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Newsby StaffJune 25, 2015

North Carolina district aims to enhance safety in school bus boarding

Bus drivers for Wake County Public School System will begin using a new procedure that puts more time between alerting motorists that the bus is stopping and allowing students to cross the road.

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Newsby StaffMay 1, 2015

School bus crossing light allowed in Idaho

Idaho becomes the 14th state to allow the Gardian Angel safety lighting system for use on school buses.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMay 1, 2015

Stop-arm extender aims to block bus passing

Guilford County (N.C.) Schools is testing a mechanical arm with an extra stop sign that extends 6 feet from the side of the bus — into the next lane of traffic.

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Newsby StaffApril 30, 2015

Viral video renews call for stop-arm cameras

The image of an SUV nearly hitting children spurred New York school transportation professionals to again call for the cameras. The executive director for the New York Association for Pupil Transportation says he has faced resistance from lawmakers who are opposed to traffic cameras.

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Newsby StaffApril 27, 2015

Growing number of stop-arm violations pleaded down, dismissed

Data show the rate of school bus stop-arm violations being pleaded down or dismissed has more than doubled in Iowa since Kadyn’s Law was adopted in 2012 to stiffen penalties for illegal bus passing.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonApril 17, 2015

Operation Safe Stop targets school bus safety in N.Y.

Transportation officials, police officers and other leaders in New York hold events to publicize the dangers of illegally passing stopped school buses.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserApril 6, 2015

Proposed bill aims to crack down on stop-arm runners

HF 1948 would raise the fine for Minnesota motorists who illegally pass a school bus by $200 in an effort to make it tougher for violators to plea down the charge.

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Newsby StaffMarch 19, 2015

Study: 1,500 stop-arm camera tickets issued in D.C. area

The finding is from a AAA Mid-Atlantic review of five jurisdictions in the Washington, D.C., area that have deployed school bus stop-arm cameras since 2013.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 11, 2015

NASDPTS kicks off national stop-arm violation count

School bus operators across the country are again being called on to tally the number of vehicles that illegally pass their buses in one day.

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Newsby StaffMarch 10, 2015

School bus drivers accuse superintendent of illegal passing

The drivers claim the superintendent of a New York district passed a school bus with its red lights flashing. The superintendent says the lights were flashing yellow at the time.

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