Minimum gesture, maximum safety: while schoolchildren neglect to wear the neon safety vest, yet compulsory, and put themselves in danger, LTC announces checks and penalties.
A year ago, at the start of the All Saints holidays, Lannion Trégor community decided to provide high visibility vests for the 3,550 pupils and students who use the community school transport network.
From November, and especially with the time change, children are indeed even less visible.
This action is not a national obligation; it attests to the agglomeration's desire to guarantee optimal safety conditions for school bus services.
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Control actions
The Transport service will carry out checks at bus stops or arrival in establishments to check that the child has his subscription card and is wearing his life jacket.
In the event of non-compliance with these instructions, a letter will be sent to the families to remind them that, by the regulations, their child is exposed to penalties, which may range from a warning to temporary or even definitive exclusion depending on the situation. the criteria of seriousness and recurrence.
A question of children's visibility
Wearing a life jacket saves lives! The number of accidents is highest in France during the home-stop bus journey. During the day, this orange vest is visible 300 m away. At night, the reflective strips are visible 150 m away. As the school transport activity takes place mainly early in the morning or late at night, children's visibility is indeed reduced, especially during the winter.
The fluorescent vest is also very useful during the coach journey, especially if the coach must be evacuated in the event of an accident or incident.
An obligation that serves as a ticket
The obligation to wear a high visibility vest was added to the internal school transportation regulations this year and new school subscribers all received a high visibility vest.
This safety device must therefore be worn throughout the journey from home to the establishment and back, throughout the school year, whatever the season or the visibility conditions: morning, noon, and evening, even in clear weather.
It is compulsory for middle and high school students. It is equivalent to a transport ticket with the school season ticket and is inseparable from this card.
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