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General Motors Quietly Installs Keyless Engine Shutoff
The Preliminary Information technical bulletins to GM service technicians inform them that “Some customers may comment that the engine stops running after extended idle with shifter in Park.” No repair is required, the bulletin states – just educate the customer about the existence of the extended parking feature. So, customers didn’t know, the dealership techs didn’t know, GM’s Safety and Field Action Decision Authority apparently didn’t know. And what does NHTSA know about this? If they’ve been paying attention, they know from the TSBs that GM filed with the agency How many other automakers have secretly added this countermeasure?
New regulations at Florida child care facilities hope to cut down on hot car deaths
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 a parent changes their routine. "Hot car deaths are a problem, maybe even an epidemic especially in our state. It’s something we are all concerned about," said Will Anderson, a father of two young girls. On Wednesday, police say a child died after being left inside a hot car at a Miami shopping plaza. Witnesses say the child's mother works nearby and forgot her child in the car.
The worst car seat mistakes parents are making
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 driver ran a red light and plowed into her minivan, Christine Miller of Santa Clarita, Calif., looked in the back seat for her son Kyle, but he had been thrown from the vehicle and was gone forever.Safety tech in cars can cut backup crashes by 78 percent, study finds
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 automatic braking with rearview cameras and sensors can reportedly cut reverse crashes by 78 percent. There's hope that the advances could help save lives.
Rear crash prevention ratings aim to cut parking lot collisions
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 program to help consumers identify models with the technology that can prevent or mitigate low-speed backing crashes. Two systems earn the highest rating of superior, and four earn the second-highest rating of advanced. Rear crash prevention encompasses several technologies.
