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Drivers keep passing stopped school buses in Albany County
Sara Rizzo reports for News10 that in just three school districts in Albany County over 6,100 tickets have been issued this year to drivers who passed a stopped school bus. The South Colonie Central School District, Bethlehem Central School District, and Guilderland Central School District have buses with stop-arm cameras. They issued 667 tickets just in September. The rules are that drivers should always stop for school buses when the red lights are flashing and the stop sign is out even if they are on the opposite side of divided highways, on multiple-lane roadways, in parking lots, or on school grounds. And the Department of Motor Vehicles sets a minimum of $250 fine for a first violation to a maximum of $1,000 for three violations in three years. Read more about this stoory at the News10 website.

