Bill Clinton: “Today I am reintroducing with my colleague Senator Sununu The Cameron Gulbransen Kids and Cars Safety Act, a bill to…”

“Today I am reintroducing with my colleague Senator Sununu The Cameron Gulbransen Kids and Cars Safety Act, a bill to improve the child safety features in new vehicles. While we hear a great deal about automobile accidents, we don't hear nearly as much about non-traffic automobile accidents, which can be just as tragic. This bill is named in honor of a 2-year-old Long Island boy who was killed when his father accidentally backed over him in his driveway. Since 2000, over 1,150 children have died in non-traffic, non-crash incidents, and this number has been steadily rising. The average age of victims in these cases is just 1 year old, and in 70 percent of backover cases, a parent, relative or close friend is behind the wheel. This bill is aimed at preventing other families from suffering this fate. The Cameron Gulbransen Kids and Cars Safety Act would make new passenger motor vehicles safer in three important ways. First, it requires a detection system to alert drivers to the presence of a child behind the vehicle. Second, it will ensure that power windows automatically reverse direction when they detect an obstruction--preventing children from being trapped, injured or killed. And finally, the bill will require the vehicle service break to be engaged in order to prevent vehicles from unintentionally rolling away.”