Precautions that should be taken by bus managers when the bus is filled with children, on school picnics, etc.

Children are the future of the country. So many innocent lives are lost during school bus accidents that occur due to rash and unsafe driving of the bus drivers. And major of them happen due to the improper management and maintenance of the bus contractors. For a country like India, the transport system for these kids is very miserable. 

School bus starts with you, every morning and every afternoon. Take a few minutes to make sure that all of us understand the rules of the road.

• Display the school bus sign when in use – To inform the nearby cars of the school bus.

• Discourage speeding. – Bus drivers should know that there is no need to drive fast and endanger the lives of the children.

• Seating Discipline – It is always good to make sure that students are properly seated. It is a key safety factor. We should ensure that passengers are resting fully within the 'safety compartment' of the seat - i.e., there no body parts extended into the gangway

• Children need to be seated immediately upon entering the bus.  They should not stand or move from place to place while the bus is in motion.

• Bus drivers should know that there is no need to speed and risk the lives of the children.

• It is good to ensure that windows and doors are to be opened or closed only with the permission of the bus driver.  If allowed, windows should only be opened to the indicated safety line.

• There should be no indecent conduct or loud, disruptive or profane use of language.

Your kids' favorite outfit may not always be the safest. Laces can catch in school bus doors, playground equipment, and escalators. Take proper care that the laces and strings are properly attached. By following these simple rules, you can keep your kids safe even before they get on the bus. 

It is always good to give tips to the drivers by their contractors, as it will help them to ensure safety measures both on & off the road.

We can always change the wrong things. And it is our duty as a nation to provide better facilities to the future of this country.

Unsafe transportation for school children no longer OK!!

For a highly populated country like India, which has about 4 million kids travelling to about 1 million schools, the transport system for these kids is very dismal. Most of these kids who hail from the tiny villages in the interiors of the country, have to walk miles to and from school each day. Whatever little transport service is available for these kids, is highly unorganized and totally unreliable. 

Smart Indians, looking to make a quick buck, have found an ingenious way of making money out of these poor kids miseries. They pack up to 20 kids into an auto rickshaw which has the capacity to hold only 3 adults, and ferry them like cattle. Not to mention that it’s a very unstable for of transportation and the drivers often go way above the speed limit. 

The kids often feel very sick and end up with a lot of bruises after these rides. If you thought this was the end of the miseries of these kids, there’s more. Most of these rickshaws end up in a fatal road accident, which even leads to the death of the poor kids. And all because someone wanted to make a quick buck.

Is this how we want the future generation of India to be treated? Are we going to sit back and watch these poor kids go through this misery everyday? This isn’t their or their parents or the school authorities problem. It’s our problem and our duty as a nation to provide better facilities to the future of this country.