School Bus Safety Goes High Tech | Rochester News

School bus safety is getting serious in Monroe County, where over 6,000 drivers got tickets last year for illegally passing stopped buses—thanks to cameras catching red-light-flashing, stop-arm-out violations. Since the program launched in October 2023, nearly 20,000 citations have been issued, funded entirely by fines, not taxpayer dollars. With more districts joining and a repeat offender rate under 4%, the message is clearly landing. As students head back to school, a new “Spot the Stop” campaign—with help from the University of Rochester Medicine—is rolling out to warn drivers that these dangerous passes happen about 30 times daily. In New York, you must stop—every time—for a $250 fine on first offense, escalating with repeats. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/aa3398ed71406964