Willunga Charter School Bus Safety - South Australian Fleurieu Charter Bus Services

At Willunga Charter Pty Ltd – Your child is our priority!

With our modern well maintained fleet of vehicles and highly trained drivers, you can be assured that when your child travels with us their safety and well being is in the hands of professionals.

Willunga Charter Pty Ltd is a fully accredited operator with both the Passenger Transport Department and Department of Education & Children’s Services South Australia. We adhere to the guidelines set out in the Passenger Transport Department’s “Code of Conduct”.

Formed over 30 years ago the company has developed from a single bus service running around Willunga to a business with over 28 buses and coaches, proudly servicing most of South Australia’s Southern suburbs and the Fleurieu Peninsula.

Today the company provides school transportation, community based services, charter and day tours through out both the Fleurieu Peninsula and the rest of the state.

We have earned a solid reputation as one of the “Fleurieu’s” most friendly, reliable and value for money bus charter companies, and we continue to move forward and improve on what we do. That means a fresh new look for our buses and coaches. It also means the ongoing upgrading of our fleet to ensure that your journey is as safe, comfortable and enjoyable as we can make it.

One thing that hasn’t changed is our commitment to providing the community we serve with a great bus service, one that is easy to access, easy to use and easy to get you where you want to go. We are a member of the Bus and Coach Association of South Australia. That combined with over thirty years of industry experience, helps us ensure you enjoy the highest level of customer service.

School Buses Are Safe To Use...

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, students who use school buses are 7 times safer than going by private car, 31 times safer than walking and 228 times safer than cycling.

SCHOOL BUS SAFETY FOR CHILDREN AND PARENTS

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Safety Rules for Children…

RIDING ON THE BUS

Board the bus carefully.
If there is an empty seat, sit on it quietly.
Put your school bag on your lap, don’t put it where people can trip over it.
Never put your body or anything else out of the windows.
Don’t distract the driver.
If you are standing, face the front of the bus and hold onto the safety rails.

GETTING OFF THE BUS

When leaving the bus, get off carefully and slowly.
Make sure you are a safe distance away from the bus before the bus starts moving.
Do not cross the road behind or in front of the bus, make sure the bus has driven off. before you cross the road.

WAITING FOR THE BUS

Stand one metre back from the curb.
Have your bus pass ready.
Wait until the bus totally stops before you get on. - Do not run or play games at the bus stop.

Safety Rules for Carers and Parents…

Bus travel is one of the safest ways for your child to travel to school. To ensure your child’s safety you can help by:

Arranging for an adult to accompany your child to and from the bus stop.
Never calling your child to cross the road to meet you.
Waiting for your child after school on the same side of the road as bus stops.
There is a 25km/h speed limit for traffic around buses picking up or setting down school children. The limit is for all traffic traveling in the same direction as the bus. The 25km/h speed limit must be obeyed when the front and rear “wig wag” lights on each bus flash.
When crossing roads, always hold the hand of children, especially children who under 8 years of age.
When driving, slow down in areas where there are children walking or playing. WAIT on the footpath until the bus had driven away. Find the safest place to cross. WATCH until there is no traffic or the traffic has stopped. WALK across the road, turning your head both ways to look and listen for traffic.