from Getting There by Michael Dresser
More than 7,000 drivers in Maryland were observed passing stopped school buses illegally — one of the most serious traffic offenses in state law — during a single-day survey conducted by the Maryland Department of Education.
The figures, gathered from all 24 of the state’s jurisdictions, are being used to support an effort by state and local educators to win passage of a bill in the General Assembly to allow the use of cameras mounted on the outside of school buses to enforce the law against passing when the vehicles have their red lights flashing and stop arm deployed.
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Violations of the school bus passing law carry some of the heaviest penalties among Maryland driving laws that don’t require the defendant to appear in court, A motorist who receives such a ticket and elects to forgo a trial must pay a fine of $570. The offense carries 3 points if a driver fails to stop at all; the penalty is 2 points of the drivers stops but then passes before the bus driver has turned off the flashing lights and retracted the sign.
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After Baltimore County, high rates of the offense — more than one per driver counting — were found in Anne Arundel and Montgomery counties and Baltimore city.
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https://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/traffic/2011/03/survey_show_epidemic_of_school.htmloldId.20110309132251155
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