” I sorely doubt any of them were left intentionally”
I do. What kind of idiot forgets they have a child in a car?? None. They simply didn’t want to take the child with them.
Low IQ crowd.
“you forgot your child in the car.”
“He’s twenty, he’ll figure it out.”
We are on the ‘Nanny State’ extreme right now. And yes, technology will do far more to protect children than any punitive law. But aribtrary laws which demand tech will stunt innovation.
People want a ‘quick fix’ for everything. In the end, the resulting laws are like old furniture held together with bungi cords and duct tape.
Perhaps parents would not forget their infants if they put something they actually value back there with them.
It’s not intentional, but what do you expect in a culture that expects the government to protect us from all harm, except the knife of the abortionist?
The government mandated the child seats, with straps, with stringent regulations. That is good. But no amount of rules or laws can restore to people their now-lost parental bonding and common sense.
How do solve the problem: high profile prosecutions with prison time upon conviction.
Problem solved.
It happens when you don’t ALWAYS have the baby. That is the worst. To not remember which parent is taking a child to day care.
Since I always had my babies with me always, I was very unlikely to do it since THEBABYTHEBABYTHEBABY was my world. I never arrived anywhere without KNOWING the baby was back there. Even on the very rare occasions when I went alone somewhere, I’d have to freak and remember I went there without the baby when I saw the empty car seat at the end.
And in fact, I usually was driving while wearing an empty baby carrier around me. Get to the destination, pop baby in carrier, boom.
Traditional parenting where one person does 99% of all baby care actually keeps MAMABABY as a unit like intended by nature, and she is not likely to forget her baby. But once you start having dad take her some days and you take her others, you might well be too sleep deprived to know every second if it’s Tuesday or weds.
I saw two seasoned citizens driving their obligatory Crown Victoria the other day. There was a big sticker on the passenger window for when they left their dog in the car. It read “A/C on. Don’t break glass”
I guess they must have gotten sick of replacing windows.
That said, I’d have no hesitation on busting a window if I saw a kid in distress. I’m not a pet guy, but I’d do the same for a dog. Have to think about it for a while if it was a cat. (just a joke, put the flamethrower down)
“....... how do you solve a problem nobody thinks they have?”.
Take away their drugs, children and pets too.
, there’s another reason to make the tech we believe we need for entertaining and protecting us to be used to protect our kids.
Yesterday, I locked my dog away in the car for about 5 minutes, running into a store. Once I was in the store, I realized that I had not opened the windows. So I returned to the car. I didn’t forget about the dog; I forgot about the windows...
All BS. The government killed all these kids.
Parents would never forget a baby if the baby seat were beside them in the front passenger seat.
This fact has been obvious for years, and yet, despite much safer cars and controllable airbags, the rule on car seats has not been changed. Why? I think my tag line explains it.
And that, my friends, is the wages of the public-private child-seat nanny state.
Nanny State PING!
CAR WINDOW CONFISCATION
BAN car windows.
Register car window owners.
Background checks for car drivers.
Monthly inspections of car windows.
complete horse poop. I hate when people suggest “leave something important like your phone” in the back seat so you’ll remember your baby. It’s your baby! I was a young mom and i never forgot my kids were in the car.
Put your purse, briefcase, whatever you need for work or in general, in the back.
Then you WILL open the back to get your needed item. Hopefully, you will notice your child back there as well.
“Whether you have children or not, the death of our most vulnerable could only fail to resonate if you have a stone for a heart.”
Planned Parenthood? Please pick up the white Courtesy Phone in the Lobby!
Two manufacturers – GM and Hyundai – have entered the ring with possible solutions, and there are hundreds (if not thousands) of aftermarket gadgets available. Middle school kids make it their science fair project. Some inventors approach it from a tech angle – an app on your phone, a sensor to light up your keyfob – and some from a more rudimentary one – a stuffed toy on the seat as a reminder, additional mirrors.
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My Volkswagen displays a message whenever I turn off the car...
“Please don’t forget your Cell Phone.”
I’ve looked and looked on line and in the owners manual on how to reprogram it to say...
“Please don’t forget your Baby.”
But that isn’t an option.
Nice to know where VW places THEIR priorities.