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Khaleej Times
5 hours ago
- Automotive
- Khaleej Times
School bus collision in UAE: Ajman Police report no injuries
A minor collision occurred between two school buses in the Al Mowaihat area of Ajman, resulting in no injuries among the students, according to the emirate's police. The accident occurred as a result of the rear bus not leaving a sufficient safety distance, and the two buses collided at a low speed, it added.
BBC News
03-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Nearly half a million children sign up for cheap bus travel
The number of children using Jersey's bus company has risen by almost half a million since a cheaper bus pass was AvanchiCard scheme gives children under 18 access to unlimited use of the service for £25 a States voted to approve the plans in December 2021 as part of the Jersey Government Plan. Kevin Hart, director of LibertyBus, said 1.1m children used the school buses in 2024, up from 650,000 in 2021. Despite having reservations at the start, Mr Hart said the scheme had been "hugely successful"."I wasn't in favour because I knew young people would catch a bus for one or two stops, and then get off," he told BBC Radio Jersey."But now 20% of our passengers are children, which is a really good thing because they are the future bus users."Mr Hart added that the fact the school buses are so full means fewer cars are on the roads for the school run."[Children] accept that the bus is convenient and it's actually given parents so much more freedom. They don't have to pick them up or drop them off at school," he said.
CTV News
28-05-2025
- CTV News
School buses running on greener energy
Winnipeg Watch School buses could soon be running on greener energy thanks to new technology from RRC Polytech.
CTV News
16-05-2025
- Automotive
- CTV News
Quebec renews subsidy program for electric school buses
The Lion Electric Company's lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in Mirabel, Que., is shown on Sept. 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi MONTREAL — The Quebec government is renewing a subsidy program for electric school buses that expired in March. The program will now offer subsidies of $240,000 for each purchase of an electric school bus, up from a maximum of $175,000. The news comes a week after a group of investors submitted a revised offer to buy Quebec vehicle-maker Lion Electric. Their offer was contingent on the government renewing the subsidy program, which was a key to Lion's success in Quebec. Quebec is aiming to electrify 65 per cent of its school bus fleet by 2030, and the new program will run until 2028. The provincial government says there are about 1,600 electric school buses in Quebec, out of a total fleet of around 11,500 buses. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 16, 2025.
RNZ News
14-05-2025
- General
- RNZ News
Queenstown principals, parents push back on possible govt bus cuts
School bags lined up at a Kelvin Heights bus stop in Queenstown. Photo: RNZ / Katie Todd Queenstown principals and parents are pushing back after the Ministry of Education signalled it may pull the plug on free school buses. The ministry is reviewing its bus services for eight primary and secondary schools in Queenstown with a view to moving students onto public buses in future. It said it was a "school transport provider of last resort", which would not provide a duplicate service if public transport was already available. Wakatipu High School principal Oded Nathan said he wanted a meeting with the ministry, the Otago Regional Council, which ran public buses in Queenstown, and other schools about any proposed changes because a shift to the public system could lead to "a significantly detrimental impact on students at multiple levels, and families". Wakatipu High School principal Oded Nathan. Photo: RNZ / Katie Todd Some children would have to navigate busy highways to get to public bus stops, and others would face an hour-long commute, he said. Students who had tried to catch public services in the past had run into issues with full buses, "which means that the students are arriving to school late and this is having a significant impact on their education", Nathan said. "The last component of it is we have a number of students and families that rely on these freely available buses, and there would be an increased financial burden on students and their families if they then have to pay," he said. Kelvin Heights resident Naomi Gibson said she was thrilled for her 7-year-old son to catch the free school bus to Remarkables Primary School each morning for two years, but she would not feel the same way about the public bus system. Kelvin Heights resident Naomi Gibson with her son Jarrah. Photo: RNZ / Katie Todd "I wouldn't put my kids on the public bus system at all, I would be driving them every day... I wouldn't feel safe. I've got a four-and-a-half-year-old who is going to be on the bus at the end of the year, and there'd be no way I'd be putting him on there," she said. "A lot of other parents would also be driving every day, so the extra traffic on the road would be a bit of a shame, really." In a statement, the Ministry of Education said regional councils had greater flexibility to provide transport which met communities' needs. But Otago Regional Council said in a "constrained co-funding environment", it would be unable to fully replace the bus services withdrawn by the Ministry of Education. Council chair Gretchen Robertson said the council was increasing the frequency of its buses from 1 July; however, "ORC's public transport services are not intended to be replacements for these separate Ministry of Education school bus services". School buses were among several local public transport initiatives hanging in the balance. A school bus departs Kelvin Heights for Remarkables Primary School. Photo: RNZ / Katie Todd The Otago Regional Council had cut proposed improvements to the Queenstown ferries out of its draft annual plan, along with a business case for public transport in Wānaka and the surrounding area. Meanwhile, the Transport Agency was asking councils to boost the percentage of public transport operating costs covered by passenger fares, to what Queenstown Lakes deputy mayor Quentin Smith described as an "untenable" target of 40 percent. "There's no question we're disappointed. We know that public transport is a really important part of managing our transport networks into the future. "We know the $2 bus service in Queenstown has been incredibly effective and has really good levels of uptake. We have a strong community desire for public transport in the Upper Clutha, and improved public transport... and events seems to conspire against us to deliver that." The Ministry of Education said it would seek feedback from schools on any proposed bus changes, but not from affected communities. Parents would get at least one term's notice before any changes, the ministry said. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
