The Safety Education Day has been observed in China since 1996. But Mrs. Yu, mother of a 10-year-old boy in Beijing, says she has never heard of it.
"I really didn't know today was the day. I think children are safe at school. I'm more worried about the journey between home and school. There's too much traffic. If the use of school buses can be popularized, we are willing to share some costs."
Yu is not alone in supporting the use of school buses. Zhang Ting is a head teacher at Jinan Huicai Primary School in eastern Shandong Province. She says school buses not only lower the risk of traffic accidents, but also prevent other potential dangers.
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