There are an estimated 50,000 incidents of drivers illegally passing stopped school buses in New York State, putting the lives and safety of students at risk.
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To combat reckless drivers the County partnered with BusPatrol to launch the Rockland County School Bus Safety program starting March 1.
The company installed cameras on the stop-arms on a fleet of school buses at no cost to the County. Drivers caught on camera illegally passing buses will be issued a $250 fine by mail.
According to BusPatrol districts with cameras on buses saw a 30% reduction in drivers illegally passing buses.
County Executive Ed Day helped unveil the buses at the Rockland County Fire Training Center.
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School leaders from public and private schools attended the event where they got to see the the cameras that will be installed on the buses.
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