All School Buses in MP to Get Panic Button

September 13, 2022

All school buses and taxis within the state are to be installed with a panic button keeping young girls’, and kids’ safety in mind.

MP’s Transport Minister Govind Singh Rajput said the new facility will come into effect very soon. The decision came after a three-year-old girl in nursery class was raped by the school bus driver.

The kid was a student of Billabong High International School. Transport Minister expressed regret over this heinous crime.

Now, to prevent such kind of incident Government is bringing the facility of having a panic button on the school buses. Even Uber and Ola Taxis would liaise with the facility.

However, it is not a new step taken by the Government. The work was already in the progress and now it has reached completion. Taxis will have 3 panic buttons whereas passenger buses to have 10.

Installing these panic buttons in MP’s buses and other public vehicles was made mandatory from April 1, 2019.

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How Does Panic Button Work?

The panic button is actually a small device that let passengers get help in an emergency situation. It is for the safety of both drivers and passengers.

It will be connected to an alarm control and a command room directly. When the button is pressed, a signal will be sent to the control room which in turn connects to the nearby police station.

Officials will reach the location immediately to take necessary action.

Such a facility is already available in public vehicles in other states however it is for the first time MP is introducing it.