Saw an interesting Honda commercial 

"JR1" (type35bugatti) 01/12/2015 at 23:51 • Filed to: Honda commercial

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In the commercial Honda said backup cameras are now standard on all models. Smart move because little does the public know that backup cameras are now a federally mandated safety standard.

bob and john > JR1 01/12/2015 at 23:53

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EH?!?!?!?!

Axial > JR1 01/12/2015 at 23:57

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Backup cameras have been Federally mandated starting with MY2014, it's just that manufacturers have been giving the Fed the finger on that one.

TheHondaBro > JR1 01/12/2015 at 23:58

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Little does the public know Honda's camera system is super buggy, as proved in my dad's 2015 Fit.

qbeezy > JR1 01/13/2015 at 00:01

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i always say something when ever their commercials come on. "It's lies" I yell. My wife questions my sanity with the yelling at Honda.

JR1 > bob and john 01/13/2015 at 00:03

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Honda smarter than the average bear.

JR1 > Axial 01/13/2015 at 00:04

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Well either way good marketing by Honda. Backup cameras are great.

crown victor victoria > JR1 01/13/2015 at 00:04

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Well they had to pay to put the camera in there. Federal mandate doesn't make it free. So they can and should use that as a marketing angle. We saw this with airbags and even ESC a few years ago, when that became a requirement.

JR1 > TheHondaBro 01/13/2015 at 00:05

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it's fine on my mom's 2010 pilot and my grandparent's 2007 CRV.

TheHondaBro > JR1 01/13/2015 at 00:06

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Well in the Fit, sometimes the wrong camera would turn on and sometimes no camera at all. It's really annoying.

JR1 > crown victor victoria 01/13/2015 at 00:07

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I'm not saying Honda is the boogyman for doing it but I just thought it was a good idea to persuade the uninitiated.

bob and john > JR1 01/13/2015 at 00:13

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I was totally unaware of that (the camera thing) dam...

Cé hé sin > Axial 01/13/2015 at 06:54

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Interestingly they're only required on small vehicles. They're not required where they're actually needed, on large vehicles with no visibility to the rear. Go figure.

JR1 > TheHondaBro 01/13/2015 at 07:59

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There is more than one camera in the Fit?

TheHondaBro > JR1 01/13/2015 at 10:22

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One backup camera and two more, one on each mirror, that turn on when you signal.

JR1 > TheHondaBro 01/13/2015 at 10:56

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That is kinda awesome too bad they malfunction