A local police department is taking a new approach with an extra safety measure to protect children at their bus stops.
The Strongsville Police Department will randomly ride on school buses, which will allow them to witness drivers ignoring a bus's red stopping lights and sign, the department said in a Facebook post.
Additional staff will be on the roads to cite the offending drivers.
Here's a quick reminder of Ohio's law regarding passing a school bus that is stopped.
- If a bus is stopped on a street that has fewer than four lanes, all traffic proceeding in either direction must stop at least 10 feet from the front or rear of the bus.
- If a bus is stopped on a street that has four or more lanes, only traffic proceeding in the same direction must stop at least 10 feet from the front or rear of the bus.
- Drivers must stop until the school bus resumes motion or until signaled by the bus driver to proceed.
