I feel so sorry for the poor coach driver who has had his whole life and career damaged irrevocably because he dozed off at the wheel, killing a teacher and injuring several children and traumatising the rest. This is yet another example of essential extra staff not being hired in a cost-cutting exercise. It is well known how soporific night-driving is and there certainly should not be only one driver on such a trip when it is taking place at night. Every driver knows of the danger of dropping off, even for a second, and surely the people responsible for setting up this trip are drivers themselves.
No law is needed. It is sufficient for parents and teachers to refuse to allow the children to go if there are not going to be two night-time drivers. What is the cost of the wages of one extra driver divided between so many? And how worthwhile the expenditure of these few pounds! We have to extend the range of our own responsibilities if those in charge are not able to take them on.
This blog is a plea for common sense in public policy. Our leaders don't seem to have any. They just make daft rules for us to follow. We need to assert our right to use our own good sense instead of ticking boxes which can only say 'yes' or 'no'.
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