MENU
SEARCHMENUSEARCHLoading data...
The legislation would allow local jurisdictions to monitor and ticket drivers who illegally pass school buses using video cameras mounted on the buses. School bus drivers would be responsible for reporting incidents and handing over video footage to law enforcement personnel to review and issue the tickets.
Read More →
I’ve often asked myself why you should have to educate the public on school bus safety laws. I’ve always believed it’s something that people should learn in driver’s education class.
Read More →Following the death of a student in an illegal bus-passing accident, her classmates create proposals for legislators, including increasing bus-passing fines. The students speak to members of the state’s education committee about the proposals during a recent legislative session.
Read More →Video footage from the Arkansas bus shows a student exiting and then the bus driver honking as a police car passes the bus in the September incident.
Read More →Virginia Beach City Public Schools installs the cameras on 100 of its buses and is working with the city’s police department to determine whether to add them to more buses.
Read More →From NHTSA safety data to NCST standards and stop-arm passing prevention, NSTA reinforces the role of school buses in protecting students and improving traffic safety.
Read More →Deva Dalporto partners with American Traffic Solutions on a back-to-school video titled "Bus, Don’t Move.” The spoof spotlights the need for parents and drivers to be careful in school zones and around school buses.
Read More →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.
Read More →Any drivers who are worried about being photographed and fined, whether at a traffic light or next to a school bus, should shift their focus to following the laws.
Read More →The New York Association for Pupil Transportation’s Jan. 20 survey found that 1,057 school bus drivers reported a total of 504 illegal passing incidents. The total estimated illegal passing rate statewide is 23,841 passes for that day.
Read More →