The Hot Cars Act of 2019
The Hot Cars Act is a critical bill that would help to prevent children and animals from being needlessly injured or killed when alone in vehicles.
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2019 PRESS RELEASES:
Grieving Families Challenge GM to Fulfill Its Promise to Prevent Hot Car Deaths – 8/13/2019
Consumer Reports Urges Congress to Pass the ‘Hot Cars Act of 2019’ – (Consumer Reports Press Release – 7/22/19)
Already 17 Children Have Died in Hot Cars in 2019 – 7/2/19
Hot Cars Act of 2019 Introduced in U.S. House – 7/1/19
Infant dies in van during a DC press event on hot car deaths – 5/23/19
KidsAndCars.org Congressional Testimony (view video here) – 5/23/19
Hot Cars News Conference (5/22) (view video here) – 5/21/19
Related Documents:
Charts, Graphics, Statistics, Etc.:
Heatstroke Fatalities by Year |
 Airbag vs. Heatstroke Fatalities English [PDF]
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 Heatstroke Fatalities by State |
Heatstroke Fact Sheet Arabic [PDF] |
‘Look Before You Lock’ education cards |
For more information on child vehicular heatstroke, visit the heatstroke page.
MUST READ ARTICLES:
Fatal Distraction Pulitzer Prize winning article by Gene Weingarten, The Washington Post
Hot car deaths: Study describes psychological and neural basis of how people make fatal errors
How We Can Protect Children From Dying in Hot Cars Editorial published on Time.com
An epidemic of children dying in hot cars: a tragedy that can be prevented (Dr. David Diamond)
Hot Car Deaths June – September:
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History: The HOT CARS Act of 2017
PRESS RELEASES:
KidsAndCars.org announces alliance with Animal Care Organizations to save lives (10/26/2017)
Safety Advocates Applaud Bipartisan Support for Technology to Prevent Hot Car Deaths (10/4/2017)
JUST IN… Victory for Parents and Children! (9/6/2017)
HOT CARS Act of 2017 Introduced Today in the U.S. Senate to Prevent Child Heatstroke Deaths in Cars (7/31/2017)
