Car Makers should not work with car seat manufactures to install safety feature that will sound the alarm if a child has been left in the car after the engine has been turned off for a set amount of time

While this suggestion is well-intentioned, it’s an expensive solution that benefits a tiny number of cases. (Two?) As a parent, I would have rather had the effort spent on standardizing car seat installation. Most of them are a royal pain in the ass to set up; and once you’re done, you tend not to move it.

Also, I lost count how many times the only way to soothe my child to sleep was to take her on a late-night car ride. Typically when I got home, also exhausted, we’d both sleep in the car parked in the garage) until she woke up. The last thing I’d want is to wake her up.




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Should do this

Actually the number is closer to about 300 in the past 10 years.

Also, I don’t think the cost of providing a simple data connection cable in the back seat of the car which can be plugged into a compatible car seat will noticeable affect the price of a new car. And while car seats that can connect with the car may carry a slightly higher price tag, it’ll be up to the parents to decide to spend the extra money.




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