Power Windows
Power windows in vehicles have killed or injured thousands of children. It takes just 22 pounds of force to suffocate or injure an infant while power windows can exert an upward force of 30-80 pounds of force.
Stories
What goes up SHOULD go down. Power windows have maimed and strangled many children. The anti-pinch or auto-reverse feature should be standard equipment on all power windows. This problem is all too real. These tragic stories are about children who were no match for over-powered power windows.
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"Near Misses" Stories
Below are stories of just a few children who survived powered window related situations.
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Fact Sheet
Power windows in automobiles have killed or injured thousands of children. Since 1990 over 50 children have been killed by power windows, with untold numbers of brain injuries and amputations of fingers, etc.; most of them to children age three or younger.
click here for the power window fact sheet
Charts, Statistics, Graphics
KidsAndCars.org makes available charts and graphs to be downloaded for free and are excellent education materials. We encourage you to share, print, copy, distribute, or enlarge them; but we ask that no changes be made.
Public Service Announcements
Heighten awareness about the dangers children face in and around motor vehicles with KidsAndCars.org’s Public Service Announcements. Please encourage TV stations, hospital, doctor offices, public health offices, parenting classes, etc., to share this life-saving information.
Studies
Below are studies specific to vehicle power window injuries and deaths. There have been several studies published about vehicle power windows but there is still much to be learned.
KidsAndCars.org Auto Reverse Power Window Survey
2006 Spring Wave 2 Report: US Consumer Advanced Automotive Technologies Report
"A Study About Power Windows in Automobiles"
Injuries Associated With Hazards Involving Motor Vehicle Power Windows