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Front blinds spots are a hidden danger on all vehicles
BY MICHELLE POE, DANIEL KOVACH & HEIDI HATCH, KUTV MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH 2020 SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — It is the leading cause of deaths when children are around cars — and it’s not being backed over. The danger is the blind spot in the front of your vehicle. It’s something that’s not been widely talked about, […]
Read moreIs leaving a child in a hot car a crime or accident? A look at 2 Lafayette cases
BY MEGAN WYATT | STAFF WRITER OCT 2, 2020 – 7:00 AM Baby Gavin Gholston and toddler Ryatt Hensley both faced untimely deaths after overheating in vehicles in Lafayette Parish. Gavin, 11 months, died on a June day in 2012 in a hot vehicle parked at a workplace after his father forgot to drop him […]
Read moreEasy Seat Belt Safety Checks to Protect Your Children and Avoid Tragedy
How to guard against child strangulation risks with seat belts and other key safety advice By Jeff S. Bartlett. October 01, 2020 Seat belts are among the oldest and most effective safety devices on cars. The latest data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that 14,955 lives were saved in 2017 due to […]
Read moreStatement on the 50th Anniversary of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 CONTACT: Pete Daniels, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety / pdaniels@saferoads.org / 301-442-2249 (C) Statement on the 50th Anniversary of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Webinars celebrating past successes belie lack of recent progress and an over-reliance on ineffective nonbinding guidance The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) was […]
Read moreAdvocate discusses federal bill after 3-year-old girl dies after being left in hot car in Edmond
WATCH VIDEO REPORT HERE: https://www.koco.com/article/advocate-discusses-federal-bill-after-3-year-old-girl-dies-after-being-left-in-hot-car-in-edmond/33638188 EDMOND, Okla. — Edmond police are still investigating the tragic death of a 3-year-old girl who was left in a hot vehicle for several hours Monday. Authorities told KOCO 5 that her father called 911 after finding his daughter in an SUV Monday evening. Police said the girl was […]
Read more5 reasons why self-driving cars are still not on our roads
Updated / Tuesday, 4 Aug 2020 10:15 Not up your street (yet): the Tesla Model 3 which is fitted with a full self-driving system. Photo: Sjoerd van der Wal/Getty Images Analysis: despite what Elon Musk might think, there are still obstacles ahead for fully autonomous carsBy John McDermid, University of York Elon Musk thinks his company Tesla will have fully autonomous […]
Read moreSafety advocates push for technology that can save lives of children left in hot cars
LOCAL NEWS by: CBS News Posted: Jul 28, 2020 / 03:00 PM PDT / Updated: Jul 28, 2020 / 03:01 PM PDT https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/web-extra-safety-advocates-push-for-technology-that-can-save-lives-of-children-left-in-hot-cars/ LAS VEGAS (CBS) — More than a dozen children have died so far this year in hot cars, even with Americans staying home more because of the coronavirus. Now safety advocates are pushing for new technology that […]
Read moreSafety Advocates Push for Advanced Tech Mandate to Cut Hot Car Deaths
KidAndCars.org shows new tech that meets Hot Cars Act. by Michael Strong | Jul 28, 2020 KidsAndCars.org hosted a webinar showing tech available now that could cut hot car child deaths. Safety advocates pushing for new technology that would alert drivers if they leave a child in their vehicle after leaving it say the new devices could lower […]
Read moreMore vehicles are sitting parked during coronavirus — and they’re a risk to kids
Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free PressPublished 7:00 a.m. ET July 29, 2020 | Updated 8:50 a.m. ET July 29, 2020 Aug. 22, 2010, was the worst day of Jenny Stanley’s life, and she wants to make sure other families don’t experience the loss of a child like her family has. That Sunday was the day her 6-year-old daughter, Sydney, […]
Read more‘Hot Cars Act’ would require rear seat passenger detection
by Eric Zernich, Thursday, July 16th 2020 WATCH VIDEO REPORT: https://nbc24.com/news/local/hot-cars-act-would-require-rear-seat-passenger-detection BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — There’s a new bill working its way through Congress to help prevent children from dying inside hot vehicles in the U.S. If passed, it would require detection technology in every new vehicle. More than 100 kids have died inside hot cars […]
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