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Back-up collisions happen when a driver reverses the car into an object, person, or other car. Although most cars come equipped with rear view mirrors which are adequate for detecting vehicles behind a car, they are inadequate on many vehicles for detecting small children or objects close to the ground, which fall in the car's blind spot, particularly directly aft. That area has been called a "killing zone." Large trucks have much larger blind spots that can hide entire vehicles and large adults.〔 ==Statistics== According to research by the advocacy web site kidsandcars.org, back up collisions were the leading cause (34%) for U.S. non-traffic fatalities of children under 15 from 2006–2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2012-04-20 )〕 The U.S. Center for Disease Control reported that from 2001–2003, an estimated 7,475 children (CI = 4,453--10,497) (2,492 per year) under the age of 15 were treated for automobile back-over incidents. About 300 fatalities per year result from backup collisions.〔 The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that back-up collisions most often:〔 〕 * occur in residential driveways and parking lots * involve sport utility vehicles (SUVs) or small trucks * occur when a parent, relative or someone known to the family is driving * particularly affect children less than five years old The driver of the car backing up and hitting an object, a person, or another car is usually considered to be at fault. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Back-up collision」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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