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The report, required by last year's "Kadyn's Law," analyzes ways to potentially reduce illegal passing of school buses, including stop-arm cameras. Researchers find that home-side loading should be encouraged as a best practice but not required.
Read More →According to the stop-arm enforcement technology provider, 15 crashes last year that directly resulted from illegal school bus passing had a toll of 18 injuries and deaths.
Read More →The Pine Plains Central School District in Dutchess County is adding the cameras to its fleet of 38 buses to deter illegal passing.
Read More →Those opposed to the newly-installed cameras on Iowa City (Iowa) Community School District school buses say they violate the city’s traffic camera ban, and systems like this are designed to create revenue, not improve safety. Iowa City Attorney Eleanor Dilkes disagrees, saying that the law bans traffic cameras only for “qualified traffic violations” and stop-arm violations are not included.
Read More →Washington Elementary School District No. 6 Special Education Transportation Supervisor Antonio "Tony" Mlynek introduces "For Children's Sake, Stop for School Buses." The campaign includes television and print messages, and is the first PSA to address the topic in the state, according to Mlynek.
Read More →NYAPT is once again urging motorists to stop for school buses during a series of events across the state on April 24.
Read More →New legislation would clarify that police can issue citations by mail instead of having to deliver them in person, after Falls Church and Arlington County had stopped issuing citations in October.
Read More →More than 1,500 school bus passing violations were counted in Washington's one-day survey earlier this year. Under state legislation passed in 2011, school districts have the authority to equip buses with stop-arm cameras, and state Superintendent Randy Dorn is urging districts "to look into whether installing the cameras is the right thing for that community.”
Read More →The 9500AL UltraLED Stop Arm Lamp replaces the incandescent double-contact bulb found on most school bus stop arms, fitting into the existing socket.
Read More →The state attorney general wants to equip all public school buses in North Carolina with cameras to catch stop-arm violators, and his goal is gaining support.
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