Blue Bird, Redflex Team Up to Enforce Illegal Passing Laws Blue Bird Corporation and Redflex
Traffic Systems, Inc., reached an agree- ment to distribute the Student Guardian safety camera systems, which are mounted on school buses to detect when motorists illegally pass while students are loading and unloading. Cameras mounted on the front and rear
driver’s side automatically record photos and videos of any passing vehicle once the stop arm is extended and amber lights are flashing during a stop. Redflex Traffic Systems then reviews the data and enters it into an electronic evidence file for review by local law enforcement. Only then can a citation be issued. Te company added that the systems are
fully funded by revenue from violation fines, so they operate at no cost to taxpayers and without any upfront capital expenditures to school districts, municipalities or bus contractors. “Tis swift procedure is seamless for
districts and contractors, as all steps of this process are handled by Redflex. Tis is truly a turnkey program,” said Tomas O’Connor, president of Redflex Student Guardian, a wholly owned subsidiary of Redflex Traffic Systems. Blue Bird President and CEO Phil Hor-
lock said the deal would enable customers to specify Redflex Student Guardian at any authorized dealer in North America. “Tis valuable effort with Redflex provides
school districts and contractors with an ad- ditional resource in further ensuring student safety, with the notable and unique element of integrated enforcement,” he added. Currently, nine states permit school dis-
tricts to use automated enforcement surveil- lance systems on school bus stop arms, and legislators in seven more states are exploring
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opportunities for enablement. “Not only do the safety cameras monitor and deter drivers from breaking the law, they raise community awareness about school bus safety in general,” added O’Connor. NASDPTS said 88,000 vehicles illegally
passed 100,000 school buses in 28 states last year, figures that were reported in a one-day survey last spring. Te association extrap- olated from those results that 16 million motorists break the school-bus stopping law during a typical 180-day school year.
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