Don’t forget your kids in the car 

Don’t forget your kids in the car

It’s summertime once again, people and their families will again be getting in their vehicles for their favorite summer destinations. If there’s one thing you do not want to happen in the midst of all the fun, it is putting the lives of your children in danger. Maybe you’ll make that “quick” run to the grocery and leave your kids to wait inside the car. Be aware that you could be putting your children’s lives at stake.

At least 31 children die every year in the United States since 1998 because of hyperthermia – or heat stroke, with 42 each in 2003 and 2005. Tragically, it’s a scenario repeated dozens of times each year: A parent places a toddler in the back seat of a vehicle on a hot day and later becomes forgets, leaving the child inside to swelter and die.



A study by the Newton, Mass.-based Education Development Center of 171 child hyperthermia deaths from 1995 through 2002 revealed that 39 percent were attributed to a caregiver's forgetfulness, and that 27 percent were the result of unattended children playing in or around vehicles. All were preventable.

So aside from making sure that the inside of your car is in shape with quality auto parts from Ford Parts Discount, ensure that what the car is carrying is safe from harm. Never leave your children unattended inside your car.