Southern Maryland Minority Chamber of Commerce
Advantages of School Buses: Ensured Efficiency, Environmental Impact, and Safety
A School Bus has been utilized since the 19th Century and has undergone several changes to ensure the safety and the efficiency it offers for students. It has been made with the intention to give students that live far away from their school a sense of comfort of traversal rather than walking miles away from their home to their school. These buses may be owned by the school, leased, or contracted to, or operated by the school or school district. They also have a different build so that they are easily distinguished in traffic. Furthermore, buses not only help students and parents alike, they also help the environment surrounding them. Here are some aspects that school buses help and excels in efficiency.
Reduces Traffic Congestion:
With the utilization of school buses, there will be less cars on the road. Parents won’t have to drive their children to school so there will be less cars in traffic. A school bus has a maximum capacity of 72 students per bus, this would mean there would be 72 cars less en route to the school so it will greatly reduce traffic. School buses will also be easily distinguishable in traffic and is on a separate lane for safety and faster traversal towards the school.
Safe Transportation:
Schools hire bus drivers who are well skilled and knowledgeable in traffic. School bus drivers should have a professional driver's license and a clean driving record to ensure that they are capable of providing safety to the children on board. School buses over the years have undergone changes in their build and materials used to ensure that they will be safe to board even for long distance travels so you can rest easy when your children are onboard a school bus.
Time Efficient
Having your children ride the school bus to school won’t only help them get there in time but will also give you a lot of time to prepare yourself to go to work. Knowing that they’re on time safely arriving in school will give you less worries and will help you focus on your daily errands in the morning and also help you focus on starting your day and getting to work.
Environmental Impact:
A school bus may not be environmentally friendly because it still emits gasses that are hazardous to our environment, But having school buses will lessen the need for more cars to be on the road. This will help lessen the carbon emissions greatly by a huge margin. As technology advances, there are also new models of school buses that are environmentally friendly and on the greener side such as electric buses.
Social Interaction:
Nowadays, kids spend more time on their gadgets and devices and it leads to the lack of social awareness for children. Children tend to be shy and don’t know how to talk to kids their age, this will lead to the children having low self-esteem, low confidence, and low conversation building skills. Having them ride the bus will open up to opportunities for them to talk with their schoolmates and build bonds rather than watching other kids play on their devices.
These are some of the aspects that School Buses will greatly help the students, parents and the community around it. We highly suggest that we all support the use of School buses as the main transportation of our children.
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