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News Featured Stories News Releases- June 16, 2017 45
U.S. Representatives Tim Ryan (D-13th OH), Peter King (R-2nd NY) and Jan Schakowsky (D-9th IL) recently introduced the Helping Overcome Trauma for Children Alone in Rear Seats Act (HOT CARS Act of 2017, H.R. 2801). The act requires technology in passenger vehicles to alert the driver when a passenger is left in the back seat.
This bipartisan initiative would prevent deaths and injuries caused by vehicular heatstroke. It is the first step to prevent this horrible problem. Reminder systems for headlights, doors, keys and seat belts already exist in many cars.
According to Kids and Cars, this year...
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News Featured Stories News Releases Road Safety Resources & Links Safety Guides Safety Community- January 27, 2016 286
KidsAndCars.org shares safety tips to keep families safe this winter.
January 25, 2016, Philadelphia, PA - A young New Jersey mother and her son as well as a Pennsylvania man all died of carbon monoxide poisoning on Saturday, January 3.
A 23-year-old mom, Sashalynn Rosa and her one-year-old son, Messiah died of carbon monoxide poisoning in Passaic, NJ on Saturday evening. Her 3-year-old daughter, also involved in the incident is listed in very critical condition. All three were sitting in the running car while the father was shoveling out the vehicle according to authorities. The tailpipe of their...
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News Featured Stories Road Safety Resources & Links Safety Community- December 01, 2015 60Today is Giving Tuesday.In the spirit of giving, we asked kids, "Why give to KidsAndCars.org?"Here is what they said...
Children are the greatest givers of all, aren't they?
They give us smiles, laughter, joy and love.Today, YOU can give back to them. YOU can be their superhero.Please ask your friends and family to be superheroes for kids too!Thank you!- Your friends at KidsAndCars.org -
News News Releases Safety Community- August 17, 2015 36
Rear View Safety, the industry leader in the sales and distribution of backup camera systems and technology, as well as a dedicated road safety advocate, recently teamed up with KidsAndCars.org to sponsor important safety information for fans at a NASCAR event which took place in Indianapolis, Indiana in July of 2015. The goal of the effort was to provide a higher level of education regarding best practices for safety as it relates to rearview visibility, by promoting awareness of the very serious issues that are affecting our children and other pedestrians on a regular basis.
The event itself...
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News Featured Stories Road Safety Resources & Links Safety Guides FAQ / Ask The Expert Safety Community- July 16, 2015 86
Every summer at KidsAndCars.org, we brace ourselves for the rising number of children who will die of heatstroke in vehicles. In the past 20 years, more than 670 U.S. children have lost their lives after unknowingly being left in a vehicle or gaining access to a vehicle on their own.
Please, do not stop reading here because you believe you could NEVER forget your child in a vehicle. After working on this issue for more than 18 years, I can assure you that the absolute worst mistake any parent or caregiver can make is to think that this could never happen to them – and that they are not capable...
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News Featured Stories News Releases Road Safety Resources & Links Safety Guides FAQ / Ask The Expert Safety Community- June 24, 2015 67Five children have died in June - a total of 7 this year
...OLATHE, KS. - June 22, 2015... Two children died of heatstroke in hot cars on Father's Day, reports KidsAndCars.org, the only national nonprofit child safety organization working solely to prevent injuries and deaths of children in and around vehicles.Five children have died in hot cars already in June, bringing the total to 7 child vehicular heatstroke deaths this year nationwide. - June 21st (Pomona, CA) - A 3-year-old girl was unknowingly left alone in a vehicle after returning home from a Father's Day family outing.
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Safety Community- December 02, 2014 25
The Power to Save Lives Fits Right on your Keychain this GivingTuesday with #KidsAndCars.org
This holiday season, give family and friends a gift that’s as meaningful as it is powerful: a portable tool that saves lives in a second. In honor of Giving Tuesday, KidsAndCars.org is putting emergency safety in the hands of drivers everywhere with resqme™. A window breaker and seat belt cutter, this made-in-the-USA emergency escape tool hooks right on your keychain…and makes an essential stocking stuffer.
Donate $30 to KidsAndCars.org (https://kidsandcars.org/donate.html) on Giving Tuesday, Dec. 2...
