Modern cars expose drivers and passengers to both wireless radiation and magnetic field electromagnetic fields.
What can we do about the wireless radio-frequency radiation?
Turn off antennas that can be turned off in the settings:
•Radar
•Blue Tooth
•Wi-Fi Hot Spots
•Sensors
What You Can Do
1. Turn off all antennas you can in settings, such as Bluetooth.
2. Test the EMF levels by measuring. Electric/Hybrid Cars emit high magnetic fields especially near the battery. Thus, you can get a magnetic field meter to identify which seat in the back seat has lower magnetic fields. Prefer this seat for children, especially if you are in the car for long rides every day.
3. We also recommend contacting your car company on this issue requesting that they lower EMF levels. See an email exchange at bottom on this webpage.
Video by German researchers about impacts to the brain from EMFs in the car.
See below a letter from Mazda to a customer. Companies need to hear from consumers. There are many ways that EMF can be reduced in a vehicle by thoughful design as well as critical hardware and software changes.
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