On May 30, 2010, at 7:47 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > Not always forgetfulness - sometimes just plain ignorance.
The hyperthermia deaths are sometimes the result of ignorance. But the majority are inadvertently caused by otherwise responsible parents. Paul > > Happened here in NC a several years ago. Single mom didn't have money to pay > for child care & just took the kid to work with her. Left the child in the > car seat planning to check on it during her breaks. > > She didn't know any better what happens in the interior of a car when the sun > shines on it. > > From: Marnie >> Good article, but have a hard time believing parents forget babies in cars. >> I do believe that someone could put a baby in a car seat ONTOP of a car, >> and start backing up forgetting they were there. But that's different. >> Marnie >> In a message dated 5/29/2010 5:04:42 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> Most of my writing is, well, frivolous. Not this time. Kids are dying in >> cars at an unprecedented rate. As unbelievable as it sounds, those deaths >> are often caused by a simple memory lapse. The Times asked me to look into >> it. The article appears in tomorrow's paper, and it's up on the web now. >> Our own Ken Waller served as a very valuable resource, and he's quoted in >> the article. You'll find it here: >> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/30/automobiles/30HEAT.html?pagewanted=1&ref=a >> utomobiles >> Paul > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
