Philadelphia Front Page News Update By W. Keith Williams II Injury Lawyer: Philly school buses getting cameras that ticket drivers who pass illegally forward news by KYW Newsradio frontpagenews1@yahoo.com
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The School District of Philadelphia
is launching a pilot program designed to deter dangerous driving.
Cameras will be mounted on the stop arms of 20 school buses to catch
drivers trying to illegally pass them.
During a Tuesday press conference at the district garage on Passyunk Avenue, Chief Operating Officer Teresa Fleming said the goal is to make bus stops safer for kids.
“Pennsylvania’s School Bus Stopping Law requires motorists to stop at least 10 feet away from school buses, either when they are behind or approaching an intersection, or a school bus has its red lights flashing and its stop arm activated,” she explained.
The cameras will automatically activate when the bus stops and the stop arm is extended. Then, the cameras can capture the vehicle and license plate of any motorist illegally passing a bus.