With much publicity in recent years, nearly everyone knows that leaving kids or pets in a hot car is deadly. But still it happens.
Within 10 minutes, the temperature in a car can cause heat stroke.
Best practice with pets is to not take them with you in a car. If you must take them, and you must leave the car, leave the car running with air on.
Most people think they would never be so distracted as to leave a child in a car. But more than 700 children died in hot cars since 1998 because an adult was foolish or distracted.
If your routine typically does not include driving a child, set an alarm on your watch or smart phone. The CDC recommends putting a stuffed animal in the front seat or using some other visual cue.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
