{"id":67005,"date":"2016-04-07T08:08:49","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T12:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=67005"},"modified":"2016-04-06T20:16:14","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T00:16:14","slug":"sheriff-operation-safe-stop-april-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=67005","title":{"rendered":"Sheriff: Operation Safe Stop April 21"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Stopped<\/a>April 21 has been designated as Operation Safe\u00a0Stop Day. Operation Safe Stop seeks to promote school bus safety through\u00a0awareness and enforcement efforts throughout New York state.\u00a0The Madison County Sheriff\u2019s Office, along\u00a0with other law enforcement agencies\u00a0throughout Madison County and New York state will be out in force this day to enforce\u00a0any violations by motorists passing any stopped school bus.<\/p>\n

“Our\u00a0efforts will result in increased public awareness, which can reduce this\u00a0aggressive driving behavior and help us reach our common goal: safe\u00a0transportation to and from school for our children,\u201d said Sheriff Allen Riley.<\/p>\n

According to the New York State Governor\u2019s Traffic Safety Committee, an\u00a0estimated 50,000 motor vehicles illegally pass New York state school buses\u00a0every day. In recent years, more than 188 pedestrians under 19 were\u00a0injured and two were killed by New York state motorists passing stopped\u00a0school buses.<\/p>\n

During the past four years, 35 New York students were hit by motorists passing stopped school buses. It is illegal and very\u00a0dangerous to pass a stopped school bus when the large red lights located on\u00a0the top of the bus are flashing or when the bus extends their stop signal\u00a0arm.\u00a0This includes buses that are on the opposite sides of divided highways, on multiple roadways, in parking lots and on school grounds in front of school\u00a0entrances.<\/p>\n

During the past four years, 35 New York students were hit by motorists passing stopped school buses. It is illegal and very\u00a0dangerous to pass a stopped school bus when the large red lights located on\u00a0the top of the bus are flashing or when the bus extends their stop signal\u00a0arm.\u00a0This includes buses that are on the opposite sides of divided highways, on multiple roadways, in parking lots, and on school grounds in front of school\u00a0entrances.<\/p>\n

Passing a stopped school bus under these conditions could result in a fine.\u00a0A\u00a0minimum fine in New York state for a first conviction is $250 but could be\u00a0as much as $400 and possibly up to 30 days of imprisonment. The only\u00a0exception to this law is if the bus driver or a police officer signals\u00a0you to pass.<\/p>\n

Important tips to remember:<\/p>\n

\uf0b7 Flashing lights mean the bus is picking up or discharging students<\/p>\n

\uf0b7 Drivers must stop whether approaching a school bus from the front or\u00a0overtaking it from the rear<\/p>\n

\uf0b7 Watch carefully for children near school buildings, in areas where school\u00a0buses are traveling or where there are signs for school zones or bus\u00a0stops<\/p>\n

\uf0b7 You cannot pass a stopped school bus in the school yard if their \u201cstop\u201d\u00a0sign is out.<\/p>\n

Operation Safe Stop is a cooperative\u00a0project supported by the New York State\u00a0Governor\u2019s Traffic Safety Committee, state Education Department, New York Association for Pupil\u00a0Transportation, New York State School Bus Contractors Association, the\u00a0student transportation industry, and state, county, city and local law\u00a0enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

April 21 has been designated as Operation Safe\u00a0Stop Day. Operation Safe Stop seeks to promote school bus safety through\u00a0awareness and enforcement efforts throughout New York state.\u00a0The Madison County Sheriff\u2019s Office, along\u00a0with other law enforcement agencies\u00a0throughout Madison County and New York state will be out in force this day to enforce\u00a0any violations by motorists passing any […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":67006,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,32,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","category-crime","category-top-story"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-hqJ","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Stopped-School-Bus.jpg?fit=2700%2C1800&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=67005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67005\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/67006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=67005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=67005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=67005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}