This baby's not for turning

Once again hard-working families must take matters into their own hands. Until governments wake up and see the scale of potential laxity on the part of auto-makers and legislate we must all remain alert.

In a report to congress on Monday the US government said sensor technologies used on vehicles to help prevent children from being reversed over face limitations and need further study.

Camera systems may offer drivers "reliable assistance in identifying people in the path of the vehicle when backing," the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) report said.

But tests conducted on sensor-based parking aids used to detect children behind the vehicle were "typically poor, sporadic and limited in range," according to the report, required under a highway bill approved by Congress last year.

The government said back-over accidents cause an estimated 183 deaths and about 7,400 injuries a year. NHTSA tested several systems available in vehicles and as aftermarket products.

NHTSA says vehicle safety sensors need refinement.

Anybody who tells you that this technology was developed to complement rather than replace a driver's responsibility is obviously a communist, or possibly Al Quaeda. It's every patriots right to sit perched, out of breath, in a large vehicle with poor visibility. He should be able to depend on somebody or something else to take responsibilty for his actions. However oafish.

Until such a time as Detriot sees fit to design a better sensor we recommend all parents intensify their child's high calorie intake to give those sensors a better chance. It's their patriotic duty. And if they can include some heavy isotopes in that diet, so much the better.