In response to incidents such as the death of a 3-year-old girl who was left behind on a school bus in Shizuoka Prefecture, a company in Aichi Prefecture has developed a new safety device to prevent people being left behind. operated.
Under these circumstances, the government held a ``meeting of related ministries'' on the 29th to compile measures to prevent recurrence, and Minister Ogura, the minister in charge of the declining birthrate, ordered a shuttle bus to nursery schools, kindergartens, and certified children's centers nationwide to prevent people from being left behind. We have instructed the relevant ministries and agencies to oblige us to install safety devices for safety.
Trial operation at a kindergarten to be introduced
The device was developed by Kato Denki, a security equipment manufacturer in Aichi Prefecture, and was tested on the shuttle bus of a kindergarten in Tokyo, which is scheduled to be introduced on the 29th.
"Alarm sound when turning off the engine" → "Press the switch at the rear of the car to stop"
When the engine is turned off, the device sounds an alarm and is stopped by pushing a switch at the rear of the vehicle.
In addition, in preparation for oversight, a mechanism that sounds an alarm when a sensor detects a person's movement in the car is standard equipment, and a function to notify the registered destination by e-mail is also available.
It is scheduled to go on sale from October 7, with a price of about 80,000 to 120,000 yen, including installation costs.
According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, as far as we know, this is the first time that a domestic company has put such a device into practical use.
Manabu Kato, the president of the manufacturer that developed the device, said, ``Last year, there was a similar incident in Fukuoka Prefecture, and we developed it because we wanted to protect children.
Government to compile measures to prevent recurrence "Relevant ministries meeting"
In October, the government decided to compile measures to prevent recurrence, and held a "meeting of related ministries" on the 29th toward that.
Ogura's declining birth rate instructs "obligation" of safety devices
Kokura, the minister in charge of child policy, has instructed related ministries and agencies to oblige the installation of safety devices on the shuttle buses of about 16,000 facilities such as nursery schools, kindergartens, and certified children's centers nationwide to prevent people being left behind. Did.
I also instructed them to formulate specific support measures for nursery schools, etc., including the preparation of guidelines on the specifications of safety devices and safety management manuals for the operation of shuttle buses, as well as the necessary financial measures. .
"To compile recurrence prevention measures with a sense of urgency"
After the meeting, Minister Ogura said at a press conference, ``We have decided that it is necessary to make it mandatory to have safety devices in order to ensure that the whereabouts of infants can be confirmed. We will accelerate the work to compile recurrence prevention measures with this."