A 3-minute lesson from the Ohio course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
A parked car heats up fast, even with the windows cracked. Children and pets left inside can die of heatstroke. A few habits make forgetting nearly impossible.
About 38
Children who die each year in the U.S. from vehicular heatstroke (KidsAndCars.org, NoHeatStroke.org)
If a child is missing, check the passenger compartments and trunks of all vehicles nearby, even locked ones — a child may lock the doors after getting in.
In a store parking lot you see a toddler alone in a locked car, limp and sweating. Call 911 right away, and since the child is unresponsive, break a window to get them out, then stay until help arrives.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
How quickly can a parked car's interior temperature rise, even with windows cracked?
5°F in 30 minutes
20°F in just 10 minutes
50°F in an hour
It stays roughly the same
Answer: 20°F in just 10 minutes
Even with windows cracked, a vehicle's interior temperature can rise 20 degrees Fahrenheit in just 10 minutes.
