St. Mary's County Installs Cameras on School Buses

St. Mary's County has installed cameras on their school buses to fight back against drivers who illegally pass stopped buses.

The system works by detecting when a vehicle is passing a school bus that has stopped and extended its "stop" arm. When a vehicle begins to pass, the camera snaps a picture of the front of the vehicle as well as the license plate.

Authorities review the image, and if the citation is approved, violators face a $125 fine.

Despite the relative severity of the offense, a caught-on-camera infraction is still considered a civil violation. If an offender is caught by an officer, the resulting penalty remains a $570 fine and a three point violation on their license.

The program has already seen success in Falls Church and Montgomery County, Md.

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