Windshield wipers for the front of the car are required, why aren't they standard for the back. Chances are that if you have rain falling on the front of the car you're going to get it on the back also. It's not even that expensive to put one there, but it is practical, so why don't most car have them?
A bit like my unliscensed 1981 Mustang, its got that funky cover thing, grill type thingie on the back cover, that kinda keeps the water off the back of it . . .
But anyway, they probably should make make them mandatory, but that might make the big car companies spend more money on producing vehicles, which would be a bad thing, right?
Just on first principles, you need a clear and clean windscreen in front to drive safely simply because you're moving forwards. With side mirrors, the back screen is not so essential. At speed the effect on the back window is also minimal.
Of course the more important misting factor has been tackled by inbuild heating elements.
Windshield wiper? I always called them windscreen wiper, which is ofcourse the correct terminology
Besides, I thought rear ones were standard?
Generally speaking, American cars are much more likely to have an almost vertical rear window. European cars are more likely to be streamlined; only the latter really benefits from a rear wiper.
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