A school in DeKalb County, Georgia is looking to install traffic violation cameras on school buses to prevent illegal passing by vehicles. This initiative, which includes a $1,000 fine for violators in the state of Georgia, is designed to enhance student safety.
Installing cameras on buses
Schools in DeKalb County plan to collaborate with a supplier to add cameras to over 1,000 school buses. Currently, these buses have cameras inside, but the new cameras will be able to record what happens outside the buses.
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Bernando Brown, the district's student transportation director, said: "Our goal is to protect 100 percent of students at all times and provide them with safe and reliable transportation every day." The district, which transports about 45,000 students, plans to install cameras with multi-angle recording capabilities, license plate recognition, GPS tagging, and automatic activation. The data collected by the cameras will be automatically sent to law enforcement officials.
Risks of illegal passing of buses
Brown added: "The camera will be installed directly next to the bus, just below our stop arm. There is no concern as long as no one passes by the bus." However, vehicles that pass by the buses will be tracked by the cameras at all times.
A survey from the State Highway Safety Association shows that 46 percent of children traveling by school bus have encountered dangerous drivers. Additionally, 53 percent of parents believe that reckless driving continues because drivers think they will not be prosecuted. Georgia officials estimate that drivers illegally pass school buses more than 9,000 times a day in the state.
Brown stated: "This happens frequently. We have areas in DeKalb County where you see this almost every time the bus stops." In Georgia, the fine for passing a school bus starts at $1,000.
Schools in DeKalb County announced that they hope to install the cameras by January at the latest.
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Source: independent.co.uk
