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2011 Operation Safe Stop Enforcement Report for March 30, 2011 enforcement activities.

The Operation Safe Stop Reporting Form for March 30, 2011 enforcement activities is available.

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Operation Safe Stop Education and Enforcement Day - Wednesday, March 30, 2011.

The Operation Safe Stop Reporting Form for March 30, 2011 enforcement activities is available.

On March 30, 2011, law enforcement officers around the state will participate in an Operation Safe Stop day.  During "Safe Stop," police officers are on board school buses and in marked and unmarked patrol units on selected bus routes that have a history of illegal passing complaints.

Police will issue tickets to drivers who pass stopped school buses (Section 1174 of the Vehicle & Traffic Law).  All violations are reported to a central command post so that final figures are available to state and local officials as well as the media.

Members of the media are invited to ride along and cover Operation Safe Stop in their areas.

If you have questions about Operation Safe Stop, please contact:

Delos D. Luther II
Director of Transportation
Minisink Valley Central School District
PO Box 217, Rte. 6
Slate Hill, NY 10973-0217
Office: 845-355-5140
Fax: 845-355-2813
dluther@minisink.com

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School Zone  WHAT IS OPERATION SAFE STOP?

Operation Safe Stop seeks to promote school bus safety through education and enforcement efforts. Operation Safe Stop is a cooperative project supported by the New York State Governor's Traffic Safety Committee, the New York State Education Department, the New York Association for Pupil Transportation, the New York State School Bus Contractors Association, the student transportation industry and state, county, city and local law enforcement agencies.

 

School Zone  DID YOU KNOW:

  • An estimated 50,000 motor vehicles illegally pass New York State school buses every day.

 

School Zone  THE LAW SAYS:

  • It is illegal - and very dangerous - to pass a stopped school bus when the large red lights located on top of the bus are flashing. Flashing lights mean the bus is picking up or discharging students.
  • You must stop whether you are approaching the school bus from the front or overtaking it from the rear.
  • You must always stop for flashing red lights, even on divided and multilane highways and on school grounds.
  • The first-time fine for illegally passing a school bus is a $250 to $400 fine, 5 points on your license, and/or possibly 30 days in jail.
  • Worse yet, the memory of hitting or killing a child may be one you carry for the rest of your life!

 

School Zone PENALTIES FOR PASSING A STOPPED SCHOOL BUS:

$$ -- FINES -- $$

By Conviction Minimum
Fine		 Maximum
Fine		 Possible Imprisonment
First Conviction $250.00 $400.00 Up to 30 days
Second Conviction
(within 3 years)		 $600.00 $750.00 Up to 180 days
Third or
Subsequent Convictions (within 3 years)		 $750.00 $1,000.00 Up to 180 days

 

School Zone REMEMBER:

Yellow lights mean the bus is going to stop. Slow down!

Red lights mean students are getting on or off the bus.

STOP! STOP! STOP!

The goal of Operation Safe Stop is to proactively educate motorists about the dangers of passing stopped school buses.

 

School Bus  FOR MORE INFORMATION...

General School Bus Safety:

National Association for Pupil Transportation external link

New York Association for Pupil Transportation external link