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The United States is on track to report its lowest number of pediatric hot car deaths in a year since record-keeping on the subject began more than three decades ago, and child safety groups are pointing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as a big factor.
With summer right around the corner, there have been two pediatric vehicular heatstroke fatalities across the country in 2020, well below normal for the first five-plus months of a calendar year. The average number of hot car deaths for children through June 10 is around nine, according to Jan Null, the founder of NoHeatStroke.org, a website that tracks hot car deaths across the country and analyzes vehicle heating dynamics.
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In past documented cases, the most likely days for children to gain access to a vehicle were Saturdays and Sundays, when school wasn't in session."With fewer parents and caregivers traveling to work, and fewer children attending childcare and pre-school, it is imperative that all drivers, even those without children, lock their unattended vehicles so children cannot gain access,"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 14 2020, @11:36AM (1 child)
Right. So the temperature sensor and movement detection sensor add $5 to bill of materials, but are jacked up to $500 by the time you buy the vehicle. Then the sensors start throwing off error codes after two years, so that your car won't start until you replace $500 sensor module. You idiotic Democrats think the State needs to babysit everyone all the time... if idiots like you took more personal responsibility instead of relying on idiot lights, then cars would cost $12,000 and last for decades.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by gtomorrow on Sunday June 14 2020, @12:38PM
You had me up to "$500 sensor module." But you blew it. You had to go full-tilt batshit "my team is better than your team nyah nyah nyah." Too bad.
Not only does Mojibake Tengu contribute to the noise level here but he also inspires dissenting psychos to do the same! Impressive!