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Two recent car-related school bus crashes in Scotland have led to calls for action to be taken to reduce the risk of such incidents occurring in the future.
The bus crash prevention drive, which is endorsed by the family of the two schoolchildren killed, has strong support, with the Scottish transport minister, Stewart Stevenson, promising to investigate a number of options.
The National Farmers Union has also been sufficiently moved by the number of tragedies to move outside of its usual remit by lobbying for a change in the law.
Philip Sleigh, the NFU's North East regional board chairman, said the organisation would be behind any measures that improve safety. "This is somewhat out of our usual sphere of activities but we felt we had to speak up.
"We have 1,400 members and obviously a lot of them have children who rely on school transport picking them up from rural locations.
"We've received so many calls since the most recent tragedies.
"Every one of our members that we've discussed this with is in agreement that we should get behind this campaign.
He added, "We would wholeheartedly approve of a ban on vehicles overtaking parked school buses.
"It may cause a bit of inconvenience on the roads, people might have to leave for work a bit earlier but it would be worth it if it is going to save lives. We are willing to do anything we can to progress this."
Two Scottish MPs are also backing the campaign, and hope for the government to take action, including the introduction of yellow single-decker buses like those used in the US.
One of the MPs, Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) commented, "After the deaths in recent weeks, it is clear that action needs to be taken to improve safety on our roads. Cars travelling at high speeds down rural roads are particularly dangerous."
In respones, a Yellow School Bus Commission has been formed and will be headed by former Labour Government minister David Blunkett.
Other bus crash prevention measures are being looked at. It is hoped that the Scottish Government will respond to a Scottish Parliament public petitions committee calling for all Scottish school buses to be fitted with seatbelts.
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