They made 5 suggestions to reduce student accidents
NBK members request psychological tests for school bus drivers
Members of the Federal National Council stressed the inevitability of modernizing the school bus system, in light of the persistence of the phenomenon of accidents that often cause the death of children without fault, stressing the importance of doubling the safety requirements inside each bus.
In exclusive statements to "Emirates Today", the members concluded with five proposals that would reduce school bus accidents, including "assigning mandatory training courses for all school bus drivers", "assigning small-sized buses to transport students of young ages, so that the driver can drive He watches them all from the front and rear mirrors”, “carrying out body tests for each bus driver to measure his psychological capabilities, personal characteristics and culture before appointment”, “submitting the currently appointed bus drivers to periodic medical and psychological examinations to ensure their readiness and health and psychological fitness to perform their job”, and finally “assigning responsibility for the movement of Drivers and buses to the most prominent officials in schools.
In detail, the First Vice-President of the Council, Hamad Ahmed Al-Rahoumi, called for tightening control measures on buses and their drivers, by setting up unified and approved procedures and mechanisms for periodic and sudden inspection, in addition to intensifying indicative campaigns aimed at educating drivers about the importance and danger of their work, and urging them not to tolerate responsibility To protect the little ones.
Al Rahoumi stressed the importance of allocating mandatory training courses for school bus drivers, including qualifying them to deal with children, and taking into account the requirements of safety factors in each bus, stressing the need to “assign responsibility for the movement of drivers and buses to the most prominent officials in schools, to ensure that drivers abide by the instructions, rather than just assigning these Responsibility for employees who have no control over them.”
The second deputy chairman of the council, Naama Al-Sharhan, suggested allocating small buses to transport students of young ages, so that the driver can see them all from the front and rear mirrors, especially since large buses block the drivers’ view of young children due to the “height of the bus.”
Al-Sharhan said, "School bus accidents have become a societal concern, and radical solutions should be developed to end them. The buses must be appropriate to the ages of the students, and safety requirements must be doubled in terms of the presence of a supervisor whose role is to ensure safe entry and exit from the bus, in addition to educating drivers of the need to pay attention. And check before setting off.
It should also intensify awareness campaigns for children to teach them how to protect themselves by setting guidelines for them.”
The head of the Education, Culture, Youth, Sports and Media Affairs Committee, Adnan Hamad Al Hammadi, blamed the increase in school bus accidents on the driver selection system in the first place, proposing to conduct “body tests” for each driver to measure his psychological capabilities, personal traits, culture, habits and the extent of his ability to deal with children. and protect them.
He also called for bus drivers to be subjected to periodic medical and psychological examinations to ensure their readiness and health and psychological fitness to perform their job.
Al Hammadi said that "the school bus driver should not be just a person who holds a driver's license and has experience in driving vehicles and buses in his country. The matter goes far beyond that because the owners of this profession (bus driver) must have personal qualities and characteristics characterized by responsibility, calm and social culture." The whole society pays the price for the lack of awareness of bus drivers.
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