We woke up to the news that another baby died yesterday in Madrid when he was forgotten by his father in the car for seven hours.
And it is not an isolated case, far from it: about 54 percent of parents have ever left their children in the car while they were running a message and 46 percent admit to having forgotten a child inside the car.
Therefore, even if we affirm insurance: "it won't happen to me", it is seen that it can happen to anyone. Count on An app or device that blows the alarm if a baby is left alone in the car, can prevent a fatality. Here you have the latest.
1. App Kars 4 Kids Safety
It is designed to alert drivers when they leave their vehicles so they remember that there is a baby in the back seat.
With the free Kars4Kids Safety app, the alarm goes off when you and your phone get out of the car.
It is compatible with all phones and cars that have Bluetooth and allows you to customize the alarm, add a photo of the child, and disable it when the child is not with you. In addition, it is easy to configure.
Available on Google Play.
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In Babies and more, not even five minutes: never leave a baby locked in the car 2. App Precious Cargo for Parents & Kids
This application, designed by a father from North Carolina (United States) is very simple, but effective: when you sit in the car with Bluetooth activated, you receive a message from the application that will ask you if you travel with a 'precious' charge (for example, your baby). If so, enter the child's name, and once the engine stops, you will receive an alert to remind you that there is a 'precious cargo' in the car.
When you drive without being accompanied by minors, Precious Cargo for Parents & Kids is deactivated until the next time the car starts.
Available on iTunes
3. Waze, GPS app
This app, according to Xataka, focuses on turn-by-turn navigation, and which uses its social network in which drivers share in real time all the information on the road.
Among its functions, it allows you to configure a message to show you when you arrive at the destination. It is perfect for the mobile to remind you that you have a child or a pet in the car and that you do not have to forget to take them out. Or you can even use it for anything else you want to remember as soon as you reach your destination.
And the app is free.
4. Remmy Car Baby Alert
It is a universal device, suitable for any seat, which constantly monitors the child.
It is very easy to use, you just have to plug the Remmy device into the cigarette lighter socket of your car (with an own USB socket), and place the presence sensor between the seat liner and the chair structure.
Thanks to the ALERT (alert) and REMINDER (reminder) functions, the device notifies you if, during walking, the child unfastens his belt and gets up from his chair; and, when you turn off the engine, it immediately reminds you that the child is still in the car.
So that it does not fail, you cannot turn it off permanently, just silence momentarily, and if the device moves from its place, it sounds!
It is available in two versions: single (for a single seat) and double (when the same car is equipped with two child seats).
Its price: 79 euros, a single device; and 99 euros, double.
5. EvenFlo Safe Sensor
If the child releases while driving, the Smart SensorSafe chest clip (which is placed on the chest harnesses of the car seat) will sound an alarm.
And just when you arrive at your destination, it reminds you that your baby is inside the car.
And this device works with two components: a wireless receiver and an intelligent chest clip. The wireless receiver is inserted into the on-board diagnostic (OBD) port of the vehicle and communicates with the smart clip of the car seat via the standard radio frequency.
The device is integrated in some EvenFlo car seats.
6. Tesla software
The overheating protection of the passenger compartment is one of the new software features of Tesla cars, designed to ensure the safety of children and pets.
It keeps the vehicle at a safe temperature for hours, even if it is turned off. This function is possible thanks to exclusive large batteries. This software is only available for cars of the brand.
7. Gabriel
The advertising agency LDV United and the car manufacturer, Opel created a campaign in Belgium in 2014 for drivers to propose ideas to avoid these unfortunate oversights.
Among the 1,300 proposals received, the idea of Kenney de Viegler, father of two children, was selected.
This device with the name of a messenger angel consists of a mat equipped with sensors that is placed in the child restraint chair. In addition, it has a keychain-shaped device that acts as an alarm.
When the car engine is turned off and the adult moves five meters away from the vehicle, an alarm is activated in the alarm to prevent the child from being left alone in the car.
In addition, the mat itself has a temperature sensor to prevent heat shock. If the vehicle temperature reaches 28 degrees, a new alarm is activated again with greater intensity, so that the adult immediately returns to the car.
Compatible with all car brands, it emerged to be installed first in the Opel house, but was only placed in the Astra model. It is not for sale and it is not known if it will be installed on other models.
Nor did other initiatives continue to protect children in the car from heat stroke, such as Aneiros or the prototype of Bishop Curry V, created by a 10-year-old American boy.
It may be due to a change in routine, stress or a sleepless night. Even the most conscious and caring father can forget his child in the back of the car, with a fatal result.
A closed car is a deadly trap for any child, especially when they are under two years old because they don't know how to ask for help. And do not get lost: neither in winter you have to trust and leave the little ones alone for five minutes. The temperature inside a closed car increases at any time of the year, also causing a fatal heat stroke.
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