The goal is to ensure that school transport vehicles comply with safety requisites and the administrative conditions regulating this activity, and to reduce the number of accidents and victims.
The campaign will be in place until Sunday, 9 June, focusing on the times when people enter and leave schools, from 8 am to 9.30 am and from 3.30 pm to 6 pm. While priority will be given to areas around schools, the campaign will be active in all city streets.
Checks will be made on all types of transport used by students to get to school, such as coaches, minibuses etc, with special attention to be given to circulation and the administrative conditions relating to these types of vehicles. The campaign will also check that they respect traffic regulations and comply with all technical and documentary requisites. If necessary, vehicles may be immobilised.
The campaign will mainly focus on infringements relating to the following:
- Administrative conditions: specific school transport permits held by drivers, mandatory insurance policies etc.
- Service provision conditions: occupancy, time spent driving and resting, presence of another person (with the right profile) when obligatory etc.
- Technical conditions for vehicles: technical inspections, condition of tyres, safety belts, reversing indicator, screens, state of emergency exits etc.
With these types of vehicles, minors should always have their own seat, each with a seatbelt, and passengers over the age of three and up to 135 cm tall must also wear a seatbelt or similar safety system installed on the seat of the vehicle.
Road accident victims can be avoided, so all parties involved need to gain greater awareness and become increasing involved in reaching the goal of halving the number of deaths and serious injuries, as set out in the Road Safety Strategy 2023, with a view to achieving zero road deaths by 2050.