School Bus Stop Arm Extended? Stop—it's the Law
On a single day, drivers bypassed the extended stop arm of a school bus 845 times in Anne Arundel County.
Last month, the Maryland State Department of Education sponsored a statewide survey to record violations of drivers bypassing the stop arms of school buses. The results were staggering. On a single day, 7,028 violations were reported with 845 of those violations occurring in Anne Arundel County. When a bus is stopped to pick up young students and activates the red flashing lights, the stop sign swings out and drivers are required by law to stop—in both directions. Apparently, Maryland drivers have forgotten the rules of the road. The majority of the infractions came from oncoming drivers who drove past the stop arm (3,997). Another large number of drivers (2,665) passed a stopped bus on the driver’s side and 366 drivers passed a stopped …
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Kenn Bing
11:52 am on Thursday, March 24, 2011
I am shocked by this article. The EXCUSE to adults who do not have children aren't thinking about children’s safety is absurd. The fact that officers are giving warnings is not acceptable. We do not tolerate driving drunk, parking in handicap parking, hitting a pedestrian just to name a few. Instead of a warning, why not a mandatory class for the first time and show them the results of their … more ›