North Carolina recently amended its laws prohibiting children from riding in the cargo area of pickup trucks. The law previously provided that children under the age of 12 were not to be transported in the cargo area. The amendment law now covers children under the age of 16. The law contains several exceptions, including permitting children of all ages to ... Read More »
Advocates caution about leaving children in vehicles on hot days
I FIRST SAW Andrea Abuege of Corona standing on the freeway overpass in Riverside meticulously weaving purple ribbons through the chain-link fence under the scorching midday sun. Read More »
Child Passenger Safety Week
Force = Mass x Acceleration. While that maybe an oversimplification, the fact is the laws of physics are unyielding. Imagine this: A 60 pound unbelted child in the back seat of a car traveling at a mere 30 miles per hour is involved in a sudden collision can weigh as much as a young elephant "“ about 2,700 pounds. That means the child can, during a frontal accident, impact the windshield or the front seat occupant "“ with deadly force. Not a pretty physics lesson. Read More »
