At least once a week a child in America is run over, typically in driveways or parking lots.

  Are you extra aware and alert when you're in the vicinity of a sport-utility vehicle, van or a pickup truck that's backing up?

The driver of the Lexus RX 330 can use a rear-mounted camera to see, via a display screen on the dashboard, if there's anything on the pavement behind the vehicle.

The telltale dots on the bumper of this Ford Escape are part of the vehicle's reverse sensing system.

Are you especially watchful for children when you're behind the wheel of a tall-riding vehicle—be it a van, truck or SUV—and you're backing it up?

  You should be. According to Consumer Reports, the blind spot behind a tall vehicle such as a Chevrolet Avalanche truck can extend as much as 51 feet in the case of a small-stature driver about 5 feet 1 inches tall. Even for an average-sized driver, 5 feet 8 inches tall, the blind spot can extend nearly 30 feet behind the Avalanche, according to the consumer advice publication.