New York Contractors Call on Drivers to Stop for School Buses - Safety

New York Contractors Call on Drivers to Stop for #SchoolBuses:

Mike Martucci, president of the New York School Bus Contractors Association, speaks about the dangers of illegal school bus passing at an Operation Safe Stop event. LATHAM, N.Y. — The New York School Bus Contractors Association (NYSBCA) hosted an Operation Safe Stop event here on Thursday to promote the importance of stopping for school buses that are loading or unloading students. “Every day school is in session, our school bus drivers see drivers putting children in danger by illegally passing stopped school buses,” NYSBCA President Mike Martucci said. “A single incident is one too many, and drivers need to realize that they must stop when they see those red lights flashing on a school bus.” NYSBCA’s Operation Safe Stop Day event was held at Marlboro Elementary School with a variety of local, county, and state officials. The association also used the occasion to again ca...

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