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With more families at home right now, your daily routine may be looking a little different. To help keep your youngest family members and charges safe, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) wants to make sure parents and caregivers are up to speed on the dangers of vehicle heatstroke. NHTSA […]
883 children have died due to vehicular heatstroke since 1998. Yet, all these deaths could have been prevented. Sadly, these are the statistics as of April 29, 2021 (https://www.noheatstroke.org/index.htm): National average of child heatstroke fatalities per year since 1998: 38 Child heatstroke fatalities in 2021: 1 Child heatstroke fatalities in 2020: 24 Child heatstroke fatalities in 2019: […]
This July is National Child Heatstroke Prevention Month. 851 children have died due to vehicular heatstroke since 1998, but all of these deaths could have been prevented. These are the statistics as of May 28, 2020: Child heatstroke fatalities in 2020: 2 Child heatstroke fatalities in 2019: 52 Child heatstroke fatalities in 2018: 53 Child […]
NHTSA recognizes that States and our law enforcement and first responder partners are working tirelessly to respond to the current public health emergency. In order for States to prioritize public health, NHTSA is postponing its currently scheduled traffic safety campaigns, including the Distracted Driving, Heatstroke Awareness, and Click It or Ticket campaigns. NHTSA recognizes that […]
While the 2020 NHTSA Communications Calendar is substantially similar to the 2019 calendar, we are excited to announce a few new opportunities: Vehicle Safety Recall Awareness Week March 2-6, 2020 Consider participating in VIN check-up events, and distributing NHTSA vehicle safety recall awareness campaign materials available on TSM. Heatstroke Awareness Day May 1, 2020 Along with […]
The summer sun is in full effect, and temperatures are continuing to soar across the country. While the sun is perfect for a day at the beach, hot days can also have a sinister side – especially when it involves a child who has been left unattended or gotten trapped inside a vehicle. Tragically in […]
So far this year, 17 kids have been killed in hot cars. Now, there’s a new law in Alabama that could keep you from being criminally charged if you break into a car to rescue a child. The new law, set to go into effect this fall, would save you from criminal charges if you […]
Heatstroke is the leading cause of vehicular non-crash-related deaths for children under 14. In fact, each year, an average of 38 children have died from heatstroke since 1998. Sadly, these are the current statistics: – Child vehicular heatstroke fatalities in 2018 = 51 – Child vehicular heatstroke fatalities in 2017 = 43 Yet, this tragedy […]
An average of 37 children die each year in the United States from being trapped inside a hot car, and engineering researchers at the University of Alabama have crafted a solution to prevent these tragic accidents. A patent-pending device can alert a cellphone when a human or animal is inside a parked vehicle getting too hot. It […]
On Monday, July 31, NHTSA will host a #HeatstrokeKills Tweetup to help raise awareness about the dangers of vehicular heatstroke. Vehicular heatstroke kills a child in the United States every nine days. Since 1998, there have been 726 deaths, 26 already this year. Each loss is 100-percent preventable. It’s time to stop vehicular heatstroke from […]
