Effective Hot Car Technology Needed ASAP
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MUST SEE REPORTS:
Fate of Campaign to Save Kids Trapped in Hot Cars Now in Congress’ Hands, The City – 8/18/21
Fatal Distraction Pulitzer Prize winning article by Gene Weingarten, The Washington Post – 3/8/09
Hot car deaths: Study describes psychological and neural basis of how people make fatal errors – 3/5/19
How We Can Protect Children From Dying in Hot Cars Editorial published on Time.com – 7/29/16
An epidemic of children dying in hot cars: a tragedy that can be prevented (Dr. David Diamond) – 6/20/16
PRESS RELEASES:
2022
4 Children Die in Hot Cars in 1 Week – 8/17/22
Hot car death murder conviction overturned by Georgia Supreme Court – 6/23/22
Kids and Car Safety Cautions Families as Temperatures Soar & Hot Car Deaths Continue – 6/22/22
Texas Father Recounts Horrific Mistake in New Book 7 Years Later – 6/9/22
Hot Car Technology Needed ASAP – 4/28/22
- Watch recording of 4/28/22 press event HERE
- Media Advisory: Hot Car Technology Needed ASAP– 4/26/22
Father Serving Life Sentence Appeals in Georgia Supreme Court Next Week – 1/14/2022
2021
As children die, Senate celebrates “bipartisan victory”? – 8/10/2021
Kids and Car Safety Applauds Passage of the INVEST in America Act – 7/1/2021
Media Advisory: Schakowsky, Colleagues, Advocates Highlight INVEST In America Act – 6/29/21
#HotCarsKill – Kids and Car Safety partnering with PETA to save lives – 6/8/21
The Hot Cars Act Reintroduced Today – 5/12/2021
MEDIA ADVISORY: The Hot Cars Act Press Conference – 5/11/2021
First Hot Car Death of 2021 – 4/29/2021
FCC grants waiver for technology to prevent hot car deaths – 3/15/2021
FCC Press Release: FCC PERMITS HOT-CAR SENSORS TO SAVE CHILDREN – 3/14/2021
2020
Pandemic’s Impact on Hot Car Deaths an Ongoing Concern – 8/19/2020
Technology Solutions to End Hot Car Deaths – 7/28/2020
- Video Recording: KidsAndCars.org Virtual Event – Demonstrating Technology that will Save Children’s Lives – 7/28/2020
Pandemic Increases Risk of Children Dying in Hot Cars – 7/22/2020
Technology to Stop Hot Car Tragedies Readily Available – 7/1/20
- 7/1/20 – Letter from parents affected by hot car incidents to Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Elaine Chao
- 7/1/20 – Video of Representative Jan Schakowsky’s remarks on the hot car issue
- 6/30/20 – Video of Senator Blumenthal reading excerpts from parent’s letter to the Senate Commerce Committee
- 6/29/20 – Letter from parents affected by hot car incidents to Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Cantwell and Senator Blumenthal
Press Teleconference: The Motor Vehicle Safety Title to the Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2) announced on June 22, 2020 by the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Joint Statement: The Motor Vehicle Safety Title Advances Important Technology and Programs that will Save Lives, Reduce Injuries and Contain Crash Costs – 6/22/2020
- Teleconference Audio Recording
- Notable Quotes from press teleconference
- Media Alert: Press Teleconference Tomorrow… hot car prevention, push-button ignition shut off and more – 6/22/2020
2019
Worst October in History for Child Hot Car Tragedies – 10/16/2019
8 Hot Car Tragedies in the last 15 Days… ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! – 10/2/2019
Auto Association’s voluntary agreement falls short, children’s lives on the line – 9/4/2019
10 Child Hot Car Deaths in 20 Days – 8/19/2019
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
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