The traffic police department in Bengaluru has decided to ban school buses from operating after 8.30 am when the morning rush hour begins. The new campaign aims at reducing traffic problems in the city.
IPS officer M A Saleem, the city’s newly-appointed traffic commissioner said that no school bus will be allowed to stop near schools and violators will have to pay a penalty after 8.30 am.
“We have already instructed school management to start classes early,” he said.
Safe Passage Route For Buses by Traffic Police
The traffic police department will also enforce a ‘dedicated carriageway’ and a ‘safe passage way’ to ensure that children get to school safely.
“Parents will be given one entry and one exit point. They can drive their vehicles from the entry point and drop their kids in the playground and drive back to the exit point. This avoids parents stopping by the main roads to drop their kids,” said another traffic cop.
In the past it was noted that school buses park outside their respective schools throughout the day till it is time to drop students home, and thereby block part of the road, causing a major setback to commuters during that time. Therefore notices has been issued to schools to park school buses inside the campus.
