Prior to 2020, National Safety Council (NSC) data showed that fatal motor-vehicle deaths decreased for three consecutive years, with 39,107 deaths on the road in 2019.
jedediah: summer is here. hotter temperatures and cars. according to the national safety counsel. 2018 had a record number of hot car fatalities, pushing new legislation for automakers that could save lives. jedediah: here is more is vice president of kids and cars.org. sue, so great to have you here. thanks for having me. jedediah: talk about this hot cars act. the act would require that some sort of sensor technology be installed in standard equipment that would detect an occupant in the rear seat of the vehicle when the car is turned off and the person starts to walk away. rick: is it going through legislation? stalled? where is it in the process. going through the senate and waiting for the house version of the bill. hoping to push it through this year so all families can have life-saving technology moving forward. jedediah: people who have children deeply concerned about this or pets. it will register if there is a dog in the backseat of the car. absolutely or vulnerab
businesses labor costs a little insulting, no? no, no. i think, first of all, last year of the car fatalities went up by 8% because of distracted driving. i think this will continue to go up. we have, you know, 30,000 people fatalities a year in the u.s. that s a huge number. that s just fatalities, not¿ counting people who can t think or walk after a car accident. so safety for sure is a good reason. but, again, i am pretty sure that the economy will grow once we have this transformation. we have new business models. we will have deacon guested cities. we have a lot of people spend enormous amount of time commuting to work and back. all time can be saved and rest and spend more time with the family when they come home instead of being exhausted. the benefits are tremendous. now, it s true. they might be. but wouldn t you also conclude when jobs leave your town the death rate goes up from oxycontin od s
businesses labor costs a little insulting, no? no, no. i think, first of all, last year of the car fatalities went up by 8% because of distracted driving. i think this will continue to go up. we have, you know, 30,000 people fatalities a year in the u.s. that s a huge number. that s just fatalities, not¿ counting people who can t think or walk after a car accident. so safety for sure is a good reason. but, again, i am pretty sure that the economy will grow once we have this transformation. we have new business models. we will have deacon guested cities. we have a lot of people spend enormous amount of time commuting to work and back. all time can be saved and rest and spend more time with the family when they come home instead of being exhausted. the benefits are tremendous. now, it s true. they might be. but wouldn t you also conclude when jobs leave your town the death rate goes up from oxycontin od s
married. investigators are looking for information about his finances, loans, credit card debts, and insurance policy he had taken out on the toddler. they are also looking for more information on ross harris web searches prior to his son s death. but parents had reportedly been researching information on in car fatalities. harris told authorities he forgot to drop off his 22 month old son at day care that day and didn t realize he was still in the car until late in the afternoon after he left work. but authorities say surveillance videos shows him returning to the car midday to drop off some light bulbs he had purchased during a work break. so investigators secured a warrant to search the family s home and see whether their supply of light bulbs was actually in need of replenishment that day. the warrants also seek medical records for both the father and the son. greta? jonathan, thank you. what a terrible story. certainly. indeed it is. anyway, thank you, jonathan. and a newsp