Do you pass school buses?
October 13, 2011 | in The Daily DriveI recently read an article about an undercover sting operation which took place in Florida and I must say, I was somewhat shocked. Apparently, there is a real problem in Volusia County Florida when it comes to drivers passing school buses, enough of one, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Department initiated a “special traffic enforcement” to catch people passing school buses?
It is illegal to pass a stopped school bus, this is something everyone should know!
In Florida, the statute is 316.172 and in layman terms it simply states you cannot pass a bus which is displaying its stop signal.
So here’s the amazing number… they issued 93, that’s right 93 tickets, for breaking this law! In one day!
There are kids on those buses people and there is a reason for the law. Seven kids have been injured in accidents since the beginning of the school year in Volusia County and thus, the reason for this sting.
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Drive Safely… and Friendly!
