![]() Terminal Manager Traci Williams, who works for Student Transportation of America, said bus drivers get little or no respect. Police say violators don't break the law when they see a police car, but once the cops are out of sight, many drivers do navigate around stopped buses. The points can be used by insurance companies to increase premiums. Motorists convicted of violating the state school-bus-passing law can face a 60-day license suspension, a $250 fine and five points against their license, officials said. "We don't get many violators in the sections, but on the main roads in the township, like State Road, I'm sure there are violators every day," said one officer. Two Bristol Township officers on Wednesday followed some of the buses looking for violators when Truman students were dismissed at 2:12 p.m. You must stop at least 10 feet from the school bus and remain stopped until all children reach a safe place after the red lights have stopped flashing and the stop arm has been put back, according to the law.Īnd if you think you won't get caught, remember that, by law, bus drivers can give your vehicle's license plate to police. The law calls for motorists to stop when a school bus has its red signal lights flashing and stop arm extended. ![]() The operation teaches motorists about Pennsylvania's law regarding stopping and passing near school buses. ![]() With that in mind, the Bristol Township School District conducted "Operation Safe Stop" on Wednesday as part of National School Bus Safety Week. They drive too fast and everyone is in a hurry," he said. "I've had them pass me on the right, not too often, but the biggest violators are those coming in the same direction as the bus. Sporting dark sunglasses, Lapergola, long retired from Rohm and Haas, says he loves his job driving the kids to and from school, but doesn't like motorists who speed through school zones. Frank Lapergola grabbed the big steering wheel on his bright yellow school bus and headed out onto Green Lane during his afternoon run of taking students home for the day from Harry S.
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