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Air Bag Seat Laws and the Spike in Kids Dying from Heat Stroke

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Before the late 90s, the number was actually much lower — an average of 12 deaths per year. But Null said with the inclusion of air bags in front seat, which aren’t safe for children, and the advent of rear-facing child-seats, the numbers “took a huge stair-step up in the late 90s and have stuck there” because parents can more easily forget their children in the car.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-thats-682-since-1998-it-isnt-getting-better/
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