehicle, went into effect on July 1...

Summer is almost over and it's just about time for another exciting school year. While school buses are the safest way for children to travel to and from school, NHTSA recommends you teach your children to play it SAFE.

• Stay five steps away from the curb.
• Always wait for the bus driver to tell you when to board.
• Face forward after finding a seat on the bus.
• Exit the bus when it stops, look left-right-left, and take five steps away from the bus toward the curb.

Walking Safety

Did you know that of the 55 million children across the United States going back to school that 15% are biking or walking...

Our newest webinar premiers in a little over a week. Join Director of Marketing, James Grossbaum on August 8th at 2:00PM EST as he leads a discussion on recent company updates. Reserve your seat here.

Updates

We will be discussion a few new products during this webinar, including the RVS-125 SenseStat® Wireless Obstacle Detection Sensor System.

• Wireless - no need to run cabling through vehicle
• Four waterproof sensors mount to vehicle's bumper
• LCD module sits on dash for visual and aural alarms
• Alerts you with distance to obstacles behind you
• Perfect for trucks and trailers and fifth wheels

Watch...

In Georgia and South Carolina, drivers can now get a DUI for drowsy driving. Because there is no test to to determine the sleepiness of a driver, it is up to the discretion of the officer whether to cite a DUI. A field test will determine if driver drowsiness is a factor in diminished driving ability.

The NSF's Sleep in America poll found when "driving drowsy, 42 percent of those polled said they become stressed, 32 percent get impatient and 12 percent tend to drive faster."

Driver Fatigue Systems

Rear View Safety offers a variety of commercial and consumer driver fatigue systems and accessories...

It's the dog days of summer! Are you going on a family vacation? I'm jealous. Here are some summer road trip tips from AAA to make sure your trip doesn't have any problems.

Before You Go

• Tires should be properly inflated and in good condition.
• Fluids should be topped-off or changed, if they are dirty or contaminated.
• The radiator and cooling system should be checked for proper operation.
• Belts and hoses should be in tip-top shape.

It's always a good idea to get everything checked out before a big trip. That way you can fix any problems and it gives you peace of mind.

Travel Planning

• Emergency Kit...

Earlier this month, U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) announced a bill that would require automatic notifications of driver violations to school districts as well as school bus companies within 24 hours. This would allow the organizations to take faster actions. The bill was written in response to New Jersey crash in May that killed a teacher and a student.

“Miranda’s Law,” is being proposed to help support the SECURES Act, which would make lap-shoulder seat belts the nationwide standard for school buses. The bill would require a nationwide employer notification service for buses. This would give...

Big things really do come in small packages! The July product of the month is the RVS-400C Compact HD Dash Camera. The RVS-400C is a high quality dash camera that's loaded with features.

The RVS-400C has a 120° viewing angle and a 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution, which will give you a full and crystal clear HD view of the road ahead. This dash camera is also equipped with night vision and has a storage capacity of 32GB. Never be left in the dark again!

• Compact size with simple install
• Full HD video recording
• Ultra wide 120° viewing angle
• Equipped with 12 infra-red lights for excellent night vision...

The newest addition to the SimpleSight™ Series is the RVS-DS55, a waterproof wireless transmitter. This RVS-DS55 allows you to add any of our CMOS cameras to The SimpleSight™ Series Wireless Backup Camera System monitors (15WM, 25WM, 35WM). It has a wireless range of 100ft and is waterproof with an IP68 rating, allowing you to install it outside your vehicle.

• Connects To SimpleSight™ Wireless Backup Camera Systems
• Make Any Wired CMOS Camera Wireless
• Completely Waterproof - IP68
• Guaranteed Transmission Of 100ft Even At Highway Speeds!

I've written about America's infrastructure before. Domino's wants to help, because it's affecting their pizza.

"Have you ever hit a pothole and instantly cringed? We know that feeling is heightened when you're bringing home a carryout order from your local Domino's store. We don't want to lose any great-tasting pizza to a pothole, ruining a wonderful meal," said Russell Weiner, president of Domino's USA.  "Domino's cares too much about its customers and pizza to let that happen."

Paving For Pizza

The pizza chain have already worked with four municipalities to help repair roads. Pizza fans...

Hot car deaths already on the rise in 2018. 7 children have already lost their lives due to vehicular heatstroke. It only takes 30 minutes sitting in 75 degree temperatures to warm up the inside of a car to over 100 degrees.

According to noheatstroke.org, 749 children have died due to pediatric vehicular heatstroke since 1998.

These are not isolated events.

Brilliant Backseat

Rear View Safety developed the Brilliant Backseat Reminder System so you won’t forget any precious cargo left in the backseat. The Brilliant Backseat is equipped with two distinct alarms to alert you, or those nearby...

Update: Watch An In-Depth Look at Our Sensor Systems below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lvl9NXk-ojw

Our next webinar is next week! Join our Director of Marketing, James Grossbaum as he leads a discussion on our selection of sensor systems. The webinar premieres Wednesday, June 6, 20182:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST. Reserve your seat here.

Some sensor systems work harmoniously with backup camera systems in that they alert the driver audibly so that he/she is aware of obstacles behind their vehicle, even without looking at the rear view monitor. These sensor systems can also easily be added to a backup...

Following the investigation of two 2016 multi fatality crashes involving school buses, the National Transportation Safety Board has recommended that all new buses be equipped with lap and shoulder seat belts. The organization is also calling for better driver oversight.

Enough is Enough

"I feel like we've always tiptoed around this issue of seat belt usage and lap [and] shoulder belts in school buses," said NTSB Board Chairman Robert L. Sumwalt. "The last recommendation we made on this was in 2013 coming out of a crash in Chesterfield, New Jersey, that occurred in February of 2012. And it was a...

Ford's newest idea sounds straight out of a superhero or futuristic spy movie. It's an autonomous motorcycle that pops out of a car for final mile journeys. A patent from October reads that the “'multimodal transportation apparatus'  is intended to include, in particular, at least driving a vehicle to a location at which the vehicle can be parked, and then riding/driving away from the vehicle to a final destination using further transportation."

Inspired by Parking Problems and Carbon Emissions

The idea is inspired by spaces where engines may be restricted or areas with limited available and...