School Bus Safety

To note, I believe there will be more cameras on more buses this year. It's a pretty big fine so do the right thing and keep kids safe! 


 Via OSPI:


It's back-to-school season, and that means the wheels on thousands of school buses across Washington are going round and round!
 
Since 2011, school bus drivers nationwide have participated in a one-day survey to determine how many motorists illegally pass stopped school buses.🏫
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More than 3,000 drivers in Washington participated in this year's survey. During the one-day survey, Washington school bus drivers documented 1,156 instances of drivers illegally passing a stopped school bus. Multiplied by the number of days in the school year, the survey results indicate that drivers are illegally passing a school bus in Washington state more than 200,000 times per year!
 
Click through the slides or visit the included link to review the rules around when to stop 🛑for a school bus. https://ospi.k12.wa.us/.../drivers-know-laws-about-school...
 
Keep kids safe! Use caution and patience, and, when in doubt, stop!


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