Operation Safe Stop at NSCSD Transportation Center on April 30
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Did you know? Surveys show as many as 50,000 motor vehicles illegally pass New York State school buses every day. Passing motorists are the second leading cause of school transportation student fatalities. |
This state-supported local effort will involve school districts, police departments, the Governor's Traffic
Safety Committee, County Traffic Safety Boards, the State Education Department and the Department of
Motor Vehicles.
A press conference will be held at the North Syracuse Central School District Transportation Department (5520 A East Taft Rd.) in North Syracuse on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 10:30 a.m.
TIPS FOR SHARING THE ROAD WITH SCHOOL BUSES:
- Remember buses make frequent stops. Be prepared to stop for them.
- Never pass a stopped school bus with its red lights flashing on the right or left.
- Watch for children who cross in front of the bus when the bus is stopped.
- Look for children at bus stops and those running to bus stops.
- By law school buses are required to stop at railroad crossings.
PENALTIES FOR ILLEGALLY PASSING STOPPED SCHOOL BUSES WITH ITS RED LIGHTS FLASHING ARE:
- First Conviction: $250 - $400/5 points/Up to 30 days imprisonment
- Second Conviction (within 3 Years): $600 - $750/5 points/Up to 180 days Imprisonment
- Third or subsequent Convictions (within 3 Years): $750 - $1,000/5 points/Up to 180 days Imprisonment
