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Childproofing Your Ride
Your car may feel like a second home, especially if you spend lots of time shuffling kids from school to activities and more. But the fact is, your car is statistically one of the most dangerous places your child can be. These are some of the most important safety tips set forth by KidsAndCars.org
In fact, vehicle-related injuries are the leading cause of child death. While it's not practical for the typical family to just stop driving, there are steps you can take to make your vehicle more safe for children of any age.
How large is your vehicle's blind zone? Probably worse than you realize
With inventions like backup camera in cars, it's easy to think the number of children killed in driveways has decreased. But numbers aren't that low. While the number of "backover" crashes have reduced dramatically, according to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the number of children killed when cars roll forward has gone up by more than 60% over the last seven years.
Baby Girl Dies in Hot Car After School Administrator Goes to Work and Forgets She’s in Backseat
An Arizona baby is dead after she was left in her father’s car for several hours while he was at work. On Tuesday afternoon, Phoenix police responded to the parking lot of a Washington Elementary School District busing facility to reports of an unresponsive child, Phoenix police said at a press conference.
The Doctors TV Show on Hot Car Tragedies
The Doctors TV Show on Hot Car Tragedies. Why are Child Hot Car Deaths on the Rise?
Examples of Available Technology to Prevent Hot Car Deaths
Technology should be installed during the manufacturing stage of ALL vehicles and be able to detect the presence of an occupant (child, pet, etc.). The 'detection' feature is necessary to address children who get into vehicles on their own, which accounts for 26% of hot car deaths. Systems utilize a wide range of detection features including sensors that detect motion, radar, lidar, carbon dioxide, etc. A simple reminder to look in the back seat, as required by the auto industry's recent voluntary agreement, is outdated technology that would fail in a number of common scenarios and provide a false sense of protection for families.
