Bus Safety Week generally runs in the last week of February anually to raise awareness for all road users on how to stay safe on and around buses, helping to reduce injuries and fatalities. Bus Safety Week raises awareness about how all road users can stay safe on and around buses. NSW has the largest […]
Held each May, National Road Safety Week asks all of us to think about how we protect one another on the road. This guide covers the SARAH Group and the story that started the campaign, the Drive So Others Survive pledge, Australia’s Vision Zero goal and the Safe System, the risks most within our control, and the simple ways to get involved. Sydney Charter Bus Australia is proud to support road safety every day of the year.
Every school bus in New South Wales is fitted with warning lights that flash when children are boarding or alighting. By law, all motorists must slow to 40km/h when those lights are active. This article explains the NSW flashing lights law, the penalties for non-compliance, what parents should know, and how Sydney Charter Bus Australia’s accredited school bus hire services operate to keep every student safe from departure to destination.
NorthConnex is Australia’s deepest road tunnel, opened in October 2020 and connecting the M1 Pacific Motorway at Wahroonga to the M2 Hills Motorway at West Pennant Hills. For buses and coaches over 12.5 metres or 2.8 metres clearance height, use of the tunnel is mandatory under NSW law. This article explains why NorthConnex is compulsory for SCBA’s fleet, what the fine is for non-compliance, what the toll costs are, and why the tunnel is genuinely better for your group’s journey.
Are baby seats, capsules or boosters required on buses in NSW? Not on vehicles seating more than 12 adults, but the law changed on 1 July 2024 and the rules for 12-seat minibuses are completely different. This updated guide explains Road Rules 264-1, 265, 266 and 267, who is responsible for restraining children, what passengers aged 16 and over must do, how school bus seatbelts were rolled out, and how Sydney Charter Bus Australia recommends families travel safely with young children.
Ever wondered why the bus takes longer than Google Maps promised? A bus or coach is a very different vehicle to a car, operating under different laws and physics. This guide explains the real reasons group travel takes longer, from the 100 km/h heavy-vehicle speed limit and mandatory rest breaks to boarding times, Sydney’s worsening traffic and depot positioning. Best of all, it shows you how to plan around them so your group arrives on time, every time.
Sydney Charter Bus Australia acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we operate and travel. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.
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