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Several counties in the state are turning to camera systems to combat the persistent problem of illegal school bus passing. Directors of transportation discuss their efforts with SBF.
Read More →Following the death of a student in an illegal bus-passing accident, her classmates create proposals for legislators, including increasing bus-passing fines. The students speak to members of the state’s education committee about the proposals during a recent legislative session.
Read More →The Bethlehem Central School District is partnering with Albany County and BusPatrol to battle illegal passing around school buses.
Read More →In Sturgeon Bay, officers have been dispatched to an increased number of illegal school bus passing incidents in the past few weeks. The police department takes the opportunity to urge motorists to do their part in keeping bus riders safe.
Read More →Police in Kearney will focus on illegal passing of school buses throughout the city over a two-week period.
Read More →The state Senate passes multiple bills that would crack down on illegal school bus passing by increasing fines and adding license suspension.
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 pilot program uses a surveillance system that positions three cameras on the outside of the bus. The goal is to cut down on the more than 2,000 illegal passing incidents that school buses in the state experience each day.
Read More →In two years, illegal passing of Marietta City Schools buses decreased from 192 reported incidents in a day to 112. Since the district equipped 12 of its buses with stop-arm cameras last year, police have issued 830 citations.
Read More →A NHTSA high-visibility enforcement program grant is part of a pilot project to crack down on illegal passing.
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