90% of school bus accidents happen due to hitting

The bus is one of the safest means of transport to travel and the most used by children to travel to school every day. According to data from DGT Traffic DG, in Spain, 40 percent of the private bus fleet, about 17,000 buses, provide school transport services and 90 percent of accidents occur during the ups and downs of the bus. bus, being the majority abuses by distraction.

Getting the daily journeys to take place with guarantees is the objective of the DGT. And for this it is necessary that children know as soon as possible the basic rules of road education.

Tips for traveling safely on the school bus

To teach children the most important standards of road safety and education, the essential thing is to set a good example. If we have to accompany the children every morning to the bus stop on the school route, we have to bear in mind the following tips:

- Go to the stop with enough time
- Do not wait with the car in double row
- Get out of the car on the side of the sidewalk and not on the side of the road
- Look on both sides of the street before crossing
- The child must always go on the inside of the sidewalk, parents or accompanying adults by the one that faces the road
- Always use the steps of zebra
- Board the bus only when it is stopped
- Remain seated when the bus is moving
- Always wear a seat belt
- Place the school's backpacks in the upper compartments reserved for this purpose
- Do not lean your legs on the front seat, try to bring your feet on the ground and maintain a correct position
- Never walk behind the bus
- When we pass in front of a bus, make sure that the driver has seen us

On the school bus, teachers look after safety

The role of the teacher during school trips is to reinforce the contents of road safety education, remembering both the safety rules and the values ​​of respect and coexistence. During the journey, the teacher can remind the students:

- Where is the bus kit?
- What are the emergency windows
- Where fire extinguishers are located
- What is the emergency call button

The presence of a teacher is essential to ensure safety on the school bus, because if the children are disturbed and do not stay in their places, their presence will be necessary to calm them down and the driver can focus all their attention on the road. The teacher ensures that all children travel well seated and wear the seat belt. As the law dictates, if the 50 percent of students who travel on that school bus are under 12, there always has to be a teacher at your expense.

Road safety drills in schools

In 2014, according to the data published by the DGT, school buses were involved in 29 traffic accidents and, according to the United Nations, 90 percent of those accidents occur when getting on or off the bus when it has not stopped completely or when it is about to start. For this reason, it is advisable to make sure that safety simulations are carried out on the bus at the center of your child, as they are regularly done at school. The children are aware that it is necessary to leave quickly and in an orderly manner, but from the saying to the fact there is a stretch, and that is why they have to practice the evacuation of the bus as they practice that of the classrooms.

Learn road safety in a fun way

If you live in Madrid or you are going to take advantage of the bridge to visit the capital, you can go to Micropolix. It is a city of educational leisure located in an area of ​​12,000 square meters in the town of San Sebastian de los Reyes. The most characteristic buildings of every conventional city are reproduced here at the scale of your children. All so that they can, for a day, play at being doctors, firemen, journalists or bankers. There are many professions among which you can choose. They will receive training and must pay everything they buy with the Micropolix currency: the eurix.

In addition, they can (and here comes the interesting thing) to get the driver's license! After all, they will be older for a day so they will deal with a lot of everyday situations and move from one place to another on the motor. In fact, there is a specific activity that teaches them the meaning of road signs and traffic lights. If you want to visit the web, remember that there are workshops in which the capacity is limited and that, if you do not want to miss them, you should sign up as soon as possible. You can also buy your tickets by calling 917 900 00. In any case always remember that you have to preach by example. If you look left and right before crossing, they will too.

Elisa García Faya