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Hot cars, safe kids
As summer hits its stride and temperatures soar, the most dangerous place for your child may be inside a car. On a warm day, a car's interior can reach dangerously high temperatures in just minutes, threatening the lives of babies and children left inside.
Kids in cars and hot weather — a lethal combination
It happens every summer. Children are left unattended in cars, either purposely or through forgetfulness. The results are often tragic. Each year, an average of 38 children die of heat stroke after being left in cars on hot summer days.
Heat and Unattended Kids in Cars Do NOT Go Together
Leaving children and pets unattended in cars is often emphasized during hot weather, although it’s something we need to think about daily. With temperatures in the 90s this week — and rising the rest of the summer — we’re going to focus this week on this important topic.
Don’t forget kids in hot cars
With more hot weather on the way, safety advocates hope two recent tragedies won’t be repeated.
New rules over vehicle rear-view visibility delayed once again
Transportation Department has pushed back new regulations requiring that cars be sold with rear-view visibility to prevent back-over deaths and injuries to 2015.
