Device to mark students entering, exiting buses

The Executive Committee of School Transport has released the smart systems specifications and requirements for Child Protection System in School Transport.

These specifications and requirements were developed as part of the school transport project, to implement the standards and legislations of school transportation. The committee members include the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, Department of Transport and Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec).

The new system requires commitment to developing safety and security specifications, proceeding with developing tracking system conditions, monitoring school busses and their integration.

- Buses must be equipped with cameras, speed and accidents monitoring system, in addition to biannual evaluation standards for functional performance of the driver.

- Students’ entering and exiting moves will be registered via a wearable technology that supports near field communication (NFC).

The committee stated that it will discuss the scope of compliance to the standard specifications related to school bus requirements, and the fulfillment of other standards.

Brigadier Hussein Ahmed Al Harithi, Director of Traffic and Patrols Directorate and Chairman of the Executive Committee of School Transport in Abu Dhabi, said: "The current phase cover 100 school buses in cooperation with Emirates Transport.

“Over the next phases, the project will cover the rest of school buses across the emirate of Abu Dhabi according to a certain schedule."

He explained: "This initiative aims to guarantee children safety aboard school buses by monitoring bus location, route and stops, in addition to ‘live’ audio-video monitoring, maintaining recordings and monitoring children as they get on and off the busses."

Al Harithi highlighted the importance of involving all society categories and empowering the role of schools, parents, education and administrative bodies and school bus drivers, in order to promote traffic safety for student during the new academic year.

Director of Traffic and Patrols Directorate noted: "It is very important to promote communication among all concerned categories and sectors by increasing activities to raise awareness among students, drivers, and supervisors, in addition to printing booklets and brochures, including coloring books for children, and promoting awareness via games and other means."

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