House Bill 849 would allow school districts to install stop-arm cameras, and let law enforcement use recordings and images to issue citations for bus passing incidents.
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Senate Bill 25 reverses a provision in a law that apparently let motorists pass a stopped school bus if they were on the opposite side of a highway divided only by a turn lane.
Read More →Lawmakers in Nashville, Tennessee, and officials from Rockaway (N.J.) Township School District are working to install stop-arm cameras on school buses as a way to crack down on illegal school bus passing incidents.
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The state Senate passes a bill to change a provision that apparently let motorists pass a stopped school bus if they are on the opposite side of a highway divided only by a turn lane.
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The National Transportation Safety Board releases a preliminary report on a school bus crash in October that killed three students and injured one other.
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Virginia Beach City Public Schools installs the cameras on 100 of its buses and is working with the city’s police department to determine whether to add them to more buses.
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A lawmaker withdraws a bill that would have boosted the penalty for passing a stopped school bus from a misdemeanor to a felony. He will submit a new bill with tiered penalties for first, second, and third offenses.
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Williamson County Schools teams up with six local law enforcement agencies to release a series of safety videos encouraging motorists to not pass stopped school buses.
Read More →Although tragic, the fatal Indiana crash may be instructive of hazards such as lack of visibility, while the industry continues to educate the public on the dangers of passing buses and distracted driving.
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It is essential that the motorists who share the road with bus drivers stop for stopped school buses. However, it is encouraging to see how technology is evolving to help provide an even safer ride for all students.
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