A Leawood nonprofit recently landed a big prize: A mention in The New York Times.
Kids and Cars maintains a database that tracks deaths and injuries to children left unattended in or around motor vehicles. On November 2, the group's founder and president, Janette Fennell, spoke at a press conference in Washington, D.C., about power windows.
Fennell complained that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) undercounts power window-related injuries. Kids and Cars wants the agency to require that automakers equip power windows with an auto-reverse feature, much like a garage door with sensors backtracks if it detects motion. In the Times story, Fannell said it would cost $150 million to make the auto-reverse feature standard.
Here's video of Fennell speaking in Washington:
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Some cars do have power window locks now, which is wonderful, but not a complete solution. Isn't it a fantastic thing to have the ability to protect children from harm, no matter who is responsible?
Don't most cars have window locks now? Either located within the rear doors or as a switch on the driver's door? You can't even roll down the rear windows more than a few inches in 98% of cars these days, barely enough to flick an ash. People with children who want the world to act as their nanny give me a grump.
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