a related story on children dying in hot cars

[Phillip Allen]

today apparently and in the same general area

http://www.4029tv.com/news/arkansas/...?absolute=true

[Peter Malcolm Jardine]

What is this story related to ?

[Phillip Allen]

What is this story related to ?

if you look at the page of the link, you will see a small pic to click on and get the other story

I relate it simply because it is yet another child lost by being cooked in a car

[Paul Pless]

I relate it simply because it is yet another child lost by being cooked in a car

Why do you find such local tragedies compelling?

[ChrisBen]

If he wasn't napping he coulda done something?

[Meli]

Leaving young kids unattended in cars is a criminal offence here because of too many deaths from heat exhaustion.
Little kids dehydrate fast.

[Phillip Allen]

Why do you find such local tragedies compelling?

why are YOU so indifferent?

[Paul Pless]

why are YOU so indifferent?

There's a lot of stupid in this world. So are you gonna tell us why you find such tragedies compelling?

[John Smith]

This happens a lot. Not just kids, but pets.

I've seen a few cameras and other things get destroyed by the heat in cars.

My question remains: why not work on building cars that don't get so damned hot sitting out in the sun. I'm not looking for "cool" just not fatally hot.

[Phillip Allen]

This happens a lot. Not just kids, but pets.

I've seen a few cameras and other things get destroyed by the heat in cars.

My question remains: why not work on building cars that don't get so damned hot sitting out in the sun. I'm not looking for "cool" just not fatally hot.

the fire dept's WHITE vehicles were used in the test mentioned at the beginning of one of these heat death threads...150 degrees... remember?
John, what do you do for a living? I'm thinking engineer types must realize it is not practical to do such a thing as you want without RADICAL changes which are not gonna happen.

[Meli]

It's really just a matter of social responsibility and awareness.
Over here, people WILL call the cops if they see kiddies left in cars on a hot day, and Will open a door and let them out until said cops or ambo's arrive.
Used to happen, not so much since they made it a crime.

[Phillip Allen]

it's a crime here too

It's really just a matter of social responsibility and awareness.
Over here, people WILL call the cops if they see kiddies left in cars on a hot day, and Will open a door and let them out until said cops or ambo's arrive.
Used to happen, not so much since they made it a crime.

[skipper68]

When I took the dog to get groomed, I kept the car running with the air on, for a few quick stops. Just carry an extra key. I called 911 a few years ago when I heard a dog wailing in a dark parked truck in the giant store parking lot. Was at least 85 degrees. They came fast and used a tool to open the door. A ticket was issued for cruelty to animals. The Humane Society took the beagle. I've been considering one of these. Even with the windshield cover my car got so hot it cracked the dash.

Product Feature:
The AutoCool uses sunlight to keep your car cool while you're away. When you come back to your car, you'll find it comfortable and cool.
How it works -- AutoCool is a solar powered fan that keeps the interior of your car cool and fresh.
No batteries are needed. Just roll down your window, place the Auto Cool on it, and roll it back up.
The solar panels on the outside collect and use the sunlight to run the fan that's on the inside.
The fan in the AutoCool circulates the air that's inside and outside of your car.
It sucks out the hot air that's inside your car and replaces it with the cooler outside air

　

[Chris Coose]

Parents don't kill their kids in hot cars. The sun does.

[S/V Laura Ellen]

There is no solution the these incidents.
You can't pass a law against stupidity.
You can't restrict stupid people's access to young children.
You can try to educate stupid people, but they are stupid so they won't learn.

IS there a solution?

[BrianY]

Well, we obvioulsy can't do anything about the problem of kids and pets in hot cars until we do something to solve the larger problem of all kinds of child and animal abuse. Anyway, there were laws that were passed and we were told that those laws would solve the problem but they lied to us and now people want more laws and more regulations. We already compromised on "reasonable' laws, but now they want more. If this continues, the left wing nutjobs are going to take away our right to have kids and own pets.

[Meli]

and can't be too soon either (insert hammer and sickle smilie)

[wardd]

Well, we obvioulsy can't do anything about the problem of kids and pets in hot cars until we do something to solve the larger problem of all kinds of child and animal abuse. Anyway, there were laws that were passed and we were told that those laws would solve the problem but they lied to us and now people want more laws and more regulations. We already compromised on "reasonable' laws, but now they want more. If this continues, the left wing nutjobs are going to take away our right to have kids and own pets.

damrite get rid of all laws and regulations and that pita line in the middle of the road

let's all shout out for total freedom

[David G]

Parents don't kill their kids in hot cars. The sun does.

[David G]

Since you're on ignore - I can only respond to your title. I say -- Good Topic. I know when I was a child (high school), I had a hot car. I almost killed myself with it several times. But... what do we do about it?