Travel training - Key Stages 3 and 4 - RoSPA

Section 3 – Keeping safe
It’s the Law!
The conduct of passengers on public service vehicles, i.e.
buses, is subject to regulations in the Public Passenger
Vehicles Act 1981 and the Public Order Act 1986. Buses
are for all to use in a peaceful and orderly manner and
passengers have a right to travel free from nuisance or
threatening behaviour.
If a passenger is reasonably suspected of breaking the
laws regarding conduct on the bus, the driver, inspector or
conductor, or a police officer has the power to:
l require him/her to reveal his/her name and address
l remove him/her from the vehicle.
The driver, inspector or conductor also has the authority to
require a passenger to:
l declare his journey and pay the full fare
l show his ticket and surrender it at the end of the journey
l leave the vehicle on completion of the journey
for which he has paid.
Graffiti or damage to windows, seats, etc. is covered by the
Criminal Damage Act 1971.
Passengers should keep in mind that cctv cameras are
now installed in most buses and that plainclothes officers
frequently ride the buses. CCTV cameras are widely used in
investigating crime on the buses.
All contraventions of the rules and regulations carry
penalties. These increase in proportion to the seriousness of
the passenger’s actions.
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