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Hot car deaths still problem despite push for Congress to require new reminder technology
Kara Kenney, 1:32 PM, Apr 11, 2018 INDIANAPOLIS — Ten children have died in hot cars in Indiana since 1990, and 37 kids die every year in the United States from vehicular heatstroke. The group KidsAndCars.Org is raising awareness Wednesday for National Heatstroke Prevention Day. Amber Andreasen, a spokesperson with KidsAndCars.Org, said many people don’t realize a child can […]
Read moreThe U.S. needs to move forward on rear-seat safety belts
By Fredrick Kunkle March 20 Email the author Safety advocates have sued the U.S. Department of Transportation to force action on a standard that would require automakers to include seat belt reminders for rear-seat passengers. Congress said the rule was supposed to have been issued by October 2015. In this photo, emergency personnel attend to a fatal crash […]
Read moreThink It Can’t Happen to You … Think Again!
Think It Can’t Happen to You … Think Again!
Read moreKEYLESS IGNITIONS MAY BE CONTRIBUTING TO DEATHS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES
Posted: March 19, 2018 By ActionNewsJax.com Constance Petot didn’t think twice about the push button starter on her car until it almost killed her and her toddler last Valentine’s Day. >> Read more trending news “He just went completely limp in my arms. It’s the most terrifying moment in my entire life,” said Petot. The busy […]
Read moreGeneral Motors Quietly Installs Keyless Engine Shutoff
March 2, 2018 In 2011, when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was considering countermeasures to the carbon monoxide hazard introduced by keyless ignition systems, it flat out rejected the idea of an automatic engine shut-off. The agency argued that there was no good way to come up with a rule that would include a […]
Read moreNew regulations at Florida child care facilities hope to cut down on hot car deaths
Regulations take effect beginning April 2 Heather Leigh 2:46 AM, Mar 1, 2018 PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Leaving a child in a hot car may seem like something no parent could ever do. But it happens. And the results are often deadly. According to the Department of Children and Families, the problem of kids being left in hot vehicles occurs accidently when […]
Read moreThe worst car seat mistakes parents are making
By ELISABETH LEAMY WASHINGTON POST PUBLISHED: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018 AT 12:30 AM TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE Texas Department of Public Safety trooper Robbie Barrera, left, a certified child passenger safety technician, assists new mother Julie Spears in the proper way to carry her newborn daughter Arden, 2 months old, in her SUV. After the other […]
Read moreSafety tech in cars can cut backup crashes by 78 percent, study finds
CBS NEWS February 22, 2018, 1:15 PM Watch video report New technology in cars is significantly cutting the number of backup crashes, according to a new report. Rear automatic braking, an option in just 5 percent of new vehicles, is linked to a 62 percent drop in reported backup accidents in cars with that equipment. Combining […]
Read moreRear crash prevention ratings aim to cut parking lot collisions
IIHS News | February 22, 2018 ARLINGTON, Va. — Parking crashes usually don’t result in serious injuries, but repair costs can quickly mount, along with the hassle of going without the family vehicle while waiting for the body shop to finish work. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has launched a rear crash prevention ratings […]
Read moreProtecting Children Because They Cannot Be Seen
New Orleans Moms Blog On February 15, 2018, a 7-year-old boy, Bryant Sun, was run over and killed in a Covington parking lot. Bryant was sitting in the parking lot behind a car when the driver of a truck ran over him because he was unable to see the boy. A family’s lives are forever devastated […]
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