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Newsby StaffDecember 6, 2014

School bus crossing light allowed in Nevada

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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Newsby StaffDecember 4, 2014

Maryland county urges higher stop-arm running fines

Under state law, the maximum penalty allowed is $250 per offense, but Maryland’s district court set the fine at $125 as an incentive for violators to pay it instead of challenging the ticket. County officials will ask the Maryland General Assembly to increase the maximum fine to $500, in an attempt to move the actual fine to $250.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonDecember 3, 2014

Task force backs stop-arm cameras on North Carolina buses

The state attorney general wants to equip all public school buses in North Carolina with cameras to catch stop-arm violators, and his goal is gaining support.

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Newsby StaffNovember 25, 2014

Police chief who passed school bus resigns

Fayette (Iowa) Police Chief Brad Gardner received a ticket for unlawful passing of a school bus on Nov. 4, was placed on leave, and resigned weeks later. It is not clear whether the ticket sparked the resignation or if there were other circumstances.

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Newsby StaffNovember 21, 2014

School bus crossing light allowed in 5th state

Gardian Angel, which uses a white flood light to illuminate the path for students to cross the street, is allowed for use on school buses in North Carolina.

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Newsby StaffNovember 4, 2014

School bus crossing light allowed in 4th state

Gardian Angel, which uses a white flood light to illuminate the path for students to cross the street, is allowed for use on school buses in Vermont.

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NewsOctober 30, 2014

#Brake4Buses safety campaign reaches national audience

A media campaign that started in North Carolina is helping to raise awareness of the dangers of stop-arm running.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonOctober 30, 2014

10 killed in school bus danger zone last school year

The latest national survey of school bus loading and unloading fatalities finds that in the 2013-14 school year, six children were killed by passing vehicles, and four were fatally struck by their own bus.

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Newsby StaffOctober 28, 2014

New York association survey finds 385 illegal passes in 1 day

The New York Association for Pupil Transportation surveyed 1,080 school bus drivers from 18 school districts across the state on Oct. 21. The results suggest that more than 17,824 motorists passed stopped school buses statewide on that day.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonOctober 21, 2014

North Carolina cracks down on stop-arm running

Troopers across the state are focusing on illegal passing of school buses and other school-related traffic violations this week as part of Operation Stop Arm.

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