Are primary school students in other countries safe when going to school?

(Baonghean.vn) - In Japan, children go to school alone without the help of their parents. However, the case of a Vietnamese girl being murdered on her way to school in this country has caused panic in the community. So, what about elementary school students?in other countriesHow to get to school and is it safe?

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1.Singapore

The Singapore School Transport Association is rolling out a smart bus system. Parents will be notified 10 minutes before the bus arrives home, when their children arrive home, and when they are at school. The system is automated and drivers will follow routes based on data.

2.Caracas,Venezuela

In San Agustín, a slum in the eastern Caracas hills, students take a cable car to school. The Caracas Metrocable system, built in 2010, shortens the journey for students. It also helps them avoid the violent gangs that roam the streets.

3. Netherlands

In the Netherlands, the main way students get to school is by bicycle. Two-thirds of Dutch primary school students walk or bike to school. One of the main reasons Dutch students feel comfortable getting to school by bike or on foot is because the school is close to home. About 50% of Dutch students have a school less than 5 km from home and 38% have a home less than 15 km from school. In total, more than 90% of Dutch students have a school within a cycling distance.

4.Bangkok,Thailand

Motorbikes are very popular in Bangkok, Thailand, but they are also dangerous. Students in Thailand ride on the back of their parents' motorbikes to school. It is estimated that 1.3 million children regularly ride this means of transport to school, but only 7% wear helmets. 2,600 children die and 72,000 are injured each year in accidents. However, motorbikes are still a popular way to get to school because they are inexpensive.

5.America

In the US, the main way for students to get to school is by bus. The yellow school buses have become an iconic symbol in the US. Each year, a student has to spend about 500 USD on bus fare to get to school and only Pennsylvania provides free bus fare for students.

6.Ahmedabad,India

The shortage of buses is alarming in Ahmedabad, India. Children trying to get to school have to cram into cramped three-wheeled vehicles (called auto rickshaws) that carry 10-12 students. Although the vehicles violate local safety laws, police in some cities have argued that banning rickshaws would make students late to school.

7. Sichuan, China

All of these means pale in comparison to the students in the mountainous countryside of Sichuan Province, China. They climb a steep cliff one after another using an old bamboo ladder with 2,625 steps.

8. Pokhara, Nepal

A schoolgirl in Pokhara kayaks to school in her neat uniform.

9. Trinidad, Cuba

In Trinidad, Cuba, students climb aboard a horse-drawn carriage and are pulled to school every morning.

10. Sweden

In Sweden, almost all primary school children walk to school because the nearest primary school is usually no more than 2 km away. If the distance is further, the government has some regulations about paying for transportation.

Kim Ngoc

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