Abu Dhabi Police requires school bus drivers to observe five rules, ensuring the safety of students while taking them to and from school, not using the phone while driving the school bus, maintaining the legal speed, maintaining the bus before moving off, and using the stop lever when students board and disembark. and Fastening the Belt.Student Safety.

Pay attention and pay attention while driving, pay attention to pedestrians, road signs and its surroundings, follow the instructions of traffic workers and follow them, and avoid accidents. Promote positive behavior among drivers and introduce laws and regulations to protect the safety of students on their way to and from school.

Five tasks have been identified for male and female invigilators to ensure that the students are seated, to remain calm while the bus is running, to monitor their safety while boarding and alighting the bus, and to contact the concerned authorities in case of emergency. Students were ejected from the bus during its final stop.

Abu Dhabi Police has called on school bus supervisors and drivers to adhere to traffic laws, noting that they have conducted several awareness workshops for school bus drivers and supervisors.

The Directorate of Traffic and Patrols at the Abu Dhabi Police General Command implemented the “Back to School” initiative at the start of the academic year within the framework of a nationwide federal campaign under the slogan “Our Children Hope”.

It emphasized its interest in improving traffic awareness among drivers by implementing activities and traffic awareness programs as part of efforts aimed at improving responsibility for following traffic rules and regulations and reducing the causes leading to traffic accidents and resulting deaths. Serious injuries.

He emphasized on the need to observe complete stopping of vehicles when the stop arm is opened for buses at a distance of not less than five meters (in both directions) to avoid penalty. Dh1,000 and 10 traffic points for buses carrying school children if drivers do not stop when they see a stop sign.

It also stressed the importance of raising awareness among families on traffic safety and the importance of providing a safe environment for school students, awareness programs on pedestrian safety, focusing on nothing but the road, and wearing seat belts while driving. Leave adequate safety distance when standing behind school buses.