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On the Road to Safe School Transport in China

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On the Road to Safe School Transport in China ⌵︎

Recent accidents have brought attention in China to the issue of school transport safety. This note reviews the practice in countries with established school transport systems, takes a look at the current state of school transport safety in China, and recommends specific actions for China to improve its school transport services and systems.

Proper school bus design and maintenance, sound driver qualifications and continual training, as well as a regulatory framework are some of the key factors for a safer school transport system, said a new World Bank paper which offers recommendations on how to ensure the safety of children in school buses based on examples and best practices from other countries.

The World Bank paper titled On the Road to Safe School Transport in China prepared by Fei Deng and Geoffrey Kurgan draws on examples from the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Japan as well as a number of other countries with established school transport systems. Investigation of the school bus industries in these countries reveals a number of design features that enhance school bus safety; use of a systematic maintenance program; regulatory systems that govern buses, drivers, as well as the behavior of other motorists; institutional frameworks that leverage support from multiple government agencies; and a number of effective financing and operational models.

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