THIS IS NATIONAL SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WEEK AND KANSAS SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION APPRECIATION DAY IS TODAY! SO, A BIG SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS OUT THERE! KANSAS LAW REQUIRES AL MOTORIST TO STOP WHEN APPROACHING OR OVERTAKING A STOPPED SCHOOL BUS DISPLAYING IT’S LIGHTS. KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVE MELISSA OSTERMEYER:
IN THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE DIRECTORS OF PUPIL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES’ STOP ARM SURVEY, NEARLY 131,000 SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS REPORTED THAT 95,315 VEHICLES PASSED THEIR BUSES ILLEGALLY ON A SINGLE DAY. THROUGHOUT A 180-DAY SCHOOL YEAR, THESE SAMPLE RESULTS POINT TO MORE THAN 17 MILLION VIOLATIONS AMONG AMERICA’S DRIVING PUBLIC. REMEMBER… IF THE RED LIGHT IS FLASHIN’, DON’T BE PASSIN’
