CAVANAGHS BUS SERVICE

1 Tozer Street
Kempsey NSW 2440
Phone 65627800 - Fax 65631422
Email: cavbus@cavanaghs.com.au

Operate School Bus Services To;

School Bus Safety

Assist your child to become a safer bus traveller:

• arrange for an adult to accompany your child to and from the bus stop
  

• hold your young child's hand in the traffic environment
  
• wait for your child on the same side of the road as the bus stops - NEVER on the opposite side of the road
  
• NEVER call your child across the road to meet you
  
• set and implement family rules about safe behaviour in the traffic environment - children feel happier and more secure when reasonable limits are set for them
  
• praise and reward safe behaviour - praise is much more effective than punishment
  
• check with your child's teacher about school bus safety rules

Ensure that your child understands how to cross the road after alighting from a bus, i.e. to:

• WAIT on the footpath until the bus has driven away before choosing the safest place to cross.
  

• WATCH until there is no traffic or the traffic has stopped.
  
• WALK quickly across the road, turning to both left and right to look and listen for traffic.

CAVANAGHS BUS SERVICE

Most parents are concerned about the safety of their children traveling to and from school. Because of this, many parents elect to drive their children or have them driven by another adult. They believe their children are safest in a private car. The fact is Buses offer the safest form of school travel. Research carried out by the University of Sydney in 1994, indicates that buses offer the safest mode of transport to and from school.

The findings show that buses are:

7 times safer than using the family car.

31 times safer than walking to school.

228 times safer than cycling to school.

When parents were asked during the survey to rank school transport in order of safety, the car received the biggest vote of confidence.
This is a very alarming misconception - especially if it leads parents to deny their children the relative safety of the bus and expose them to much greater danger in private cars. Your local bus company is very aware of parents' concern with the safety of students travelling to and from school.
Cavanaghs Bus Service is dedicated to the utmost care of your children by ensuring all aspects of our service conform to the best possible standards.
Drivers: Our drivers are fully licensed, authorised and specially selected and trained to provide the highest level of service and safety.

Fleet: We have a fleet of quality buses, equipped with mobile phone communications and conforming to all government requirements for Operator Accreditation.

Maintenance Backup: Our vehicles are thoroughly maintained through a comprehensive computerised service program to ensure maximum efficiency and safety.


When choosing school travel ... choose wisely.

Deliver your children to and from school by the safest and most reliable means:

A Bus.......