Personal Response 4: Child Safety Belt in School Buses

Hi everyone,

For week 8, the personal response topic is on the need for school children to wear safety belt when travelling in school buses.

First, you have to read the article in this link:http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,163170,00.html

After you have read the article, you are required to respond to the message.

To help you write your personal response, I have listed some questions below :

1. Do you take the school bus to school?

2. How do the children behave in the school bus?

3. Do you agree with Ms Karen Koh that safety belt should be install in school buses?

Why?

4. Do you agree with Mr Leow Beng Kiong's view that installing seat belts are not only costly but also unnecessary as the children are on the bus for only about 15 minutes? Why?

5. What can children, bus attendants and school do to make sure that children are safe when traveling in school bus?

I hope you will write your response soon. I know that week 8 is the examination week. Therefore, you might use the time in between your revision to write your personal response. Study hard and good luck in the SA1 examinations.

Regards ,

Mr Ong

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Road safety has taken centrestage in the past few days, especially on the issue of safety belts for young children. No, I do not take school bus to school.People in school buses may not put on their seatbelts and they might walk around and talkt to their friends.They do not behave the way they are suppose to.They should put on their seatbelts on so that when the bus driver stop the bus in a sudden , the pupils might fall.Yes, I agree with Ms Karen Koh should put seatbelts on so that kids will not flung out the bus.I do not agree with Mr Leow Beng Koing because 15 minutes is still a matter for kids.Students,bus attendants and school can make sure they are safe in school buses by checking if they are using the seatbelts or not.