Large off-roaders are very practical in some respects but impractical in others, such as parking; It can be very difficult to find a parking space which a 4x4 such as the Audi Q7 will fit into. The real problem with these vehicles is that they can become very dangerous when reversing; because of their size they are often parked with little space front and rear and if a child walks behind the vehicle whilst attempting to cross the road the driver won’t see them.

In the United States rear view reversing cameras have become law, what is known as the Cameron Gulbransen Transportation Act. The act is so called because Cameron a two year old boy was tragically killed by his own parents as they reversed their SUV. At least some good came out of this terrible tragedy and it will inevitably save other children’s lives in the future.

So if you are about to reverse blind The golden rule is that if you can’t see behind you and the parking sensor buzzes, stop even if you think you have another twelve inches to go; because it could be a child between the sensor and the car behind you. Also if you want to further consider the safety of children, keep you speed down in built up areas; road accidents are the number one killer, of those who are in the 10-24 age group.