5.5 to 6 million cars are sold in the US per quarter. Call it 23 million cars per year, 2010. At $10-$100 per new car, that's a extra $230,000,000 to $2,300,000,000 per year cost placed onto society. Wouldn't it just be better to raise driver's awareness? Regards, Bob S.
On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 10:51 PM, Ken Waller <kwal...@peoplepc.com> wrote: > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "frank theriault" > <knarftheria...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: OT: Kids are Dying in Cars > > > On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 8:04 AM, paul stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> > wrote: >>> >>> 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=automobiles > >> You summed up your article beautifully, Paul: > >> “If we leave the headlights on or keys in the ignition, we get a >> buzz,” she said. “Somehow we have decided that it’s more important not >> to have a dead car battery than a dead baby.” > >> As a parent of three now-grown children, it seems inconceivable to me >> that anyone could "forget" an infant in a car (we had our baby seat in >> the back seat back then, too). That's nothing short of criminal >> negligence. But for those times they are "forgotten", if a sensor is >> available, it should be there. > >> One dead innocent child is too many. > > Yes, if its you child, but should the rest of us have to pay for your error? > Lack of action on your part should not create an issue for me. > >> Great article. > > cheers, > frank > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
