Dennis Dart School bus safety project.

routeONE magazine Dennis Dart school bus safety project launched

Plymouth Citybus has launched a major new initiative to encourage children to safely use school and scheduled bus services in the region. The Dennis Dart School Safety Bus Project is based on a children’s book Dennis Dart Goes To School, written by the bus company’s Marketi...ng Manager Sylvia Bird. Using a dart single deck bus liveried as Dennis, schools in the city will be offered the opportunity for Dennis and his driver to visit.

Free copies of the book will be issued to pupils who participate in the presentation that covers how to safely travel by bus. There will also be a competition to win a family travel ticket. To encourage more families to travel by bus, a discounted ticket offer will be made to all pupils within the especially created training packs.

“We will be visiting as many schools as possible over the coming months with Dennis Dart,” said Sylvia Bird. “By instructing children at an early age how to find out about bus services and safely travel and behave with consideration to other passengers, with or without a guardian, we hope to encourage more young people to go by bus. There are many children who have never caught a bus.”

The project, funded entirely by the Go Ahead Group owned Plymouth Citybus, has been well received by schools in the region.

Pupils from class 1D at the Riverside Community Primary School, St Budeaux in Plymouth, were the first participate in the project. With Teacher Jenny Dibben, they joined in the safety quiz before enjoying a short ride on Dennis Dart. A colouring competition was issued to each of the 5 year olds and yoyos and stickers as part of the package.

School tours of the bus depot will also be arranged to see behind the scenes and see some of the vehicles which inspired the characters in the book.

The information and book for the Dennis Dart School Safety Project will be available at Waterstones in Drake Circus, Plymouth between 1100 and 1400 on Saturday 1 May.

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Certainly be interesting to see if this causes better behaviour on school runs. I'd imagine that's the idea behind this anyway.

30 Seconds To Mars wrote:Certainly be interesting to see if this causes better behaviour on school runs. I'd imagine that's the idea behind this anyway.

Or they could do what First Leeds did recently and make the naughty ones clean the buses as punishmen!!!

Daisy Dart wrote:

30 Seconds To Mars wrote:Certainly be interesting to see if this causes better behaviour on school runs. I'd imagine that's the idea behind this anyway.

Or they could do what First Leeds did recently and make the naughty ones clean the buses as punishmen!!!

I only wish they would roll that out across the UK. It would stop so much of this f*cking about on schoolbuses..

The buses they would have to clean in my view would be all the late buses on a Friday & Saturday night...As well as all the school fleet!

not sure about that willie washem.i wouldnt let him look after my puppy lol

I thought at first it said Willie Washer, which wouldnt have been good for a kids book..

unless it was written by a priest:)

pupsikky wrote:unless it was written by a priest:)

Oh yes..LOL Father Phil McCracken...

or father ivor sorarse