Choose the best scholar transport for your child

POLOKWANE – As parents prepare for the upcoming academic year, selecting trustworthy scholar transport is crucial.

Learn from experienced drivers on what to look for, from accreditation and referrals to vehicle capacity and open communication, to ensure your child’s daily journey is safe, comfortable, and reliable.

A local body of scholar transport drivers in the city gave the Polokwane Review-Observer the following tips:

1. Ensure that the driver and their vehicle are registered with the local transport authority.

This is to ensure that accountability with the law is easier whenever necessary.

2. Be referred to by someone who has experience.

This is so that you know the driver’s strengths and weaknesses before you trust them with your child.

3. Have their contact numbers and engage.

Talking to the driver from time to time will help you note their struggles with taking your child to school and improving on them if possible.

Otherwise, the driver’s struggles may overlap to affect your child and even yourself in the long run.

For example, if the driver is stuck in traffic during the time which your child should be picked from school, make them comfortable enough to inform you of such an issue. Anyway, resolve it amicably.

4. Avoid overloaded vehicles.

Do not spy, but closely monitor how many children are driven in that vehicle.

This is directly connected to the safety and comfort of your child.

Cases of overloading are often noted by the Department of Transport and Community Safety and your child should not have to be embroiled in such matters.

Meanwhile, the provincial department of education also plays a crucial role in the provision of scholar transport buses, which one is welcome to explore.