UAE authorities remind motorists to make complete stop when school buses show ‘Stop’ sign

UAE authorities remind motorists to make complete stop when school buses show ‘Stop’ sign

Abu Dhabi: Ahead of the start of the term next week, the Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) has reminded motorists in Abu Dhabi to make a complete stop when school buses display the Stop sign, or face a Dh1,000 fine and 10 traffic black points. When students are crossing the road, buses must also use flashing lights, and motorists must also look out for these, added Abu Dhabi emirate’s public transport regulator, which is part of the Department of Municipalities and Transport. The guidelines follow a comprehensive campaign undertaken by the ITC to ensure the safety of more than 155,000 students who use school buses in the emirate to get to and from school. During its campaign, the ITC stressed that bus operators, drivers, supervisors and attendants must comply with all the regulations and requirements that apply to school transport safety. Bus drivers must therefore conduct daily maintenance checks of vehicles, and adhere to road-specific speed limits and bus routes. Drivers must also ensure that they display the side-mounted Stop sign when making stops to help children board or disembark. Bus supervisors, on the other hand, must ensure that children do not disembark in non-desginated areas, and that the bus is