Special Cabs now for School Children to Ensure Safety

Special Cabs now for School Children to Ensure Safety

Vehicle more than 15 years old not be eligible of registration

New Delhi: The Delhi Cabinet on Monday approved a new policy and new scheme for regulating school taxis used for transporting children to school. The scheme provides for fresh registration of such vehicles as School Cabs” and the policy prescribes strict norms to ensure safety of the school children.

The Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit decided that henceforth only registered school cabs would be entitled to transport school children in the Capital as the safety of nearly 1 lakh children who commute by such vehicle was all – important

Following the meeting, the Chief Minister said the new scheme would be open to existing as well new un-registered private motor vehicles plying only on clean fuel and installed with prescribed speed governors. They would also be required to comply with all other safety measures prescribed under the scheme.

Vehicles more than 15 years old would not eligible for registration as school cabs. However, they would be eligible for registration as transport vehicle and for grant of contact carriage permits of prescribed fees and taxes.

The registered vehicle would not be eligible for inter-State or all-India tourist permits. The school cabs would be required to spot readily identifiable horizontal strips in the middle and would be registered under a new series, DL IK. They would be able to operate as ordinary transport vehicle when not transporting school children.

The carrying capacity of each school cabs would be limited to one and a half times the seating capacity stated in the registration certificate. These vehicle would also be required to have a display board mentioning “School Cab” inscribed in bold black letters against a golden yellow background.

They would also be required to have a carrier on the roof for school bags and would have to compulsory carry a register of the school children with full details including telephone numbers.

Special Training:

The drivers under the scheme would be required to undergo special training including refresher training.

Ms. Dikshit said the vehicle would have speed governor so that they do not exceed the speed limit of 40 km per hour.

Also, they would be equipped with a first-aid box and a fire extinguisher each to meet any exigency.

These cabs would also have amber flashing lights affixed to the top four corners on the exterior and these would be activated when the vehicle stops.

Also, to get quick help in the even of an accident, these cabs would prominently display transport help the numbers both within and outside.

Special Cabs now for School Children to Ensure Safety

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