Month: September 2016

Govt Grants Approval for Special-Needs Children’s School Bus Safety Rules

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The parents of a special needs student, Hun JoonLee, who died after being left alone on a school bus thanked California Governor, Jerry Brown, for signing off a legislation in relation to equipping alarm system on school buses, that ensures passengers are not forgotten.

 Hun Joon Lee's mother considers it as a blessing for the Governor to sign the bill that enables children who ride school buses to reach their destination safely. 

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Armando Abel Ramirez, Lee's school bus driver, failed to check the bus after dropping off students in the morning and locked it in the bus yard exposed to summer heat. He was charged for this serious crime.

According to the bill, proposed by Senator Tony Mendoza (D-Artesia), all school buses in California should be equipped with child safety alarms. When the bus is turned off, alarm system generates a noise and driver needs to put off the system which ensures that the vehicle is being checked.

The Bill also requires drivers to receive training in carrying out child-safety check procedures.

Mendoza assures that “The Paul Lee School Bus Safety Law” protect every child to and from school everyday thereby putting an end to parent's misery regarding safety of their children.

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Importance of Student Road Safety Education

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Road safety education is very much essential in today’s world as road traffic is becoming increasingly busy. Years ago, it was safe for your child to travel on the road without a care, but things have changed since then. Now there are more cars, scooters, motorbikes, buses etc. on the road.

Most of the educational institutions now organize road safety education for improving student road safety. This will contain educational activities that help you to gain more knowledge about road safety.

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You should give appropriate education regarding student road safety to children as well as young ones to let them be aware about road safety and the importance of learning it. Just like other social things, road safety education is necessary and it should be started right from  your kid’s childhood.

How can you give road safety education effectively?

As a parent, you will always try to wrap your children in your arms and take them away from all risky situations. By providing proper road safety education, you will be able to protect your child away from dangers caused by road accidents. You can give them certain facts, show the possible dangers and risks involved, explain ways to keep them safe and develop their skills in understanding consequences.

There are many interesting ways by which you can teach your children about road safety. You can create a traffic environment for your children, allow them to ride their own bikes or scooters and learn the rules of the road. Also, you can organize classes taken by police officials to make your children be aware of basic road safety rules.

“You are never too young to learn”

You may be well aware of road safety programs, but do you know how important it is to your life? Let’s check it out:

  • In most of the foreign countries, road safety education is considered as a necessary education. It will be better, if you provide basic road safety education by bringing it to early childhood, primary and secondary schools
  • Your children will get an overall idea about the principles of crossing road, importance of helmets, how to use zebra crossings and awareness of basic safety rules. Through this education, you will be provided with knowledge and awareness about the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and passengers
  • Education on student road safety can encourage you to take necessary action that will make your children safe, secure and thereby help them to have awareness about road safety.  In road safety education, you have a vital role to play in forming and developing various skills related to road safety

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  • You will be able to know about your child’s developmental skill and ability to distinguish between passenger, pedestrian, low traffic and heavy traffic. As a parent, your participation in safety programs can make it more effective and successful
  • As a parent, your role will have a great significance in safety programs. You can become a good role model to your children by wearing a seat belt while driving, reducing unnecessary speeding, avoiding  careless driving, taking care of other passengers and pedestrians. This can have a positive impact on child’s mind as they can follow you easily and thus get adequate supervision on road
  • By conducting safety programs, you will not only be able to create awareness among the younger ones, but also among elders about the traffic strategies
  • With the safety programs, you can reduce the number of injuries and deaths caused by road accidents. Involvement of road safety professionals helps you to better plan and support road safety programs and provide proper training to your children. For creating better awareness, you can seek the aid of internet facility

Consequences and Solutions to Consider:

Road accidents are the leading cause of death and hospitalisation in today’s world. It’s not unusual that your children become the victim of road related injuries. You will be able to solve this issue by providing proper road safety education to your children. Also, you should learn to use road responsibly and make your children be aware of the road system from an early age.

Road safety education plays a vital role in shaping the attitude and behavior of children as well as young people, thereby ensuring that they become a responsible driver, passenger, pedestrian, and cyclist.

Help your child to be a safer road user

“Female School Bus Attendant Compulsory”, says State Road Transport Authority of Madhya Pradesh

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State Road Transport Authority of Madhya Pradesh made female school bus attendant compulsory to ensure school bus safety for girls.

The decision was taken in response to Supreme Court guideline which mentions that school authorities should compulsorily appoint female school bus attendants.

"There must be a female attendant/teacher/female driver or conductor in the bus when it is ferrying girl students," the guideline states.

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Girl students may feel unsafe and uncomfortable if there is no female attendant in the school bus. To avoid such situation, principal or co-ordinator must take initiative to appoint female school bus attendant. 

Indore regional transport office said that school bus management approved the resolution for safe and secure school bus journey for girl students.

 "The RTA has passed a resolution on Monday in which it has made it clear that every school has to have at least one female attendant on all of their buses which are used to ferry girl students", said Indore regional transport officer, MP Singh.

The new resolution will be circulated to all schools of the district. "This will also allow transport department to initiate legal action against the school management or authorities if they fail to abide by this rule," Singh added.
 

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Road Safety Rules(India) & Why they are Important

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Every country has its own road safety rules and regulations for the best interests of citizens. Road safety rules in India are designed as per the best interests of citizens. As a citizen, you have certain important roles and responsibilities. For making the safety efforts successful, you need to follow the rules persistently.

As you a citizen of a  huge country like India, you may face problem in rule execution. India is a country having 29 states, each having their own governing body, villages, panchayats etc. and hence it is a difficult task to manage them effectively. 

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Here follows some of the important road safety rules that you should follow while driving in India:

  • As per the Indian law, you should have minimum 18 years of age to avail a driving license. 
  • While driving, you should not use mobile phones  as it can cause serious road accidents
  • Drinking and driving is not allowed as it seems to be a deadly combination for you
  • You need to wear seat belt while driving a four wheeler
  • You should not honk unnecessarily especially when you are near a hospital or school
  • You should follow the speed limit fixed for your respective vehicle
  • Red light jumping is a great offence. You will be given a huge penalty for red light jumping and sometimes your license will be taken by traffic police
  • You need to drive carefully near a school, as kids have the tendency to run on the road without watching out for vehicles 
  • You can make use of zebra crossing for crossing the road
  • Helmets are necessary when you use two wheelers for travelling 
  • Make sure that you keep left on the road, when you use cycles for travelling
  • For having a safe journey, you should be aware about various signboards

In addition to this, there are certain road safety rules for pedestrians that  should keep notice:

  • As a pedestrian, you should walk on the footpath and not in the middle of the road 
  • Look right, then left and right again. This rule should always be kept in the mind 
  • Always try to walk on the left side of the road
  • You should cross the road at the zebra crossing

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The following are certain rules for bus commuters that you should consider:

  • As a bus commuter, you should always board  bus at the bus stop
  • A bus driver should not stop  bus in the middle of the road
  • It is hazardous for you to hang outside the running bus. If the bus seems crowded, you can wait for another bus rather put your life into danger

In fact, all these rules are made for Indians to assure safety. A little carelessness or impatience can lead to serious issues and hence it is better for you to stick onto the rules without hesitation. Overspeeding can be a deadly enemy of your life,  so it is better to avoid it. 

As a responsible citizen, you need to be more compassionate for improving road safety of India. You should not think rules as something useless but it should be considered as a medium to help each other and thus become sensitive towards citizens. It is better for you to respect and follow the rules that are put forward by the Indian Government as it is created for your own safety and welfare. All the road safety rules and regulations make your driving a better experience.