You all made me rethink the ‘built-in alarm’ system. It seemed possible - based on the ‘engine, oil, heat, lights’ red alerts already on most dashboards. But as you pointed out - why add another expense unnecessarily?
Since not all auto owners drive children or the elderly with them - perhaps the current phone/GPS systems could be programmed to beep when we arrive at our destinations - with an announcement to “remove passengers’.
Thanks for your comments - I had a hard time logging on - so I went out for a lobster lunch.
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A better technology already exist to do what you want.
The GPS systems where you attach a tag to article you dont want to lose and then tells you where they are when lost.
So you tag your child or elderly parent then a ll that is needed is to modify that system slightly so that if you get more than say 20 feet away from the tag it alarms your phone.
Such a product is easily doable and I would think a desirable product for those with children. Many old folks homes have similar devices to detect patients that wander away.
So lets leave some personal responsibility with parents and guardians and not force everyone to pay for the mistakes of a very few.
The government already mandates enough money wasting rules and regulations on us.
One of the simplest,low tech ways to remember that you have a backseat passenger is to put something you will need in the backseat.
A purse,a wallet,a cell phone.a briefcase-——something.
Not a perfect solution and accidents will still happen as long as humans inhabit the earth.
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