In The News
Please take a moment to read these important articles for your family’s safety. They will not only change the way you think, but may also persuade you to take action.
How to prevent backover deaths of kids?
Despite the horror, Auriemma was one of the lucky ones. Kate left the hospital with only scratches and bruises. Since 1994, at least 500 children have died from being backed over, and the safety group Kids and Cars estimates two are killed a week. UPDATED: July 18, 2006
Larger, Quieter Vehicles Create Driveway Dangers
Parents and others who allow kids to play in a driveway have always foolishly overlooked a safety hazard that comes with the potential for injury or death. Now larger vehicles and quieter vehicle technology exacerbate the risk. February 8, 2006
Danger of backover accidents
Think you know the dangers of backover accidents? Well think again! Our Target 12 investigation reveals just how risky backing up can be. Time after time, drivers like you thought they knew the risks, and time after time, they were wrong. Our Target 12 investigation shows you how hard it is to see what's really behind your car, or worse, who’s behind you.
Reversing a Tragic Trend
It’s something many parents have experienced: The sound of impact followed by the sight of a bent bicycle that was backed over in a rush to leave the house. But for an increasing number of parents involved in backover accidents, the damage is irreplaceable and life changing.
Gadgets Help Avoid Back-Over Accidents
Devices Limit Danger Of Big Car’s Blind Spot. Target 5’s Lisa Parker said that the culprit of back-over accidents is often a vehicle’s blind spot directly behind the car in an area that engineers say has grown bigger as cars have increased in size. UPDATED: 6:26 p.m. CST November 7, 2003
The Blind Spot: Children At Risk In Driveways
Target 5 Tests Popular Vehicles To Illustrate Problem. A series of tragic but virtually unreported accidents is calling attention to the swelling size of cars on the road today. But bigger is also blinder, because bigger vehicles increase the size of blind spots and the number of accidents that often happen too close to home. POSTED: 6:43 a.m. CST November 6, 2003. UPDATED: 11:44 a.m. CST November 7, 2003
Forget the Hi-Tech Frills and Other Niceties, Motorists are Demanding Greater Safety in Their Vehicles
“Although the auto industry has come a long ways in improving driver safety, results of this research show that customers are demanding more,” says Jim Thomas, senior vice president for Product Development at the RDA Group. BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., March 30
Danger of SUV Blind Spots Tested
Most drivers learn about blind spots on the sides of their vehicles during driver’s education, but there's another dangerous blind spot in the back that can stretch as far as 30 feet or more. Last Modified: 3/26/2004 1:54:06 PM
Pushing to Close Gaps in Compiling Vehicular Deaths
Every year, awful things happen to children in cars that do not show up in a fatality database run by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Tuesday, March 16, 2004; Page E01
Blind Spots, Backover Dangers Gain Attention Big Vehicle Blind Spots Leaving Kids Dead
Pointing out statistics showing that at least one child a week in the United States is killed in a “backover” incident, Janette Fennell, founder of Kids and Cars, urges that some kind of “backover warning and prevention device” be made mandatory on all vehicles.
SUVs: Blind To The Danger
Dr. Greg Hulbransen bought a particular car because it was the safest thing to do for his family. At least that’s what he thought until, as CBS News Correspondent Jane Clayson reports, he was slowly and carefully backing his car into the garage one night. WOODBURY, N.Y., Dec. 4, 2002