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40 countries agree cars must have automatic braking
A U.N. agency says 40 countries led by Japan and the European Union _ but not the U.S. or China _ have agreed to require new cars and light commercial vehicles to be equipped with automated braking systems starting next year By JAMEY KEATEN Associated PressGENEVA — Feb 12, 2019 6:28 PM ET Forty countries led […]
Read moreDespite Prevention Efforts, Hot-Car Casualties Are Rising
Last year was the highest on record for vehicular heatstrokes Hot-car deaths increased in the mid-1990s as states began mandating that car seats be placed in the back seat to avoid harm from front-seat air bags. By Ellen Byron, The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 11, 2019 9:30 a.m. ET Last year 51 children died of […]
Read moreLorraine Complains: Kids are still being left behind in cars and it needs to stop
Anyone who can be held accountable should be, but this issue is far from being cut and dry by LORRAINE SOMMERFELD | February 4, 2019 It may be tempting to let her sleep, but leaving a child in the car is a risky propositionSupplied / iStock.com via Getty Images In May of last year, Shaun […]
Read moreAlabama company patents device to prevent hot car deaths
Updated 7:51 AM; Posted 5:45 AM Alabama software developer Ben Payment shows an early version of Payton’s Charm, a device to prevent hot car deaths of children by monitoring CO2 in the car. (Lee Roop | lroop@al.com) By Lee Roop | lroop@al.com It’s called a parent’s worst nightmare because it’s hard to think of a worse one. Somehow, you […]
Read more‘You live in hell every day’: The tragedy of forgetting your child in the car
Raelyn Balfour thought she dropped off her nine-month-old son at the babysitter before work, but she didn’t Out in the Open · November 16, 2018 (Maria Sbytova/Shutterstock) Listen13:55 At the hospital, while holding her son’s lifeless body for the final time, Raelyn Balfour made a promise to her nine-month-old: his death would not be in vain. While driving to work […]
Read moreSILENT KILLER: Keyless ignitions linked to more than 2 dozen carbon monoxide deaths
Author: Jennifer Titus Published: 4:00 PM EST November 9, 2018 Updated: 11:25 PM EST November 13, 2018 10-INVESTIGATES Key fobs have changed the way we start our cars. Instead of fumbling around for keys, you just hit the start button. But that convenience can come at a cost because just as easy as it is to start your car it’s just […]
Read moreCollision Mitigation Advances
Fewer False Positives Among Improvements, Suppliers Say False positives have been greatly reduced as the technology has improved, Volvo Trucks says. (Volvo Trucks) Collision mitigation systems for trucks are becoming increasingly popular as they offer enhanced safety features, register fewer false activations and set the stage for increasing autonomous capabilities. When these systems first were […]
Read moreWhat’s new — and what’s missing — in your next new car
By RONALD MONTOYA Edmunds Oct 10, 2018 Updated Oct 10, 2018 Automakers are continually making changes in vehicles. These can be technological breakthroughs, such as the automatic emergency braking systems that are increasingly becoming standard on new cars. Some are mandated changes, such as a federal requirement that all vehicles have backup cameras, which went into effect […]
Read moreUniversity of Alabama engineers develop solution to child heat deaths in cars
October 8th, 2018 College of Engineering, Engineering, Health & Medicine, Research Dr. Timothy Haskew prepares an initial prototype of a device that monitors carbon dioxide levels and temperature inside vehicles as well as whether the engine is running. TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — An average of 37 children die each year in the United States from being trapped inside a hot […]
Read moreThe US is about to break its own record for kids who’ve died in hot cars within a year: National Safety Council
By EMILY SHAPIRO Oct 2, 2018, 3:21 PM ET The United States is on the verge of breaking its record for the number of children who’ve died in hot cars within one year, the National Safety Council warned on Tuesday. Forty-eight children have died in hot cars this year — one less than the all-time high of […]
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