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To increase student safety, Dallas County Schools officials have reportedly asked a city council committee to pass an ordinance for zones to be created around school buses that motorists could not cross while the buses’ stop arms are deployed.
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The stop-arm company launches a new Bus Safety Division to tackle illegal school bus passing and enhance student safety. Belinda Olivares has been tapped to lead the new group.
Read More →The Idaho State Department of Education’s public service announcement asks motorists to be engaged and "watch for school buses as they pick up and drop off kids.”
Read More →Stephen Wilson is cited with reckless conduct after he reportedly fails to engage his bus' warning lights and stop sign as a student exits the bus and begins to cross the road. The student is struck by the side mirror of a passing car but does not suffer any major injuries.
Read More →Thousands of motorists illegally pass school buses every day.
Read More →Kim Koenigs, the mother of a student who befriended Kadyn Halverson, starts a "Kadyn's Law" Facebook page in honor of the girl, who was killed by a motorist who failed to stop as she was walking across a road to board her school bus. The page calls for legislation that would provide more stringent laws for drivers who illegally pass school buses.
Read More →Prince Edward Island motorists who fail to stop for a school bus with its red lights flashing will receive 12 demerit points, causing their license to be suspended for three months. They will also be fined $5,000.
Read More →The 18-year-old Ohio motorist admits to hitting the students and fleeing the scene. She faces several charges, including failing to stop after an accident and passing a stopped school bus, police say.
Read More →The North Dakota Highway Patrol's "Trooper on a Bus" program is designed to enhance the enforcement of traffic laws and increase public awareness of the dangers of illegal bus passing. Starting Wednesday, troopers will ride along on school buses to observe motorists' activities, radioing in any information about drivers who fail to stop for buses when children are boarding and disembarking.
Read More →Wendy Sue Restoule must pay $250 within the next six months for the incident. She was initially charged with failing to stop for a school bus — a violation punishable by a fine of up to $2,000 and six demerit points, but ahead of her trial, a plea was entered on her behalf to the lesser charge of disobeying a traffic control signal in her lane.
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