تأثير مدى توافر عوامل الأمن والسلامة في وسائل النقل المدرسي على استخدامها داخل مدينة الرياض كمثال للمدن الكبرى في المملكة العربية السعودية

الملخص EN

The aim of this study is to analyze the effects of the availability of safety factors in present school transport modes on their use within the city of Riyadh as a case study for major Saudi cities.

In addition, this research study provides some recommended solutions to this problem.

To achieve this goal, a questionnaire has been designed to obtain the opinion of parents on this issue.

This questionnaire has been tested for reliability and validity.

The results of this study show that all the main safety factors in school transport modes (school bus design and maintenance, driver qualifications and training, and a regulatory framework to achieve the objectives of safe school transport) have a great impact on the use of these modes.

The degree of effect varies from one factor to another.

In addition, the results show that the effects of these factors vary based on the social and occupational factors of the research sample, and indicate a significant difference in parents' opinion based on the children's gender, school level, as well as the parents' income and occupation.

Also, female school children, children in kindergarten, elementary school, parents with high income and good occupation are all more affected than the other groups.

Finally, the study suggests that all the main safety factors in school transport modes are equally very important, and recommends improving school bus maintenance as well as interior and exterior design, improving driver qualifications and training, and establishing a regulatory framework to ensure the objectives of safe school transport are met.