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I have always thought they should put the display for the backup camera behind the driver and facing the front of the car, so that it would be easily visible to a driver looking out the rear and rear-side windows while backing up.

That could be an accessibility issue for people with neck problems. I can see why general legislation put it at the front with everything else.

Perhaps people who can't turn their head shouldn't be driving?

I knew this would be the next direct comment. If the comment was about a broken foot the response would be "Maybe people with broken feet shouldn't be driving. <smug face>"

What do you think handicap spots are for?

> and hardware to render it

Not really, you legally could have a video camera and a CRT as a backup camera. I wouldn't say that anything is rendered in an analog video system.

The last thing I'd want in an accident is a little CRT exploding glass shards next to me.

which countries?

For new cars, US/Canada since 2018, Japan/EU since 2022

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Backup_camera