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Congress looks to force automakers to make changes after keyless ignition-related deaths
Congress looks to force automakers to make changes after keyless ignition-related deaths
Father of boy who died in hot car advocating for bill that would save other children
Hot Cars Act included in infrastructure, transportation bill passed by House
Deaths decreasing, but hot cars remain a danger to children
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed routines especially when it comes to things such as transporting children. So, fortunately, the tragic loss of children's lives in hot cars is down this year.
KidsAndCars.org says new technology can help prevent hot car deaths
As we move further into summer, there’s a push for technology to help prevent kids from dying in hot cars. The group KidsAndCars.org wants the auto industry to install technology that can detect the presence of a child to alert a driver that the child is still strapped in. And they want it to come standard in all vehicles. KidsAndCars.org used National Heatstroke Prevention Day as way to bring awareness to hot car deaths. The organization said after more than 20 years of public education, children are dying at record-breaking rates.Auto Safety: At the foundation of the House infrastructure bill
This spring, despite the entire country essentially being locked down or working from home and rush hour traffic becoming a distant memory, the long-standing public health crisis of auto fatalities remained. In fact, even with far fewer vehicles on the road, car crash rates increased in states across the country. Now, with consumers saying they are more likely to drive than take public transportation in a post-COVID lockdown world, it is more vital than ever to address the unacceptable, but preventable, death toll of 100 lives a day that motor vehicle crashes take on U.S. families.
