jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 10 months agoTwo-year-old becomes sixth child to die in a hot car so far this yearwww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTwo-year-old becomes sixth child to die in a hot car so far this yearwww.independent.co.ukjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square60fedilink
minus-squarelorty@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoI don’t understand why this is so common in the US.
minus-squarepsmgx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoLots of really hot climates, lots of cars, 3rd largest population in the world, and a very active news media. If India or Africa could afford cars you be hearing about it a lot there too.
minus-squarelorty@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoI literally live in a country that’s hotter than the US and this rarely if ever happens. I’m not sure it’s just media bias.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoSo many possible factors. Family support allowing more sleep, less car-centric cities, less tradition of single parent transporting the kid around while on errands, etc etc.
minus-squaremaccentric@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 months ago3rd largest population in the world I’m curious how you came about this statistic?
I don’t understand why this is so common in the US.
Car dependency
Lots of really hot climates, lots of cars, 3rd largest population in the world, and a very active news media.
If India or Africa could afford cars you be hearing about it a lot there too.
I literally live in a country that’s hotter than the US and this rarely if ever happens. I’m not sure it’s just media bias.
So many possible factors. Family support allowing more sleep, less car-centric cities, less tradition of single parent transporting the kid around while on errands, etc etc.
3rd largest population in the world
I’m curious how you came about this statistic?