Overcrowding danger
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ES carrying pupils to and from a Kincardine academy are being crowded, it was claimed, as the Department of Transport ed towards deciding on a new standard for school bus seating. Arict councillor and drivers involved have expressed concern the number of children cramming into vehicles. "We are not wed to overload cattle floats, yet you can overcrowd a bus with ren," said Councillor Jack Emslie.
driver said: "If we have a attending the academy are serded bus and we have to vice coaches which can also pick a hard or have a smash, I up other passengers en route. der to think what might pen."
uncillor Emslie, who has refed information that 3times more than 100 pupils 3eing carried from Mackie demy, Stonehaven, on Ile-decker buses with 77 ;, raised the matter last : at a meeting of Kincardine Deeside Accident Preven:ommittee.
e committee decided to t the outcome of Gordon ict's Accident Prevention -nittee's approach to the res director of public transition regarding a similar lem in the Huntly area.
uncillor Emslie said: "The drivers are very upset and has been talk of industrial n — not for more wages or r working conditions, but he safety of children. The rs, the parents and the run are not happy about it."
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