Results from the company’s latest review of its CrossingGuard school bus stop arm safety camera programs indicate that automated enforcement systems continue to deter drivers who might otherwise illegally pass a stopped school bus and put children in danger. The data found a 43 per cent decrease in the number of violations issued per bus per month from the first to last month of the 2015-2016 school year.
During the past school year, school districts in five states working with ATS recorded more than 30,000 vehicles passing stopped school buses.
The analysis also found that 99.5 percent of drivers who received one ticket for passing a school bus with its stop arm extended did not receive a second violation. The study's results are strong indicators that drivers are changing their behaviour.
