On January 1, 2014, the rules for the organized transportation of children by buses were changed by decree of the government of the Russian Federation. Today, the new rules have become more stringent in relation to companies (charterers) that have concluded an agreement on the transportation and protection of children on the way.
Basic rules for transporting groups of children by bus
To begin with, it should be noted that the name (term) of transportation has changed. To date, the organized transportation of a group of children by bus involves the transport of at least 8 people (children) in a vehicle that is not a fixed-route taxi.
If we consider the rule in more detail and compare it with the rules of 2013, we can see that earlier, according to the rules, a group of children started with 2 people, and the children could be transported by any mechanical vehicle. Now the driver has the right to transport a group of children only in buses with category D and DE.
Rules for arranging vehicles a
The rules for transporting children on buses require the installation of a warning sign on the car body or on the rear and windshields of the “Caution! Children".
If earlier it was forbidden to transport children in a vehicle, if the child is traveling while standing, now this ban has been lifted.
When several buses with children go to the destination, the traffic police must provide a car for escort to the destination without fail. This rule applies only when 3 or more buses are traveling in a convoy.
It is forbidden to transport children under 7 years in a bus that will be on the road for more than 4 hours.
Organization of escort
From January 1, the developed rules for transporting children on buses impose restrictions on drivers. Now only a person who has not been punished by administrative arrest and deprivation of rights can drive such a vehicle . Most importantly, driving experience must be at least a year in categories D and DE.
Organized transportation of children by buses should be carried out only in the daytime. After dark and night, children are not allowed to transport. The driver has the right to drive a maximum of 50 km to any parking lot if something unexpected happens on the road.
In the dark, according to the law, children can be transported to the railway, bus stations and the airport. It is very important for the driver not to deviate from the schedule, so that at 23 o’clock the children will be at the place of the overnight stay or at the final destination. Leaving the schedule is allowed only in emergency cases.
A measured trip, or how to organize a vacation
During excursion trips lasting more than 12 hours, the bus must necessarily have two drivers who replace each other. In total, long trips should not exceed 16 hours per day. Every 8 hours the convoy should stop, and the driver should have a good rest in the hotel or in another place.
The rules for transporting children on buses provide for the escort of an official and a health worker if the time of intercity travel exceeds 3 hours. A medical worker rides in the last bus of the convoy.
A very important rule is the presence of attendants. Each bus should have as many accompanying adults as there are doors on the bus. Everyone is watching the exit from the bus. At the same time, a manager is appointed who monitors the actions of the driver and the escort group, as well as the one who monitors the behavior of the children (leader).
How to organize a meal
The basic rules for transporting children on buses include the rules of catering for children. If the planned trip lasts more than 3 hours, it is necessary to provide for the presence of dry rations and water in plastic bottles. All products must be approved by Rospotrebnadzor, as evidenced by a certain document (permit) not only for the transportation of rations, but also proving the quality and safety of products.
Recently, the authorities began to attach great importance to the preparation of transportation of young children and adolescents. One of the requirements for the transportation manager is a preliminary inspection of the roads by a specially appointed commission, which, after leaving the place and studying the route, will have to draw up an inspection certificate. This usually happens before the mass departure of children to sanatoriums and camps.
Not later than 3 days before transportation, this act is submitted for consideration to the bodies of the State traffic inspectorate. It should reflect the exact date, time of departure and route of the bus. Possible stopping and resting places and traffic patterns should also be indicated on which dangerous places of the route are indicated. The act notes medical points, hospitals, traffic police posts and more.
The main event organizer must provide a route schedule and calculate the transportation time from one intermediate stopping place to another. It is also important to indicate the estimated time for rest and meals for children during the trip.
Organized transportation of a group of children by bus
Children can only be transported in vehicles that have undergone a technical inspection. Buses for transporting children should be equipped with modern technical elements. The maximum operating time is 10 years, after which this vehicle cannot be used for the purpose of organized transportation for children (GOST "Buses for transporting children").
First of all, the driver must have a license for the carriage of passengers, and transport - a special license card.
Modern tracking systems
Buses transporting children must be equipped with satellite communications and a tachograph.
In modern models there is a signal button that can be used in case of an urgent stop. As a rule, it is installed under the bottom edge of the window on the side.
What should be in the bus
In addition to this, each vehicle should have several working fire extinguishers with a volume of at least 2 liters, 2-3 first-aid kits (best automobile, which have everything you need in case of an accident before the ambulance arrives), 2 wheel chocks and an emergency sign stop.
If the bus travels in a convoy, then an information plate is attached to the windshield in front of the right in the direction of travel, indicating the location of this bus in the convoy.
The driver is responsible for the condition of the transport. Before each departure, he is obliged to fully check the vehicle in order to avoid a possible accident or malfunction of the machine. If the trip is single, then on the eve of the head has the right to send the bus to check the technical condition.
The day before departure, the organizer must have all the important documents in his hands. These include a copy of the contract of carriage, information about the driver and the health worker, a copy of the license certificate for the bus, a copy of the driver’s license, a copy of the appointment (not appointment) of the accompanying person, a list of products (dry rations), lists of children and their parents accompanying them, the order of stops during the journey and the procedure for putting children in the car.
If a convoy of buses is involved in transportation, then 2 days prior to departure, the head of the crossing must establish the numbering of the buses.
There are a number of rules under which a trip can be canceled. First of all, these are weather conditions, and secondly, changes in travel conditions, for example, if some restrictions, such as the appearance of obstacles, appeared on the route site.