Avoid Accident Risks, Surabaya City Orders Free School Buses

Free school buses provided by the Surabaya City Government (ANTARA)

SURABAYA - The Surabaya City Transportation Service (Dishub) provides nine free school bus fleets to reduce the use of motorized vehicles for minors and reduce traffic accidents. Head of Surabaya City Transportation Agency, Tundjung Iswandaru, said that his party is committed to providing friendly, safe, and comfortable transportation services and facilities for students in the city of Surabaya. "Armada school buses to reduce the use of motorized vehicles for minors and reduce the number of traffic accidents involving students," he said, quoted by ANTARA, Friday, February 3. This, he continued, was an effort to support the concept of a Child-Friendly City (KLA) for the welfare and protection of children in the City of Heroes, as well as to support the Save Our Student (SOS) program to create security, safety, smooth traffic, and suppress cases of accidents involving minors. Students in the city of Surabaya starting from elementary schools (SD), Junior High School (SMP), to High School/High School (SMA/SMK) can take advantage of school bus services free of charge or free. They can register as school bus participants at the Park and Ride 2nd Floor office on Jalan Mayjend Sungkono Number 12 Surabaya City, by bringing photocopies of Family Cards (KK), when taking 4x6 photos, photocopies of Student Cards, to get school bus cards. "The provision of transportation transportation for students is school bus. Transportation has been carried out. providing five departure gathering points in Surabaya. These points are in every area of Surabaya heading to the middle of the city on Jalan Wijaya Kusuma," he said.The departure gathering points include the Rungkut District Office, Surabaya City Transportation Agency office, Tandes District Office, Romokalisari, and Tambak Sarioso. "Then from Tambak Sarioso to the flats and the exit of many students there, then another one from Tambak Osowilangun to the middle of the city," said Tundjung.Tundjung admitting that the provision of school bus transportation helps make it easier for parents to deliver their children, so that they can be sure to get safe and comfortable transportation services starting from home to school or vice versa. "In the school bus, it is also equipped with a tapping machine, the device has been prepared to detect it, it can be monitored whether students are taking the bus or not. He was worried that he would not take the bus because usually it is for The bus passengers are busy when leaving, "he said. He explained that the provision of transportation for students in the city of Surabaya also aims to prevent students from using private transportation, because the age criteria for using motorized vehicles do not meet the requirements, so the Surabaya City Government provides school bus transportation. "We try to provide a sense of security to parents when releasing their children to go to school on their own. Of course, usually parents drop them off at the point "The departure is to ensure the child is in school. We also ensure that the data we provide for children who always take school buses is always available," said Tundjung. Furthermore, there are nine school bus fleets that are used as shuttle services for students. They can enjoy the service starting at 05.30 WIB for departure hours and at 15.30 WIB for pick-up hours. One school bus fleet can accommodate 25 students. "This year we also plan to add five more "The school bus fleet is again so that it can reach other routes," he said.