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Michael Bloomberg: Automakers, developing nations must commit to auto safety
American automobile manufacturers have made enormous progress in recent decades to ensure that the cars we drive here in the U.S. are safer. American consumers now take airbags and anti-collision systems for granted when they buy a car, and the long-term trend is clear: Lives are being saved on our roads. And it’s a great time to celebrate those accomplishments this week at the 25th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles in Detroit.
Experts warn of the dangers of hot cars
According to KidsAndCars.org, six children in the United States have died from vehicular heat stroke so far this year and the death toll averages about 37 per year. "We should look at our vehicles sort of like a greenhouse when that heat comes inside to the vehicle it has no place to escape." said Fennell. Using a thermometer we did a test. Outside the temperature read 82 degrees, but after spending ten minutes inside a car with its windows rolled up it jumped up to close to 100 degrees. Experts say cracking a window won't help, it will only lower the temperature by just two degrees.
Increasing Number Of Children Killed in ‘Frontover’ Accidents
There is a growing concern involving blind zones and vehicles. As of May 8, 2017, there have been 16 children who have been killed in frontover accidents. That’s where a driver doesn’t see a child in front of their car and accidentally pulls forward, striking and killing the child. The growing number of accidents involve our growing fleet of large vehicles like SUVs and pickup trucks. According to Kids and Cars, a safety organization which tracks these sorts of accidents, the number of fatalities in frontovers has gone from 24 between 1996 and 2000 to 358 between 2006 and 2010.
Kidnap Victim Describes Escape from Trunk of Moving Car
KidsAndCars.org made sure that all vehicles 2002 & newer have a trunk release! Thank goodness it saved this woman's life!
Mother warns parents after 9-month-old dies in 'hot car' on 66-degree-day
For Raelyn Balfour of Charlottesville, the idea of forgetting her baby in the backseat of a hot car was unthinkable. "I had heard of stories of this happening to other parents, and I'm like, 'That's an irresponsible parent, there's no way that you can do that,'" she said. "Until it happened to me." Balfour says other people considered her a great parent. And she was known for her attention to detail. While serving with the Army in Iraq, she was able to manage big-budget projects while accounting for every penny. But on March 30, 2007, she made a mistake she's had to live with ever since. "I still ask myself every day -- how could I leave him, how could I forget him?" Balfour said.
