Nalanda Public School

BUS SAFETY RULES

GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOL BUS SAFETY BY THE GOVERNMENT

The Maharashtra Motor Vehicles Rules and Regulation, 2010, the first of its kind across the country for the safety of school children, proposes to set up a district school bus safety committee for each district under the chairmanship of the commissioner of police or the district superintendent of police. Among detailed guidelines for the School and transporter, Parents are requested to take cognizance of the following.:

All vehicles to have a first aid box, fire extingCuisher, attendant and emergency exit.
The buses should carry a list of students along with their blood group and residential addresses.
Only authorised persons can receive KG students at bus stops, else the students shall be taken back to school and their parents called to fetch the child.
Schools should employ adequate traffic wardens in consultation with the traffic police.
A lady attendant assists children when boarding and alighting from the buses.
Ensure no eatables or drinks are offered to children on the bus by staff unless provided by the school.
Auto-rickshaws used to transport school children will be phased out in three years.
t has also been proposed that while there will be a complete ban on parking of private vehicles within a distance of 200 mtrs of the main entrance of the school, the regional transport authority will specify the parking and halting places at appropriate locations for school buses.