'Just thinking about what my little girl went through, it's horrifying.' 9News
Peter Black is pictured with his daughter Rylee Rose Black."Just thinking about what my little girl went through, it's horrifying.
Police allege Laura Peverill and her boyfriend Aaron Hill left Rylee in the car after returning home at 9am from a school drop-off.Her mother rushed her to hospital but it was too late to save her. Over the past five years, 10 children are reported to have died after being left in hot cars in Australia, with half of the deaths taking place in Queensland, Kidsafe Australia says.Mr Black is now campaigning for child detection technology to be made mandatory for all new cars sold in Australia.
Mr Black is calling for child detection technology to be made mandatory in all new cars in Australia."What I am asking is for manufacturers to do this while the car is being built so the cost is minimal and the installation is done to a standard so that every car has the same or very similar systems."calling on the Federal Government to legislate the change, which has so far attracted more than 1300 signatures.
The nation's car safety rating body ANCAP , had originally planned to make the inclusion a requirement for five-star rated vehicles from next year, however the change was delayed by a year.Its "rear occupant alert" uses sensors in the roof to detect any movements, which trigger an alarm if the driver has left and the vehicle is locked.