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The heat inside your car can turn deadly in minutes this summer
If you thought you could safely leave your kid or dog in the car and dash into a store, you’d be wrong.
A Sun-Times test this month — before the recent heat wave hit — found the inside temperature of a parked car in a sunny spot rocketed to dangerous levels in minutes.
Rep. Raskin Celebrates GAO Decision to Review U.S. Vehicle Safety Design Standards
Understanding the ‘forgotten child syndrome’ of leaving kids in hot cars – and how to prevent it
Texas leads the nation in child deaths from being left in a hot vehicle.
Summer officially starts on June 20, but sweltering temperatures have already arrived in Texas. Last week, record-high temperatures were recorded across the state, including 111 degrees in San Angelo and 109 degrees in Del Rio.
Dozens of kids die in hot cars each year. Advocates say better safety technology should be required.
CBS News highlights the ongoing issue of hot car deaths and the technological advances aiming to prevent these tragedies. Each year, an average of 35 children in the U.S. die from heatstroke after being left in hot cars. The article dives into the debate between using rear-seat reminder systems and more advanced radar-based occupant detection systems to save lives. It also discusses the delayed federal regulations that could mandate these lifesaving technologies in all vehicles.
Child Hot Car Deaths - 2024
AccuWeather segment on child hot car deaths in 2024 and how we can prevent them.
