Automakers Can End Hot Car Child Deaths — And Lawmakers Should Lead The Way
Gil Dotan Forbes Councils Member Forbes Technology Council COUNCIL POST | WRITTEN BY Gil Dotan is the CMO at Guardian Optical Technologies. Their stories are heart-wrenching. In October, a Phoenix school administrator left his 4-month-old daughter in the back seat of his car all day. In August, a New Jersey commuter left a 22-month-old girl in a minivan parked at a railroad […]
Read moreI’m a cautious mom who had a hot car scare. Here’s my plea to parents and lawmakers.
By NICOLE PELLETIERE via Good Morning America Aug 10, 2019, 4:04 AM ET It was hot day in June 2017 when Erin Holley and her family were in the midst of moving to another home. Holley, her husband and two children, who were 4 years old and 4 weeks old at the time, were riding […]
Read moreTake Action TODAY: Stop Hot Car Tragedies
This year has been one of the worst years in history for children dying in hot cars with a total of 52 little lives lost. We need you to take action today! It will take less than 1 minute! Please use the letter below to ask your members of Congress to cosponsor the HOT CARS […]
Read moreSAMPLE SUPPORT LETTER (The Hot Cars Act, HR 3593)
How to contact your U.S. Representative: CLICK HERE to find your U.S. Representative Go to their website and use their contact form to send them the letter below – you may copy & paste the below sample letter and personalize it how you see fit Follow up with a phone call to their office to […]
Read moreChildproofing Your Ride
Your car may feel like a second home, especially if you spend lots of time shuffling kids from school to activities and more. But the fact is, your car is statistically one of the most dangerous places your child can be. These are some of the most important safety tips set forth by KidsAndCars.org In […]
Read moreBaby Girl Dies in Hot Car After School Administrator Goes to Work and Forgets She’s in Backseat
This year, 48 children have died after being left in hot cars, according to the advocacy group KidsandCars.org By Harriet Sokmensuer October 02, 2019 01:55 PM GOOGLE MAPS An Arizona baby is dead after she was left in her father’s car for several hours while he was at work. On Tuesday afternoon, Phoenix police responded to […]
Read moreThe Doctors TV Show on Hot Car Tragedies
Why are Child Hot Car Deaths on the Rise? Could Absent-Mindedly Leaving Your Child in the Car Happen to Anyone? Meet a Mom Who Tragically Lost Her Baby in a Hot Car Mom was Arrested for Baby’s Hot Car Death ‘I Would Beg God to Stop My Heart’ Shares Mom Who Forgot Baby in Hot […]
Read moreHot car death dad says new safety rules not enough
By Lauren Turner BBC News, Washington DC 5 September 2019 Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Manufacturers in the US have agreed to add rear seat reminders to new cars in a bid to prevent children dying of heatstroke in vehicles. The audio and visual cues for motorists to check their back seats are to be installed in […]
Read moreCarmakers agree to add rear-seat reminders to prevent deaths in hot cars
Keith Laing, The Detroit NewsPublished 12:00 p.m. ET Sept. 4, 2019 | Updated 7:21 p.m. ET Sept. 4, 2019 Washington — More than 50 children died in the U.S. last year after inadvertently being left in hot cars, prompting automakers to voluntarily agree to add back seat occupant reminders to new cars by 2025. Car manufacturers will add […]
Read moreCarmakers to add alerts to prevent child heatstroke deaths
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 / 6:09 PM / AP Detroit — By the 2025 model year, nearly all new vehicles sold in the U.S. will come with electronic alerts to remind people to not leave children behind in the back seats. Twenty automakers representing 98% of new vehicles sold have agreed to install reminders in an effort to […]
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