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ATS study finds decrease in school bus passing citations

According to American Traffic Solutions' (ATS) results from the latest review of its CrossingGuard School Bus Stop Arm Safety Camera Programs show the automated enforcement systems continue to deter drivers who might otherwise illegally pass a stopped school bus and put children in danger. The analysis found that 99 per cent of drivers who received one ticket for passing a school bus with its stop arm extended did not receive a second. Additionally, ATS found a nearly 40 per cent decrease in the number o
June 24, 2016 Read time: 2 mins
According to 17 American Traffic Solutions' (ATS) results from the latest review of its CrossingGuard School Bus Stop Arm Safety Camera Programs show the automated enforcement systems continue to deter drivers who might otherwise illegally pass a stopped school bus and put children in danger.

The analysis found that 99 per cent of drivers who received one ticket for passing a school bus with its stop arm extended did not receive a second. Additionally, ATS found a nearly 40 per cent decrease in the number of violations issued. Both of these are strong indicators that drivers are changing their behaviour.

According to the latest survey of bus drivers by the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation, an estimated 14 million drivers illegally passed stopped school buses last year, an average of nearly 78,000 each day. Some drivers boldly commit their infraction by passing on the side of the entrance/exit door.

ATS' analysis, which studied data from August 2014 to May 2016, found that nearly two-thirds of the violations captured occurred during afternoon drop off.

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