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Posts on the many tasks involved in being a school bus driver and a petition to make stop-arm running against federal law with steeper penalties drew the most attention on SBF’s blog and social media.
Read More →The 7-year-old Maryland girl safely crosses in front of the bus, which has its red lights on and stop arm out, but then is hit by a truck, police said. She is in a medically-induced coma.
Read More →Verra Mobility and Onondaga County, New York, are launching the largest school bus stop arm program in the state in an attempt to curb illegal school bus passings.
Read More →Indiana lawmakers cut a provision to let schools buy stop-arm cameras with a share of the fines from illegal passers and change a provision that would have made a license suspension mandatory.
Read More →Carson Fulcher, an Iowa high school student, is reported for a stop-arm violation. As part of his community service, he creates a video that educates on stopping for stopped buses.
Read More →SBF’s monthly “BUSting Up” cartoon targets the humorous side of pupil transportation. The June through December 2017 entries cover “green” buses, budget woes, and a giant stop arm.
Read More →The state House approves a bill that would allow school districts to install stop-arm cameras on school buses, and let law enforcement issue fines for bus passing violations.
Read More →A Florida school district, noting a recent increase in stop-arm running, teams up with the local police department to target key areas in a week-long crackdown. The county’s fine for illegally passing a stopped school bus is $268.
Read More →Lawmakers consider legislation seeking to require the DOT to release a national PSA about the dangers of illegal stop-arm passings.
Read More →A statewide program aims to reduce the number of stop-arm violations in and around school zones.
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