Tomorrow is a special day

It is the day that Isabelle's law comes into place.

After endless courage, from her mummy, daddy, and siblings.

A few days ago Belle's mummy posted this on her blog CLICK

Child car seat rules to honour Isabelle

February 19, 2010

As a lasting memorial to Isabelle Broadhead's all-too-brief life, new child restraint laws for cars in NSW will come into effect next month.

The new rules will mean children have to be strapped into special restraints until they are seven years old.

The regulations aim to reduce injuries caused by letting children use adult seatbelts too soon.

Three-year-old Isabelle died after an accident in 2006 that occurred while she was using a booster seat and an adult seatbelt in a car travelling just 40km/h near Wollongong.

Since then her parents, Danielle and Noel Broadhead, have been campaigning for better regulations to keep children safe

The new rules that come into operation in NSW on March 1 - officially known as the Road Amendment (Isabelle Broadhead Child Restraint Measures) - were signed off by NSW Governor Marie Bashir this week.

The rules require children to be strapped into a rear-facing restraint until they are six months old, a child seat until they are four, and a booster seat until they are seven.

At present only children up to the age of one have to travel in approved baby capsules.

NSW Transport and Roads Minister David Campbell said the Broadhead's story was a sad one but what they have achieved for their daughter and for other children was something they should be proud of.

"Their effort and hard work is inspiration to us all," Mr Campbell said on Friday.

About 10 children aged under seven are killed in car crashes and about 480 are injured across the state each year, Mr Campbell says.

"National statistics are horrific with up to 80 children killed and almost 4000 injured each year," he said.

Information on the new requirements can be found on the Roads and Traffic Authority website - www.rta.nsw.gov.au.

Thankyou Danielle, Noel, Maddy, Mason and Oliver for Sharing Belle with us. Thank you for fighting to make other children safer in cars. thank you for your endless bravery and courage.