How safe are school and bus environments? Parents’ perception of risks and hazards in the emirate of Dubai

Dghaim, Rania; Kambris, Mona El Kouatly; Barakat, Caroline

doi:10.1080/14773996.2020.1786993

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“…They also consider that boarding a public bus poses a safety risk while at a bus stop if the location of the bus stop is not strategic and lack of lighting to allow criminal happened. Dghaim et al [24] highlights that parents have concerns over safety for their children to use school bus to school including school's surrounding areas in Dubai. Mindell et al [25] emphasize that perceived safety is one of the major barriers to use public bus to school in Dunedin, New Zealand.…”

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What influences parents’ decisions to use sustainable mode (public bus) with their children? A case study in Batu Pahat, Johor

Mohd Yahya,

Ahmad Termida,

Daniel

et al. 2024

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Malaysia is facing a challenge on how to improve the quality of public transportation system along with the city’s urbanization since public transport is one of the sustainable approaches to minimise the use of private vehicles on road that mainly contributes to CO2 emissions that affect the environment, negatively. The lack of public transport services has become a barrier for people to access all the facilities and socialize among the community. Studies on the use of public transport by children are rarely discussed and has lack of attention among community. Thus, this study aims to determine parents’ perceptions in using sustainable mode such as public bus with children in terms of accessibility, affordability, safety and comfortability, as well as to analyse the subjective factors affecting parents’ decisions to use public bus with their children based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). The survey method via questionnaire has been distributed through face-to-face (self-administered questionnaire) and online method (via Google Form) among 100 adults (aged 18 and above, and married) who lives in Batu Pahat, Johor. Then, the data were analyzed by applying Mean Score Method and multiple linear regression analysis using Microsoft Excel. The results show that safety is the main aspect influencing parents’ decisions to use public buses with their children. In addition, Attitudes and Perceived Behavioural Control are found to be the significant components influencing Intention, and the Intention influences parents’ decisions to use public bus with children for all activity types.

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What influences parents’ decisions to use sustainable mode (public bus) with their children? A case study in Batu Pahat, Johor

Mohd Yahya,

Ahmad Termida,

Daniel

et al. 2024

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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“…Parents consider several factors to be a threat to the safety of students on the school bus and are concerned about this. These include speeding, poor driving, students not wearing seatbelts, not monitoring their fastening, drivers’ lack of understanding of the school bus laws and children’s behavior [ 19 ].…”

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A study of students’ use of restraint systems in school transportation services in primary and secondary schools in northern Iran: an observational study

Yousefzade-Chabok

Azari

Kouchakinejad–Eramsadati

et al. 2021

BMC Pediatr

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Background Traffic accidents are one of the leading causes of death and severe injury among child occupants of vehicles in most countries. This has led to the consideration of how to use restraint systems for students in school buses. The purpose of the present study was to determine the percentage of students’ use of restraint systems in school transportation services in 2020. Methods In the present cross-sectional observational study, seatbelt use was assessed in 400 students in school transport vehicles using a checklist. The observation team sat at their vehicle, at the nearest location on one of the three sides of the school’s entrance: they had by manually registering the variable in the checklist. They focused on exactly the first vehicle parked next to the school entrance. There were two other observers to validate the observations. Data were analyzed by SPSS software (version 21). Results The rate of using restraint systems was 11.3%, use of restraint systems in the Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) was significantly higher (P < 0.03), in areas with medium income (P < 0.009) and low income (p < 0.012) as well as when the students were sitting in the rear seats, using the seatbelt were significantly lower (P < 0.001). Seatbelt use in students was less in services driven by drivers over the age of 40 (P < 0.01) and more in vehicles driven by female drivers (P < 0.003) and newer vehicles (p < 0.001). Conclusion School authorities must enforce traffic safety rules for school transportation services. These rules should be taught to drivers, families, and students. A restraint system must be mandatory for all students. School officials must equip their buses with seatbelts and employ school bus assistants to encourage wearing seatbelts and prevent students from standing.

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Journey to and from School

Harber

2021

Post-Covid Schooling

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How safe are school and bus environments? Parents’ perception of risks and hazards in the emirate of Dubai

Cited by 4 publications

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What influences parents’ decisions to use sustainable mode (public bus) with their children? A case study in Batu Pahat, Johor

What influences parents’ decisions to use sustainable mode (public bus) with their children? A case study in Batu Pahat, Johor

A study of students’ use of restraint systems in school transportation services in primary and secondary schools in northern Iran: an observational study

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