VIDEO: CHP Warns What Sweltering Temperatures Can Do to Your Child

Since March, 21 children have died from being left in a sweltering car, even with windows cracked open. And and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital officials warn that this could happen to anyone.

A car’s interior temperature can rise 50 degrees in 50 minutes, posing even higher dangers for young children and infants, who don’t sweat as much as adults. The car’s dashboard absorbs the heat and the car becomes an oven, said VisibleKIDS founder David Bell.

VisibleKIDS began as a hobby for Bell back in 2000 when he wanted to raise awareness about how easy it is to forget a child in your car. He creates 24” visible cones that remind drivers that there is a child in the backseat. Also, it acts as an alert to passersby that there may be a child in the backseat. Bell sells the VizKID on Amazon, Cheeky Monkey Toys in Menlo Park and Talbot’s Toyworld in San Mateo, or you can visit www.visiblekids.com.