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A crossing arm is a safety device intended to protect children from being struck while crossing in front of a school bus. Typically, school bus crossing arms are wire or plastic devices which extend from the front bumper on the right side of the bus when the door is open for loading/unloading and form a barrier.
'Stop-arm' safety for school buses in Indiana. Under state law, it is illegal for a driver to pass a stopped school bus if its red lights are flashing and its swiveling stop arms are extended ...
In New York State, an official estimate is that 50,000 vehicles pass stopped school buses illegally every day. [24] However, as New York State requires traffic to stop for a school bus stopped on the opposing roadway of a divided highway, the estimate may include "New York violations" that would be legal in other states.
(The Center Square) – Despite stiff penalties and potential for deadly accidents, many drivers in Pennsylvania still ignore school bus stop arms. And it's hard to know the full scope of the problem.
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FMVSS 131 stipulates that the stop signal arm be installed on the left side of the bus, and placed so that when it is extended, the arm is perpendicular to the side of the bus, with the top edge of the sign parallel to and within 6 inches (15 cm) of a horizontal plane tangent to the bottom edge of the first passenger window frame behind the ...
Aug. 17—As students head back to the classroom, police are reminding motorists to stop for school buses or face the consequences. On Aug. 14, officers began increased patrols to prevent stop-arm ...
Trans Tech is the first school bus manufacturer to produce a fully electric school bus (eTrans, based on the Smith Electric Newton). Van-Con, Inc. Type A Type B 1973 Middlesex, New Jersey: Van-Con, Inc. is New Jersey's only school bus manufacturer. Van-Con, Inc produces 16, 25, 30 passenger and wheelchair accessible school buses.