Safety concerns, high bus fees and heavy school bags among reasons cited by parents for driving children to school
SINGAPORE — Safety concerns, high school bus fares and heavy school bags were among some of the reasons cited by parents here for choosing to brave traffic congestion and drive their children to school instead of letting them take the school bus, public transport or walk there instead.
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