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A self-driving bus from door to door would have been fun... But on the other hand, getting familiar with the city environment by walking was useful at that age too.
(This was in Finland. I know Americans don't really let their kids outside on their own anymore.)
Lol. That schoolbus is is going to be in flames on the side of the road with 20 kids on it with no supervision.
"The design was influenced by campfires and dinner tables, and it ensures there’s no one sitting behind anyone else–likely reduced hair pulling and teasing as a result."
I remember walking to school myself when I was six, and taking a regular city bus every day since age seven. It was fine, never had a problem really. A self-driving bus from door to door would have been fun... But on the other hand, getting familiar with the city environment by walking was useful at that age too. (This was in Finland. I know Americans don't really let their kids outside on their own anymore.)
I remember walking to school myself when I was six, and taking a regular city bus every day since age seven. It was fine, never had a problem really. A self-driving bus from door to door would have been fun... But on the other hand, getting familiar with the city environment by walking was useful at that age too. (This was in Finland. I know Americans don't really let their kids outside on their own anymore.)
It was fine because there were adults around. 30 kids unsupervised would be chaos.
Great self driving so the steward has 100% focus on the kids.
No steward in the plan? The plan is, cheaper than busses. Hiring an adult for every 5 kids (only 6 seats) is prohibitively more expensive than 1 for 60 in a regular bus. And volunteers don't work either - if they drove to school to ride along with the kids, why didn't they just drive them home themselves?
Insurance and liability come to mind.
Lol. That schoolbus is is going to be in flames on the side of the road with 20 kids on it with no supervision.
I'm also in the no supervision would be a disaster boat, but just to clarify the concept bus only has 6 seats. "The design was influenced by campfires and dinner tables, and it ensures there’s no one sitting behind anyone else–likely reduced hair pulling and teasing as a result."
-For example, keep some modicum of discipline.
-Help in the event of emergency (health or otherwise)
-Guardian (against kidnapping, etc.)
That is to say, adult supervision may still be necessary.
Lol. That schoolbus is is going to be in flames on the side of the road with 20 kids on it with no supervision.
I'm also in the no supervision would be a disaster boat, but just to clarify the concept bus only has 6 seats. "The design was influenced by campfires and dinner tables, and it ensures there’s no one sitting behind anyone else–likely reduced hair pulling and teasing as a result."
Don't know how many people on HN have ever driven a school bus full of kids, but its a lot more than "Point A to Point B". Its fairly common for kids in K-6 to not know: - Home Address - Home/Parents Phone Number - Last Name (you'd be surprised at how common this was) Thats not to mention what to do in the event of an emergency. Just play out the follow events in your mind with a bus full of kids and no trained adult…
How does this happen? Is knowing your surname just a weird European thing?