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Last week, the first National School Bus Safety Summit brought together leaders from government, public safety, technology, and education to address the growing threat of illegal stop-arm passing.
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During the 2012-13 school year, police in New Britain, Conn., issued 88 illegal-passing citations as part of an enforcement program using the Redflex Student Guardian system. Four local school buses are equipped with the camera system.
Read More →School Bus Fleet covered several legislative items of interest this year, from seat belts to illegal school bus passing.
Read More →From our inaugural Driver Hero award to the illegal passing problem, NSTB on safety, vaping on the bus, and accountability in bus driver retention, don't miss these articles.
Read More →Officials say up to three cameras installed on the outside of a bus automatically record any vehicle passing the bus while the stop arm is extended, without having to rely on driver activation. The cameras capture images of the vehicle’s front and back license plates, as well as the face of the driver, which can be sent to law enforcement and used to prosecute the violator.
Read More →Since the West Virginia Department of Education sent me the footage of a middle school student nearly being struck by a car illegally passing his school bus, I’ve probably watched it at least a dozen times. I can’t help but think of one of my own kids in that frightening situation.
Read More →Enforcement action around school bus stops last month seems to have resonated with drivers, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Read More →More than 5,000 drivers have been caught on camera and fined for illegally passing Richmond Public Schools buses.
Read More →News that drew the most traffic on the School Bus Fleet website this year covered illegal school bus passing, a petition for tougher penalties on stop-arm running, and student and driver fatalities in the danger zone.
Read More →The measure would allow video surveillance systems on school buses to catch illegal passers in the act. Violators would also face increased fines, ranging from $300 to $500.
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