No mandatory belt and reflective vest, more than 3,000 student’s ghosts or the lack of escorts. The safety Critical in school transport rain. The Walloon MP MR, Valerie De returned to the charge in Parliament to the Minister Antonio Di Carlo (transport and mobility).
For the liberal parliamentarian, it is essential “to drastically improve the security of school transportation.” Four points need to change to improve the safety of school transport. First, it’s compulsory wearing of seatbelts. Second, impose the presence of a fluorescent vest in each bus for each child. Third, set up an evacuation plan for school buses and ensure its effective communication to users. Fourth, provide continuously children a secure waiting area.
In Parliament, she questions the minister on the four proposals discussed above. “Sir, can the minister tell me where he is in this thinking? Are there a project to improve safety inside but also outside the school bus?”
Minister Di Carlo Antonio (HRC) said that various Tec have conducted here and there some actions to improve the situation.
These include the training given in schools. “During this initiation, an instructor teaches students including the proper way to evacuate a large size vehicle. Emergency plans in coordination with the emergency services were set up in two provinces, and a third experience in preparation “, said the minister.
Regarding the reflective yellow vests, Tec, with the approval of the Minister, has opted for a smaller model, the reflective armband. It will be provided “to pupils attending school routes, as part of an awareness campaign on how to equip when traveling in the dark.”
The Minister concluded that security will be strengthened in the new specification, “including imposing the compulsory wearing of seatbelts.”