News, Should cars warn when there's a child inside on hot days? (legal, out of control)
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Safety advocates are urging Congress and regulators to force carmakers to install warning systems that would prevent distracted parents from leaving children in cars, preventing heatstroke deaths.
At least 41 children have died already this year in hot cars, more than any previous year at this point. August was the deadliest month on record, according to the advocacy group Kids and Cars.
Yes of course they should do that. If it will save one child's life then it is worth it. I'd be willing to pay a extra is it will save a life. Not everyone in this world is normal and responsible unfortunately and no one is going to be able to change that.
Last edited by KylieEve; 09-01-2010 at 08:01 AM..
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no- why should we have to pay the extra costs this will pass to the consumer just because some irresponsible people can't remember they have children in the car? It's not just a matter of cost but taking personal responsibility for your own actions and not depending on government to think for you. Talk about Big Brother!!!!!
Maybe instead of forcing car manufacturers to install something in a car (that will raise prices) because some parents are distracted, maybe we should be doing something about the distracted parents.
How distracted and self involved have people gotten that they need a reminder they have a child in the car. Really?
At some point people need to take responsibility and the government not have to keep stepping in to save everyone from themselves.
I can't find any number to support this, but I've had a feeling that since the Laws were changed requiring Kids to be in the back seat in car/seats the number of heat deaths has gone up. Would be intresting to know how many kids died sitting in the front seat, vs kids dieing from heat in the back because they are out of view of parents getting out of the car.
Parents aren't necessarily distracted because they'ree self-involved. They're overworked, overscheduled, under-rested, and in some cases, over-medicated. Three years ago, when my thyroid quit functioning, I was so foggy that I would literally lose my car in the Target parking lot. I couldn't remember things for more than a couple of minutes. I wrote myself lists of reminders like "make sure your keys are in your purse," and yes, "check the backseat for the kids," and taped them in my car. I carried legal pads with me so that I could write everything down. But still, I didn't have the luxury of not running the errands, not working, and not managing my household. It was a terrifying time, and I am so thankful that my children were not babies or that nothing horrible happened during that awful year, which is how long it took for my doctors to get my condition under control.
Yes, car manufacturers could add that kind of an option for parents who might want it. If a van or suv can have a built in dvd player, it can certainly have something that will help keep children safe.
Parents aren't necessarily distracted because they'ree self-involved. They're overworked, overscheduled, under-rested, and in some cases, over-medicated. Three years ago, when my thyroid quit functioning, I was so foggy that I would literally lose my car in the Target parking lot. I couldn't remember things for more than a couple of minutes. I wrote myself lists of reminders like "make sure your keys are in your purse," and yes, "check the backseat for the kids," and taped them in my car. I carried legal pads with me so that I could write everything down. But still, I didn't have the luxury of not running the errands, not working, and not managing my household. It was a terrifying time, and I am so thankful that my children were not babies or that nothing horrible happened during that awful year, which is how long it took for my doctors to get my condition under control.
Yes, car manufacturers could add that kind of an option for parents who might want it. If a van or suv can have a built in dvd player, it can certainly have something that will help keep children safe.
I'm sorry you went through that and it does sound stressful. But in all honesty, if you were that foggy, should you have been operating a motor vehicle in the first place?
Or if someone is over-medicated or under- rested. They are putting their child at risk driving in general if driving - not just maybe accidentally leaving them in a hot car.
no- why should we have to pay the extra costs this will pass to the consumer just because some irresponsible people can't remember they have children in the car? It's not just a matter of cost but taking personal responsibility for your own actions and not depending on government to think for you. Talk about Big Brother!!!!!
Exactly!
Enough of the nanny state and government intrusion into every crevice of our lives. It's getting wildly out of control.
Since I live where it gets VERY hot I have to say "yes". For the sake of the child if nothing else. Death by heat in a locked car is tremendously gruesome.
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