The heat can kill. When temperatures outside reach 100 degrees, temperatures inside a car can get up to 138 degrees in 5 minutes and 150 degrees in 15 minute. Here are ideas on how to reduce the risk of forgetting a child or pet. Wochit
Aug. 22,2010, was the worst day of Jenny Stanley's life, and she wants to make sure otherfamiliesdon't experience the loss of a child like her family has.
That Sunday was the day her 6-year-old daughter, Sydney, died in a hot vehicle. Her familybelieves the little girl, searching for a craft from church, crawled into the family's Buick Enclave and died of vehicular heatstroke.
Tragically, the Alpharetta, Georgia, family's loss has been followed by hundreds of others. The previoustwo yearshave seen the most children lost in a similar span in this gruesome fashion, 54 and 53deaths, respectively, in the United States.
This year, COVID-19 appears to havebrought its own impact to bear, with more children dying of heatstroke having gotten into vehicles on their own vs. being left there almost alwaysunintentionally, experts say by an adult. The assumption is that vehicles are more likely to be parked at home, often unlocked, rather than driven to, say,an office. Thirteen children, ages 10 months to 4 years old, have died so far this year in a hot car, according to KidsandCars.org. Since 1990, almost 1,000 have died of vehicular heatstroke.
Sydney Stanley died in a hot vehicle on August 22, 2010 in Alpharetta, Ga.(Photo: Family photo)
After she lost her daughter, Stanley became an advocate, working with the nonprofit group, KidsandCars.org.
I wanted to be sure that another child didnt pass awayto heatstroke. I wanted to be sure that another family didnt have to go through this. So now my mission is to have every car installed with a child detection device, Stanley said Tuesday during a webinar, which brought together advocates, lawmakers and representatives of companies offering their owntechnological solutions.
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Last year, automakers pledged that rear seat reminder systems would be standard equipment on almost all passenger vehicles sold in the United States by the 2025 model year. Industry groups noted that individual automakers are free to go even further and do sofaster if they choose.
Safety advocates, however, have blasted the pledgeassimply inadequate, noting alsothat it would be voluntary and unenforceable. They want systems that detect the presence of children, not just remind someone to check the back seat,and can alert the driver after he or she has left the vehicle. They point to unmet goals, such as whenGeneral Motors pledged in 2001 to roll out sensor technology by 2004 "so sophisticated that it can detect motion as subtle as the breathing of an infant sleeping in a rear-facing child safety seat.
When asked about the issue last year, GM, which has defended its focus on safety,explained that"systems that accurately and reliably detect children in vehicles have not been widely deployed across the industry due to continued challenges with the accuracy of sensing systems given the broad number of vehicle/seating configurations and the varied positions of children in vehicles.
The issue has received congressional attention, with legislation passing the House. However, something similar may not have enough support in theSenate despite interest, according to discussion during the webinar.
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., added his voice to Tuesday's presentation, describing the need to act as a moral obligation.
We have the technology to prevent this kind of heartbreak, we have an obligation to use it. My heart goes out to whoever might be affected by these tragedies, but my message goes to the manufacturers. The Hot Cars Act that Ive introduced would make mandatory a moral obligation that you have to do the right thing and all of us should raise the alarm and support this legislation," Blumenthal said.
Experts have emphasized that children dying in hot cars is almost always unintentional, although some parents have faced criminal charges. The families involved range across racial, educational and socioeconomic backgrounds.
That describes whatJanette Fennell, founder of KidsandCars.org, has seen in the years that she has been an advocate on the issue.
"All it takes is a simplechange in routine when parents are totally sleep-deprived and stressed. Everyone who has had children knows that that first year of a childs life were operating in a bit of a fog, and because that is simply a fact, I know as a country we can do more to protect our littlest, precious babies," she said.
Fennell and others called the cost of adding child detection technology inconsequential to the price of a new vehicle, ranging from an extra $10 to $40.
Regulators have emphasized education, encouraging parents never to leave children alone in a vehicle and to even place items, such as a purse, in the back seat as a wayto prompt a check before leaving.They have noted also that because of the length of time it takes the U.S. vehicle fleet to turn over, it would be years before newtechnology would be installed in a majority of vehicles, which is one reason for the educational push.
"Make it a habit to check your entire vehicle front and back before locking the door and walking away. Train yourself to park, look, lock, or always ask yourself, 'Where's baby?"according to information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Heatstroke can beginwhen the body temperature reaches 104 degrees. It can alsohappen quickly, as a vehicle's interior temperature can increase almost 20 degrees in 10 minutes, according to experts. A cloudy day is not a defense against vehicular heatstroke.
Contact Eric D. Lawrence: elawrence@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter: @_ericdlawrence.
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