234 School Cabs in Agra Go the GPS Way!

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234 School Cabs in Agra Go the GPS Way!
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The Indian city of Agra is all set revamp its
school student cabs.
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The Indian city of Agra is all set revamp its
school student cabs. The regional transport
office in Agra has given 3 months of time to 234
cab owners to install GPS and other safety
gadgets in their cabs. Agra is going to be the
first city in the Uttar Pradesh to implement this
Delhi-based model for school cabs.
"Apart from modification of vehicles, the cab
drivers will also need to be verified by both
schools and school cab service provider in order
to avoid any kind of criminal nature act,"
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• The initiative was taken in the wake of 2
  students casualties reported in Saharanpur and
  Rampur districts in 2014.
• It is meant to assure safety of students on their
  journey to school and their ride back home.
• Agra is the first city in UP to go the GPS way.
• The city has adopted the same model as the
  capital city, Delhi had adopted while installing
  GPS in their cabs.

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• The Delhi model insists that all cabs should have
  a GPS system so that the authorities can keep
  track of the vehicles 24/7.
• Also, the cabs must have a speed modulator fitted
  in them, of the specified standard of 40 km/hour.
  
• Also, the number of students per trip shouldnt
  exceed 1.5 times of the permitted number of
  passengers.
• Apart from that, every cab must be equipped with
  a first aid kit, a fire extinguisher and a
  register containing names of students who travel
  by cabs and the contact numbers of their parents.
  
• Also, every cab is expected to carry a 150 mm
  wide yellow strip on all four sides with the
  contact numbers of the cab owner and the school.

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• This initiative by the Agra regional transport
  office is praiseworthy.
• At the wake of various unfortunate incidents
  happening across the country,
• every state must try and adopt the various
  technologies involved such as the
• to ensure the safety of students.

1. school bus tracker,
2. RFID tags etc.

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Resources
http//timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/234-s
chool-cabs-in-city-to-get-GPS-other-safety-measure
s/articleshow/46303338.cms http//www.trackschoo
lbus.com/blog/234-school-cabs-agra-go-gps-way/
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