A group of teachers and students of several schools in Fujairah, complained about the excessive speed of some school bus drivers, and not to take caution when entering the assigned parking, demanding the need to monitor and tighten violations against them, to preserve the safety of students and road users, especially after the occurrence of three school bus accidents at the beginning of the year School, this year, in the east coast.
For its part, the Emirates Transport Corporation, the East Coast Branch, imposed several penalties in the case of non-compliance with the safety rules, up to termination of services, pointing out that the driver is obliged to certain speeds must not be exceeded, in order to protect the safety of passengers and students on the road.
In detail, Shamma al-Kindi said: “While driving on an internal road in the emirate, I was surprised by the passing of a school bus loaded with students on my side at a very high speed and not allowed, which made me catch up with her to understand with the driver to reduce his speed, but he did not respond and continued way without turning to me ».
Al-Kindi demanded the need to monitor the leaders of school buses.
Supported by the opinion of the teacher, Noura Mohammed Abdullah, demanding to tighten control over the ride and disembarkation of students to and from school buses, to ensure their safety, and obliging drivers to abide by the traffic laws in force, stressing that they are watching the race of bus drivers to get out of the main gate of the school, posing a danger to everyone who is In the courtyard allocated for parking.
She called for police patrols in every school to curb this provocative phenomenon.
Mohammed Ali Al Ali, from Fujairah Emirate, pointed out that the drivers of school buses have become a danger on some of the main and internal roads. Many of these bus collisions were caused by excessive speed, or the lack of attention of the driver to the road. Especially since most students do not commit themselves to fastening the seat belt for each seat.
Al Ali said: `` I ask the responsible authorities not to tolerate violators, and to tighten penalties on them, the lives of our children is not a game of reckless, and we are unable to deliver our children through private vehicles, but we chose school buses because there are laws that keep them on the roads more than others. ''
The Emirates Transport, East Coast Branch, confirmed that bus drivers are continuously undergoing intensive courses on compliance with the requirements of security and safety during the school transport process, even if they are free of them, and are trained in the evacuation of school bus in emergency, and how to deal with fire accidents and others, Prepare lectures and awareness sessions for them on traffic laws, tips and guidelines that must be adhered to by the driver and supervisor during the transfer of students on the return.
It also installed bus monitoring devices, including a bus tracking device attached to the operating room at the Ministry of Education, in addition to the operations room of the institution, and cameras located in buses to monitor the movement of students inside them, and tracking buses with round trips for students, and each driver has a road map to stick throughout the semester, He is obliged not to change his way.
Emirates Transport confirms imposition
Penalties, in case of non-compliance of the driver
By safety rules, you reach the termination of his services.