Kids and Car Safety is trying to prevent hot car deaths.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Last week, at least three children died inside hot cars nationwide, and there have been six such fatalities so far this year, according to the organization“This is one of those things that most families believe will never happen to them. So it’s something that we need to talk about often and really encourage families to take the time to learn how this can and does happen to wonderful, loving, responsible parents,” said Kids and Car Safety Director Amber Rollins.
Rollins said fatigue and routine chances can be big factors when parents leave their children in hot cars. She said the brain does not always account for even small detours or changing the order of one’s routine. “So when all of those factors align, you’ve got a child in a rear-facing car seat that falls asleep in the car and you can’t see him, you can’t hear him. It’s a recipe for disaster,” she said.. Police said his father apparently forgot to drop him off at day care and left him in the back seat.“The overwhelming majority of fatalities this year, including the one in Alabama, involved a child that was unknowingly left.
Rollins offered some tips on preventing these tragedies. She said one thing parents can do is keep large stuffed animals or something big and bright in the car. That way, moving those items to the front seat can help be a visual reminder that the child is in the back. She also said to get in the habit of looking and checking the back seat before locking the car door and leaving.Rollins said Kids and Car Safety helped get an infrastructure bill passed in November 2021 that calls on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to issue a safety standard on hot car technology to help prevent hot car deaths. She said that rule is currently in the regulatory process.
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