Washington (CNN) -- The federal government said it will recommend that new cars have rear-view video systems, a move immediately denounced as "insufficient" by safety groups who say the cameras should be mandatory.

The camera and monitor system enables drivers to see whether people or objects are in the blind spot behind vehicles.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday it will add the rear-view video systems to its list of recommended features under its New Car Assessment Program, designed to encourage car manufacturers to improve vehicle safety.

But safety groups called the action a stalling tactic, saying the agency is dragging its feet in fulfilling a congressionally imposed deadline to issue a rule on rear visibility.

Passed in 2008, the law had a 2011 deadline. The regulation is now two and a half years overdue.

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The NHTSA action "is an inadequate substitute for issuing a mandatory safety regulation," Jackie Gillan, president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, said in a statement. "In fact, safety advocates are concerned that NHTSA's announcement is an attempt to divert attention from their failure to act."

The NHTSA announcement Tuesday came just one day before a group of safety advocates, including two parents who unintentionally hit their children while backing up, was expected to file suit against the U.S. Department of Transportation, which includes NHTSA.

The suit is to be filed Wednesday morning by Greg Gulbransen, who reportedly backed over his 2-year-old son, Cameron, in his driveway in 2002, killing him, and by Susan Auriemma, who backed over her 3-year-old daughter, Kate, in her driveway in 2005, injuring her. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. When was the law passed?
2. What was the deadline?
3. What is the NHTSA?
4. What is the new program called?
5. What does it do?
6. Is everyone happy with it's action?
7. Who isn't?
8. Who is she>
9. What does she think it's trying to do?
10. From what?
11. Do safety groups think they are acting too quickly?
12. What do they think?
13. Do they think the cameras shouldn't be mandatory?
14. What do the cameras allow the people to see?
15. Where is that?
16. When was this announced?
17. What was supposed to happen the next day?
18. Against who?
19. Who is included in that?
20. Which individuals are filing suit?
Answer: 1. in 2008
2. 2011
3. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
4. its New Car Assessment Program
5. It's designed to encourage car manufacturers to improve vehicle safety.
6. No
7. Jackie Gillan
8. The president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
9. divert attention
10. their failure to act
11. No
12. It's a stalling tactic
13. No
14. whether people or objects are in the blind spot
15. behind vehicles
16. Tuesday
17. a group was expected to file a suit
18. the U.S. Department of Transportation
19. The NHTSA
20. a group of safety advocates, including two parents

John once told me a story about his friend, Michael. Michael happened to be on a train sitting next to a young man who seemed worried. Finally the young man told the friend that he was a convict returning home from a prison far away. What he did had brought shame on his family, and they had neither visited him nor written to him. He hoped, however, that this was only because they were too poor to travel and too busy to write.

When he was set free he had written to tell them he wanted to go home. To make matters easy for them, however, he had asked them to put up a signal for him when the train passed their little farm. If the family had forgiven him, they were to put up a white ribbon in the big apple tree near the railway. If they didn't want him back, they were to do nothing, and he would stay on the train, and go far away.

As the train neared his hometown his _ became so great that he was afraid to look out of the window. He asked Michael to watch for the big apple tree. They changed seats. In a minute, Michael put his hand on the young convict's shoulder, "There it is," His eyes was filled with sudden tears. "It's all right. The whole tree is white with ribbons." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. who was he sitting next to?
2. Did the story have a happy ending?
3. what tree was it?
4. what did it have?
5. why did he think the family didn't visit?
6. who was he?
7. and?
8. how did he bring shame?
9. was the prison near home?
10. what were they to do if they forgave him?
11. how was he traveling?
12. how did he communicate?
13. what was he scared of?
14. and?
15. what was he afraid of?
16. what did he ask michael to do?
17. and what did they both do?
18. what would he do if they didn't forgive?
19. what were they to do if they didn't forgive?
20. where did Michael put his hand?
Answer: 1. Michael
2. yes
3. anapple tree
4. ribbons
5. he thought they might be ashamed
6. a young man
7. a convict
8. because of what he did
9. no
10. put up a white ribbon in the big apple tree near the railway
11. by train
12. by letter
13. that they didn't want him back
14. unknown
15. to look out of the window
16. to watch for the big apple tree
17. They changed seats
18. he would stay on the train, and go far away.
19. they were to do nothing
20. on the young convict's shoulder

There was once a frog who lived all the way in the North Pole. His name was Isaac. He worked at Santa's factory, baking cakes with lots of frosting. He didn't like making cake much. In fact, Isaac's dream was to work in the factory with the elves making toys. But since he was a frog, he was never allowed to build toys with the elves. One day, he got a smart idea. He would dress up as an elf and sneak into the factory, hoping no one would find out. So he got a hold of an elf costume and put it on. He put on the elf hat, the elf shirt, and the elf shoes. He really looked like an elf! So one day, when the factory was opening for the morning, Isaac snuck in line with the rest of the elves and tried to get into the factory. Luckily, it worked, and no one found out! Isaac was filled with joy as he had never seen the inside of the toy factory before. It was huge, and there were thousands of elves building toys for the children for next Christmas. He joined them in building, and for a long time, no one knew he was a frog. That is, until one elf, named Joe, saw that there was something weird about Isaac. He didn't look like the rest of the elves. So he kept his eye on Isaac, waiting to see what his secret was. One day, Isaac slipped, and his hat fell off. When this happened, Joe saw that he was a frog, and not an elf! He told Isaac that he would tell Santa all about how he had snuck in. Isaac begged Joe not to tell. Joe wanted to know what was in it for him, so Isaac promised to bake him a cake with lots of frosting. Joe never told. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Where did the frog live?
2. What's his name?
3. Where did he work?
4. What did he do?
5. Is that what he wanted to do?
6. Why couldn't he do what he wanted?
7. How did he try and overcome that?
8. What did it look like?
9. Did someone discover his identity?
10. How did he figure it out?
11. Did he do anything about it?
12. Did he have to?
13. Why not?
Answer:
1. North Pole
2. His name was Isaac
3. At Santa's factory
4. He baked cakes with lots of frosting
5. No
6. He was a frog.
7. He dressed up as an elf and successfully snuck in.
8. It was huge and packed.
9. That is, until one elf, named Joe, saw that there was something weird about Isaac. He didn't look like the rest of the elves.
10. Issac's hat slipped and he saw.
11. He threatened to tell Santa
12. No
13. Issac promised him cakes