MORE THAN A DOZEN CHILDREN
HAVE DIED THIS YEAR INSIDE OF
HOT CARS EVEN WITH PEOPLE
STAYING HOME MORE BECAUSE OF
THE PANDEMIC.
SAFETY ADVOCATES ARE PUSHING
FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN
SAVE LIVES.
SHE WAS A BUNDLE OF ENERGY,
THE HAPPIEST CHILD.
JENNY STANLEY IS TALKING
ABOUT HER DAUGHTER, IN THE
SUMMER OF 2010 SHE WENT NEXT
DOOR TO PLAY WITH A FRIEND WHEN
SHE WAS NOT THERE ON HER WAY
BACK HOME SHE CLIMBED INTO THE
FAMILY CAR AND NEVER GOT OUT.
WITH HER PARENTS THINKING SHE
WAS AT THE NEIGHBORS SHE WAS
NOT FOUND UNTIL HOURS LATER.
THE AMBULANCE CAME AND THEY
TOLD US THERE'S NOTHING ELSE WE
CAN DO FOR HER.
A NEW STUDY FROM THE GROUP
KIDS IN CARS ANALYZED HOT CAR
DEATHS AND FOUND AN AVERAGE OF
39 CHILDREN DIE EVERY YEAR BUT
THE NUMBER HAS JUMPED OVER 50
DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS.
MOST CASES HAPPEN WHEN A CHILD
IS FORGOTTEN IN THE BACKSEAT AS
THE PARENT BELIEVES THEY HAVE
DROPPED OFF THE CHILD AT SCHOOL
OR DAYCARE BUT 26 PERCENT OF
DEATHS ARE LIKE THIS ONE WHEN A
CHILD GETS IN THE CAR ON THEIR
OWN.
SOME AUTOMAKERS ARE INSTALLING
DETECTION SYSTEMS THAT CAN
PREVENT THE TRAGEDY.
BUT SAFETY ADVOCATES WANT NEW
LAWS THAT REQUIRES TECHNOLOGY
IN ALL NEW VEHICLES THAT WILL
DETECT A CHILD IN THE CAR.
IT IS SENSITIVE ENOUGH TO
DETECT BREATHING.
THERE WAS A VIRTUAL PRESS
CONFERENCE SHOWING OFF NEW
OPTIONS THAT CAN BE INSTALLED
LIKE THIS DEVICE THAT ALERTS
PARENTS IF A CHILD IS WHAT
BEHIND.
IF THE CHILD GETS INTO THE CAR,
THE 3-D IMAGING RADAR CAN WARN
PARENTS, IT IS TECHNOLOGY THAT
JENNY IS PUSHING FOR.
IF I CAN PREVENT ONE FAMILY.
SHE IS HOPING FOR
LEGISLATION FORCING AUTOMAKERS
TO INSTALL DETECTION SYSTEMS
