The authorities presents its plan | EUROtoday

The authorities presents, Wednesday, April 30, about fifteen measures as a part of a plan for the strengthening of the street security of college transport, within the presence of operators, the organizing authorities of transport {and professional} federations.

On January 30, a highschool pupil died in a college bus accident in Châteaudun (Eure-et-Loir). The driver of the bus had consumed hashish resin earlier than taking the wheel, based on the prosecutor of the Republic of Chartres, and was indicted for unintentional murder.

While “More than 10,000 checks” of drivers have been made since this accident, “We wanted, with operators, to multiply the controls within the same” corporations, “Inopinely, concerning narcotics. These will be tests that will be operated by transport companies several times in the year in a random manner ”introduced the Minister of Transport, Philippe Tabarot, on TF1.

Moreover, “I wish (…) that the sector advances on something that can control the drivers as soon as they get on the bus ”with the objective of “Stop begin -up” From the coach in the event of positive control, said the minister. “But this requires just a few months for know-how to be put ahead, specifically to have the ability to management any kind of drug, whether or not hashish, (…) Unfortunately typically cocaine or derivatives comparable to ketamine. »»

“The accident that occurred in Châteaudun (…) and the controls that [se] are [en]follow -up notably highlighted worrying cases of driving after the use of narcotics among school transport drivers ”announced on Tuesday the ministry in a press release.

An increase in criminal sanctions under study

Among the other measures, Mr. Tabarot announced the “Reinforce[t] [d]he very usually; (…) higher coaching of drivers on the danger of taking medicine; [la] safe[ation] [d]is bus for youngsters, with the sporting of the belt ”.

He additionally talked about “The use of cameras to prevent the driver with loss of attention” or “The possibility for children, through a phone number, to contact referent people to say that something is happening on the bus that is not in conformity”.

An enhance in prison sanctions concentrating on drivers accountable for truck homicides when they’re underneath the affect of fantastic can be underneath examine.

Each day, to succeed in their institution, 1.9 million college students use faculty transport. The Ministry of Transport has greater than 30,000 drivers of college and college bus.