Comments on: Yet Another Child Cooked in a Car…

By: Teri L

Teri L — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 16:44:34 +0000

This is horribly tradgic, but this is clearly not the state of AZ’s lack of PSAs, education, or the auto manufacturer’s lack of preventative measures. Although a preventative tool in a car would be nice.

Seven hours??? She forgot her baby for seven hours?!! I’m a very empathetic person, VERY empathetic. I feel nothing for this woman…This is no different from any other type of child abuse.

This is beyond disturbing. Sorry Jay. I’ll calm down.

By: RentBits

RentBits — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 16:11:13 +0000

Ditto on what everyone is saying. This is truly a very sad event that should never of happened. Prevention like this needs to happen. I think car manufacturers and OEMs should develop more preventative tools like heartbeat sensory or weight recognition that sounds an alarm when the temperature is X and it senses someone or something is in the car.

By: AZfamilykarate

AZfamilykarate — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 05:07:01 +0000

This is indeed a horrible incident that happens too often.

By: Valorie Bradley

Valorie Bradley — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 00:36:50 +0000

Mind you I don’t have children yet, but I’m never going to understand how someone can be so preoccupied that they forget their child in the car. I don’t care what the temperature is like where you live. How do you forget your child or your pet? (Sorry but this issue gets me worked up!)

By: Teri L

Teri L — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 00:07:23 +0000

How in God’s name??? I know you just asked that, but… That poor innocent child. Just a heart breaking story. And it is about the heat of course, but the mind boggling thing is 7 hours and she didn’t think once about her child? How?

We hear PSAs in Dayton (sort of “north”) about cars heating, I’m sure they run all the time in AZ; this is not an education issue. Going 7 hours without realizing you left your toddler in a car is not education issue.

By: Athol Kay

Athol Kay — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:03:40 +0000

By: Late Night Austin Real Estate Blog

Late Night Austin Real Estate Blog — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:54:32 +0000

That is upsetting this has happened again. Personally when their is a problem I really like a solution that is a fail safe and doesnt count on humans. I think the best solution is for cars simply not to turn off when a safety belt is engaged. Or possibly doesnt turn off if the temperature is above a certain degree and the car is off.

Education is great. But you are still likely to have someone from the north that doesnt realize how fast a car can heat up down here in the southern states.

By: Jay - The Phoenix Real Estate Guy

Jay - The Phoenix Real Estate Guy — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:25:33 +0000

Indeed it is so tragic.

Congrats on the new baby Robert!!

By: Robert Mickalson

Robert Mickalson — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:09:16 +0000

I have two small children, one just born last Saturday, I can’t imagine ever forgetting they were in the car with me. You honestly have to be the type of person who is either under the influence of some drug, or totally conentrated or inundated with other things in your life - other than your children, in order to to be that absent minded. Regardless, its a tragedy,

By: Dining Room Set

Dining Room Set — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:03:59 +0000

This is truly a sad story. Your mentioning about the police dog also is poignant. It has been my observation that when something happens like these two events, the latter get far more abusive responses than the former. I have always wondered why this is so.