Kids Left in Cars
"But it always happens to someone else.
Right?"
I was getting gas this afternoon when I saw
something really stupid. This guy had three kids in his car. They all appeared
to be in carseats which was good. Yeah, team! I thought I heard the engine
running on his car while he was filling it up which is stupid enough. C'mon.
It's bad enough that people have to beware of static electricity but leaving a
car running while pumping gas is just asking for
problems.
I'm not complaining about
that, however. He proceeded to leave his kids in the car WHILE IT WAS RUNNING
and go pay for gas. It took him a couple of minutes. Anyone could have jumped in
his car and drove away. Every year someone gets their car swiped while their
kid(s) is/are in the car. And they always say, "I couldn't believe it could
happen to me."
If you are going to
leave any kids in the car even if it's for a brief moment just to pay for the
gas, lock the car, put it in park, turn off the engine, and pull the key. Modern
cars have a safety feature that keeps someone from putting the transmission into
gear without the key inserted. This will keep your kids from putting it into
gear and having the car roll away much less a less-than tempting target for
potential thieves.
C'mon, man, These
are your kids. If you have them, they are your number one priority. No matter
what.
Posted: Mon - May 31, 2004 at 11:47 PM