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Newsby StaffMarch 3, 2015

Survey reports on illegal bus passing incidents in New York

School bus drivers in 26 districts found that 259 motorists passed a stopped bus on Feb. 24. The New York Association for Pupil Transportation estimates the total number statewide is closer to 10,000.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMarch 2, 2015

Indiana lawmakers reject bus stop-arm camera bill

House Bill 1404 would have let more schools use stop-arm cameras to take photos of vehicles that illegally passed the buses’ extended stop arm, and allowed them to be used to issue citations.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 2, 2015

Trucker gets jail time for passing school bus on right

Minnesota police said that the semi-truck driver nearly hit a student as he swerved around a stopped school bus in the May 2014 incident.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Thomas McMahonFebruary 23, 2015

Home-side stops should be goal, not mandate

Legislators have recently proposed bills that would require school buses to pick up and drop off students on the side of the road that they live on. That may sound good on paper, but in practice it would drive up transportation costs and bus ride times.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonFebruary 19, 2015

Atlanta school buses to be equipped with stop-arm cameras

The stop-arm cameras will be placed on Atlanta Public Schools buses to help city police confirm video of offenses and issue citations.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 18, 2015

Family of girl fatally struck after exiting bus seeks $30M

The parents of Makayla Marie Strahle, an 11-year-old girl who was killed by a truck passing her school bus in Wyoming in 2011, file a wrongful death lawsuit against the school district.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 14, 2015

School bus crossing light allowed in 4 more states

The Gardian Angel safety lighting system is now allowed for use on school buses in Wisconsin, Missouri, Texas and Alaska.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 3, 2015

Loophole in state law protects stop-arm runners

The North Carolina legislature has increased penalties for stop-arm runners and has allowed video captured by stop-arm cameras to be used in court. However, a different law makes it difficult to get a conviction without clear identification of the driver.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 29, 2015

American Traffic Solutions, REI partner to combat stop-arm running

Districts can now choose to add REI stop-arm cameras as part of their enforcement solution.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 19, 2015

School bus crossing light allowed in 2 more states

Nevada becomes the sixth state to allow Gardian Angel, which uses a white flood light to illuminate the path for students to cross the street.

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