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The mother of Aslyn Ryan, 1, who had been left in a car while her babysitter ran errands. Aslyn is one of 443. Children to die in a hot vehicle. After being left in it by a caregiver. In some way, most are merely a statistic or news story.

On a hot summer day, or even when the temperature is mild. The temperature inside a closed vehicle can quickly rise to 120 to 140 degrees. As the temperature goes up, the car becomes an oven. And the children die of hyperthermia.

Now many more are dying. From being forgotten in the back than from airbags. As Marshall McLuhan suggested in his work. A technology that was meant to do one thing is now having the opposite effect. One reason they are forgotten is because of our increasingly fast-paced lifestyle. Americans feel more and more overworked. Part of this is due to our consumer culture.

One suggestion for parents and others to remember that they have a child in the back seat is to place a teady bear in the front passenger seat. Whenever they are transporting their child. That are available to remind parents, although few of them are purchased. Another solution, however, is for all of to just slow down and change our priorities.

There are many comparisons that could be made to the death of Dale Earnhardt and children who die in the back seat of hot cars. NASCAR driver Jeff Burton has voiced concern about rising temperatures inside race cars. Dale Earnhardt refused to use safety devices. That might have prevented his fatal injuries. Even though there are devices to remind parents.