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Our visions

Our visions are basically trying to create a sustainable means of

transport for school children .atmosphere socially, environmentally and

also economically. Our topic is in relations to the number of privately-

owned vehicles in Brunei where we mainly found out that this also

involves the high usage of cars among parents in sending and picking

up children to and from schools. Our vision is toWe would like to see

less number of cars on roads being used to pick up and send children

to and from schools.

In the future, wWe would like to see all schools beingare

provided with school buses particularly for sending and picking up

children to and from schools pParking space now is used for private

cars picking and sending children to and from school also reduced and

use for other important purposes such as recreational park, school

gardenand thus a healthy environment is created. Air pollution can is

also become insignificant and the use of fuel is also being reduced for

economically healthy environment.

Our visions are basically accepted in every groups and cultures

as they are positive and reasonable to our society. However, Tthere

might be some social problems which may be arise especially in

religious and cultural views (MIB) in relations to school buses /

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transportations, where most parentsarents simply cannot compromise

to this implementations. They might think that it is their children and it

is their responsibility to pick and send their childrenm to and schools

without any awareness of the consequences it can cause to the

community and to the country as well. The government involvement

will have less problems with trying to reduce fuel use. is a profoundly

important mediator here. Strict laws, enforcement from Brunei Land

Transport and revised rules and regulations are needed. Undesirable

responses and pressures from other parties for example Car companies

and related would not like thid situation since there will be less

demand for buying cars. sections might be occurring.

Public will appreciate less card on roads during opening and

closing of schools. People living near schools will appreciate their

grounds not being destroyed by cars parked illegally causing damages

and so forth. Employers would have more workers working at the times

they are supposed to. Customers and clients of government and

companies will be dealt faster due to longer opening hours.

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We would like to An alternative vision is to see ‘education’ in

parents and public being educatedwhich is on how can high number of

cars in school areas can be a problem to the community. This vision

must consider government involvements to a great extent. This also

involves us, the community, to put an effort to try and advertise the

importance. Some parents might not be aware of this or less education

is owned especially on the environmental, economic and social cost of

using private cars. which is evident in the survey where 76.10% of

parents are not sure about the environmental problem caused such as

fumes from fuels, rubbish at roadsides, and high demand of parking

space (61.64%), when sending and picking up children using own cars.

It is preferable to develop the first twopreviously stated visions

which is to lessen the number of cars and widened usage of public

transportations (school buses). This is they arebecause this is more

practical and will have done clearer be able to solve o r reduce

problems directly and the resultshe good effects can be seen. seen to

some other areas as well for example, social, environment and

economic matters. The alternative vision of educating parents is

however important but it only involves an intrinsic knowledge to public

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and parents and results cannot be observed faster. Action speaks

louder than words.