School bus cameras catch drivers illegally passing

[@kadu21]

They should make the stop sign be able to stretch out two or three lanes like a train crossing arm

[@ernestclements7398]

As a retired school bus driver I agree that this is a major problem, at one point my Employer, ( one of the largest bus providers in the world) bought several new buses that were equipped with stop arm cameras ( that activate when the stop flashers are turned on) and we spent a week recording violators, but when we took the videos to the local P.D. For review and enforcement, we got turned down flat! The Chief of Police said, and this is a direct quote " Take them away my department doesn't have the time or resources to assign an officer to review them or to go to court on the tickets, we don't have time for this c***!. The cameras wound up being taken off the buses, and thrown into a box on a shelf, where they remain to this day.

[@Superman37891]

Please correct me if I’m wrong, but you could’ve gotten a lawyer or tried to take it to another cop or PD to see if they cared; also maybe the cops will be more accepting today of the information on violations that you provide

[@kryptosuperdoggaming]

In North Carolina if you’re responsible for passing a stop school bus. It’s a $500 ticket and 5 points on your driver’s license.

[@kobyschechter8163]

On Long Island in both Nassau and Suffolk counties. Many school buses are equipped with cameras that have nailed hundreds of thousands of drivers illegally passing with the red lights flashing. The first fine is $250. If you do it again within an 18 month period, the second fine is $275 and then $300. There is a point to the program but many drivers are also getting nailed with incorrect tickets. If you’re going to have these cameras on the buses, issue citations CORRECTLY.

[@joshuaedwards3322]

I am one of those people who slow way down in the school zone and usually will even put on my blinkers. I think that comes with age. When I was a young driver, slowing down for schools just annoyed me. That said, School bus drivers are not always our best and our brightest. I've been cut off by bus drivers, I've witnessed then doing 80+mph on the freeway. Another trick they will use is they will cut a smaller car off = less than 10 feet, then slam open the little stop sign halfway in, halfway out of an intersection. So CERTAINLY put cameras all over those busses. But when you catch the bus driver speeding or driving like an idiot... FIRE them.

[@justanotheraviator2357]

Buses in Texas don't go over 65 max on the HW with an electric speed governor, and I give way to other drivers because you never know if they arent going to yield to you! I hate when other drivers act rowdy because it makes us all look bad!

[@joshuaedwards3322]

@@justanotheraviator2357 I live in Pennsylvania and these busses pass Mustangs on the Schuylkill. Though Im sure, even in Texas, 65 mph with a bus full of rowdy teens can get to deader than a doornail. Unless you lucky Texans also have seatbelts installed in your busses?

[@justanotheraviator2357]

@@joshuaedwards3322 Though I ain't anymore Im from Pennsylvania too funny how that works! In Texas new busses do have belts. I have a 2021 with belts, It's not as bad as people make it out to be.

[@HagakureJunkie]

I’ve driven a bus before and I assure you, they are absolutely incapable of going over 65 miles an hour. It’s a small V8 in these buses, nothing more.

[@carolbenson6524]

The main problem is that the red stop signs on the buses are way too small. They should have a great big red stop sign that people can see!!!! Wake up everyone!!!!!

[@Dannny-Lee]

The stop sign on that particular school bus did look smaller than the ones used by the school district’s transportation department that operates in my neighborhood (Santa Clarita, CA). Not sure if certain states and/or local policies have guidelines or requirements for stop sign sizes, but I’m sure nearly all states have the typical red blinking lights as a requirement. I know where I live, the school district has a set of local school district level guidelines that is followed and used when determining where a bus stop should be place (like low-congested streets with a low posted speed limits). Some other On the other hand, schools that don’t have a local policies in place will usually rely solely on existing state-level regulations for guidance. I know a majority of school bus stops in Southern California are usually placed on streets with low traffic flow and on roadways with posted speed limits of 45mph or below. I can’t necessarily say bigger stop signs will be a more effective solution, since usually these stops are done on lower speed rated roadways and the fact that red flashing lights are followed up once the stop sign has been deployed, it should be to obvious to drivers. I just think drivers who are NOT paying attention to their surroundings and the roadway in front of them are more at fault, than the stop sign sizing.

[@alanmccalla6737]

Or the color is wrong. Or the buses should be bigger. Or buses need more lights. Any other stupid ideas. Put down the phone and pay attention.

[@HagakureJunkie]

The bus is stopped, why are you passing it?

[@bobbyadkins6983]

You don't think the flashing lights are bright enough?

[@firebenderkitty313]

Are you blind? The lights are also flashing and the sign is big enough to see.

[@prilep5]

This can be good income to support drivers pay and maintenance

[@mlong9475]

Everyone says the fine should be higher until they actually get one themselves....

[@garryiglesias4074]

Strawman argument... You stink.

[@nunezgeeked1650]

Ong I got one today

[@TitanicConcerts]

They should only be 20 bucks and given on single lane residential streets. This multi-lane nonsense has gotta stop. Not everyone can see what is going on in there peripheral vision at all times. Plus people start driving dangerously now when school busses are around. Slamming brakes, stopping in the middle of the road because they’re worried a stop sign might pop out at any given moment. Just get rid of the cameras already and stop pretending this is about safety. See how much safer the world is when a man can’t afford to feed his family for a week because he got a ticket

[@jazma2377]

What about hitting pedestrian jaywalking????

[@Ghostface3200]

Should be $500 fines. Inflation

[@JasonShipley1979]

It should be even higher then just $500.00 in my opinion

[@jollyranch1026]

It’s all about money

[@michaeldamico9592]

How about the school buses that pass me when I’m doing 80 mph..!!!

[@vincebonilla4006]

Most School buses are Governed Buddy... 55 the max

[@michaeldamico9592]

@@vincebonilla4006 MOST… I GUESS NOT ALL OF THEM…. BUDDY…!!!

[@dallasbites]

$1000 fine points on the license and insurance rate hike

[@davidplays6286]

😂😂 are you serious their burly saying something now people have been doing this for years

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

It a common occurrence in Alabama and they're doing nothing about it.

[@Superman37891]

Someone there should take it to local media to gather attention for the issue then maybe it’ll be addressed

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

@@Superman37891 they have and nothing is ever done with this situation and I know someone that didn't stop when a bus was stopped they just went around the bus and kept driving but they got some a lot of berating but they didn't care.

[@hannahwilliams772]

I feel the fine should be 3,000 dollars and a revoke of liscences

[@tommydillon4852]

He who is without sin, cast the first stone.

[@bobbyadkins6983]

​@@tommydillon4852Oh no. You got us there. Let's do away with all fines, and jails, and prisons, because none of us are perfect. 🙄

[@ismaelibrahem1015]

Give drivers a good raise to be attracted to the job and to drive safely.

[@joshuaedwards3322]

I doubt money will solve this problem. Proffessional drivers, as a rule, are not getting rich. You either do it because you love it and you care, or you do it because you cant find anything better. The latter can become a problem.

[@Scratchingforcash]

Should be $5000 for first fine. Second fine, permanent loss of license and a $20,000 fine.

[@flipmodellc7043]

Glad!!!!

[@stacystoltz8722]

Safety onschool Busincountryfor Children

[@hamburgerler]

The revolution has started

[@davidnicholson8812]

Put seat belts in the buses

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

Don't get Kamala Harris started again 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@crushsatan]

Motorists, often in heavy traffic, get ensnared because they aren’t allowed adequate time to safely stop or clear the area near the bus at the split second the bus driver simultaneously activates the stoplights and camera. This predatory practice transforms school buses into mobile speed traps and school bus drivers into traffic enforcement officers (or bandits, depending on how badly you feel about it).

[@davidnicholson8812]

Hire a cross guard with a stop sign for each school bus to get off bus with the kids and stop traffic !

[@anjalilagoo8235]

They should fine each $1000

[@JasonShipley1979]

I totally agree! It should be much higher then just $300.00

[@nightstorm9872]

These stats are over a 10 year period...so let's be real.

[@corinneanderson1273]

It still doesn't change the rules.

[@OregonCrow]

And those parents will do it outside their own neighborhood. Bunch of walmart shopping Karens, haha.

[@disscustinglybeautiful1652]

This should be an automatic suspension for 1 year! High penalties will Save a childs life.

[@mattbosley3531]

Suspension isn't enough. Idiots like this will just keep driving on a suspended license. It needs to be large fines and/or jail time.

[@Aqua.man045]

@@mattbosley3531 in My state its up to 3 years in jail and a 500 dollar fine.

[@jasonkorring2533]

About time

[@Michaelebills]

$300 fine will not stop this problem... maybe a $800 to $1000...

[@jamessugg7061]

$10,000 fine and loss of license for a year! Mandatory!

[@tommydillon4852]

He who is without sin, cast the first stone.

[@JBguitar-cj8pc]

Ok Karen

[@Yorker1998]

No.

[@firebenderkitty313]

@@JBguitar-cj8pcyou are the real Karen.

[@AG-et6qp]

😢

[@mattbosley3531]

Good for them! There are too many people driving cars who completely ignore the law. They need a wake up call. Hopefully having to pay large fines will make them stop their criminal behavior.

[@JuanMartinez-qe9vz]

we need that in LUFKIN TX 2

[@bobbyadkins6983]

It's a shame the cameras are even needed but no surprise.

[@mlong9475]

Passing a school bus with the stop sign out is illegal, so is jaywalking......

[@garryiglesias4074]

Stinking once is not enough, you really want to stink... Stay anonymous, b4stard.

[@Lucky_9705]

It should be a $1,000 fine and a 30 day license suspension for every subsequent offense. Kid’s lives are being put at risk by these morons.