The government today (Sunday) passed a resolution demanding the abolition of the obligation to install systems to prevent children from forgetting.
As part of the decision, it was agreed that the Ministry of Transportation would apply to the Economics Committee to repeal the regulations requiring the installation of the systems.
The decision was transferred at the request of Minister Michaeli, after a decision was made several months ago to postpone the implementation of the installation until March.
"The decision comes against the background of uncertainty about the actual effectiveness of the systems, and for fear that implementing the installation will impose a financial burden on the public that will not necessarily bring the desired benefit and will not stop the tragic cases that unfortunately occur every year," the transport ministry said.
Minister Merav Michaeli, Photo: Oren Ben Hakon
Lee-Chen Kamlerker, CEO of the Button Company, said in response to the government's decision: "This is a very unfortunate and disappointing decision that, unfortunately, could take a heavy toll on the lives of other children.
"Out of about 40 children who were forgotten in the car and died in the last decade, six of them only in the last year, which indicates a dangerous and negative phenomenon in Israeli society that must be addressed at an immediate level."
"I am sorry to hear that the government has declared a lack of findings in the effectiveness of these systems without contacting them or relying on reliable information from various companies, including the 'button' which has been operating for over 8 years and during this time many children survived thanks to the technology it leads. On a personal level - do not wait for any law, take the safety of your children into your own hands and go out and purchase a life-saving system, "Kammerler said.
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