A petition to get seatbelts on school buses has amassed 6500 signatures.
Instigator Philippa Cameron, who is based at Otematata Station with her family, makes a 64km round trip twice a day to drive daughter Flora to and from school in Kurow. She is unhappy with the prospect of her 5-year-old making the trip without any type of restraint.
She started the petition because she made no headway when broaching the subject with Ritchies Coachlines, which provides the school bus run, nor with the Ministry of Transport.
Mrs Cameron said she was “very happy” with the number of signatures collected.
“When it comes to petitions, it doesn’t actually matter how many signatures you have. What you’re really wanting is a politician to pick it up, because it means nothing unless somebody presents it to parliament.”
Precious cargo . . . Philippa and Joe Cameron, with daughters Evelyn (4) and Flora (5). The Camerons refuse to allow Flora to travel to school on the bus, until it has seatbelts fitted. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Philippa Cameron will continue driving a 64km round trip to Kurow twice a day until she can be assured her young daughters will be safely belted in on their school bus ride.
The Otematata mother, who has more than 16,900 followers on her Instagram page What’s for Smoko, has launched a petition to get seatbelts on school buses and has managed to collect about 3000 signatures so far.
The issue made its way on to Mrs Cameron’s radar about a year ago, when her eldest daughter Flora was about to turn 5.
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