Rear view camera?

[Waylap1]

I've just read through the standard features again and see listed: adjustable steering wheel, keyless entry/ push button start and rear view camera.
So, will my base EB that looks like it has a tiny 4 inch stereo screen have this camera? And it shows through that little screen?

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[Brent302]

Yep

 

[TampaBear67]

I remember reading that Rear View Backup Cameras are suposed to be Required By Law in 2016 or 2017

 

[Waylap1]

I remember reading that Rear View Backup Cameras are suposed to be Required By Law in 2016 or 2017

More government nannies. Like TPMS.

I'd rather see mandatory heartbeat detectors when vehicle internal temps are above 120*F
More kids die left in cars than behind them.

 

[oustaz]

More government nannies. Like TPMS.

I'd rather see mandatory heartbeat detectors when vehicle internal temps are above 120*F
More kids die left in cars than behind them.

+1

 

[Husker]

Wish Ford would've installed cameras on the outside mirrors + Front of car.

My current DD has one on the passenger side, it's my favorite feature on the car. I use it all the time.

Some day (Very soon IMO) all cars will be equipped with 360° views.

 

[Don's Stang]

The camera could be in the rear view mirror, that's where it is in my 2011

 

[souprmage]

The camera could be in the rear view mirror, that's where it is in my 2011

Pretty sure on the base model it is indeed in the rear view mirror, not on the screen.

 

[scottpe]

More government nannies. Like TPMS.

You are seriously putting a backup camera in the same "nanny" category as TPMS?

I'd rather see mandatory heartbeat detectors when vehicle internal temps are above 120*F

So a camera that could help save over 200 lives per year in back over accidents is a "nanny" but mandating some sort of sensor to prevent grossly absent minded parents from forgetting their kids who were seated two feet away and leaving them in hot car is not in your opinion?

More kids die left in cars than behind them.

As stated above, over 200 people die per year from back over accidents. From what I can tell, less than 40 kids die in hot cars. Both are tragic statistics no matter how you look at it, and it would be great to prevent them all, but I was mainly pointing out that your statement seems to be ill informed. If you have statistics to the contrary, I don't mind being corrected.

Deaths/injuries aside, I suspect that a backup camera could also have a statistically profound impact on prevention to damage of property.

 

[Waylap1]

You are seriously putting a backup camera in the same "nanny" category as TPMS?



So a camera that could help save over 200 lives per year in back over accidents is a "nanny" but mandating some sort of sensor to prevent grossly absent minded parents from forgetting their kids who were seated two feet away and leaving them in hot car is not in your opinion?



As stated above, over 200 people die per year from back over accidents. From what I can tell, less than 40 kids die in hot cars. Both are tragic statistics no matter how you look at it, and it would be great to prevent them all, but I was mainly pointing out that your statement seems to be ill informed. If you have statistics to the contrary, I don't mind being corrected.

Deaths/injuries aside, I suspect that a backup camera could also have a statistically profound impact on prevention to damage of property.

I'm a retired LEO traffic homicide investigator.(south Fla) I worked DUIs, serious and fatal crashes and traffic enforcement. I don't have statistics. Ain't nobody got time for that.
I'm just against more government mandated things on vehicles that then become issues long down the road when they fail but MUST be operational to pass the state inspections where that is also a yearly government mandated thing. (In some states)
Suddenly, you're no longer going to pass unless you pay out of pocket to fix x,y,z.
I can check my own tire pressures, look behind my car before I get in it and back up using techniques and and responsible actions like have been taught since 1964 Mustangs hit the road.
I love gadgets, just not Government mandated ones.

 

[RisingForce]

Pretty sure on the base model it is indeed in the rear view mirror, not on the screen.

Nope. It will be in the little screen , just like on all 2014 Escapes without MFT.

 

[RisingForce]

I'm a retired LEO traffic homicide investigator.(south Fla) I worked DUIs, serious and fatal crashes and traffic enforcement. I don't have statistics. Ain't nobody got time for that.
I'm just against more government mandated things on vehicles that then become issues long down the road when they fail but MUST be operational to pass the state inspections where that is also a yearly government mandated thing. (In some states)
Suddenly, you're no longer going to pass unless you pay out of pocket to fix x,y,z.
I can check my own tire pressures, look behind my car before I get in it and back up using techniques and and responsible actions like have been taught since 1964 Mustangs hit the road.
I love gadgets, just not Government mandated ones.

Rear camera isn't considered a gadget anymore. It's for safety. Just like airbags are government mandated vehicle features to help save lives.

 

[Snakedriver]

The rear view camera is a Great option.

 

[doulos4jc]

Rear camera isn't considered a gadget anymore. It's for safety. Just like airbags are government mandated vehicle features to help save lives.

Ford and its customers (the free market) are well equipped to determine what should and should not be a part of its product. Just ask the folks at GM how that government/private business marriage is going.

 

[Husker]

I can check my own tire pressures, look behind my car before I get in it and back up using techniques and and responsible actions like have been taught since 1964 Mustangs hit the road.

I look behind my vehicle every-time before I get in. Just a few weeks ago as I was starting to back out of my garage, a 5yr old neighbor kid decided to run across my drive way from my left to right, about 10' out from the garage door, I saw her in my review camera and slammed on the brakes, she had no idea what had just occurred.

Asked her why she was running/playing in front of my garage...I spoke with her parents...They were shocked and thanked me...I'm still bothered by the event...if I didn't have the camera I may have________??

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