The Cloquet Police Department posted a disturbing warning Monday on their Facebook page regarding numerous school bus stop arm violations being reported in the area.
Watch a Houston mother witness near tragedy as she recorded video of her daughter getting off her school bus, then please help spread the warning from the MN State Patrol.
We are almost past the halfway point in the school season and I'm still hearing from bus drivers and seeing for myself that people aren't stopping for busses.
The new school year has begun, with kids and families now fully back into their routines. The Minnesota Department of Transportation wants to make sure that motorists are back in the habit of driving safely around schools and school buses or they could face a $500 fine.
I think everyone knows that when you see a school bus stopped with lights flashing, you stop. No matter how long it takes or how busy you are, you stop every single time to protect the lives of the kids getting off or on the bus. That's why I was shocked to read how many people are cited by law enforcement for failing to stop.
I was a shockingly disturbing video that was going around Facebook yesterday. A ridiculous amount of drivers fail to stop for school buses when their sign is extended. They even show some close calls too. It is the law to stop for school buses with their lights flashing.
When I was a child seat belts, car seats or restraints for a child in a moving vehicle were nonexistent. I remember standing between my parents on the bench seat of the gas guzzling Chrysler as a toddler. When my daughter was young she could still sit in the front seat with me because cars weren’t all equipped with air bags. As time went on they became more strict until where we are today. Infant
While on air this morning, the Breakfast Club received several calls from listeners reporting an accident on Grand Avenue in Duluth involving a school bus and two vehicles. Ken and I passed this information along hoping to divert traffic from that area while awaiting word from the authorities of what happened. Here are further details and pictures from the Duluth Police Department:
The kids are in school today, and that means by this afternoon we will start with the sometimes hectic and crazy herds of children in your neighborhood. School buses will be out, and everyone needs to be extra careful while driving. Here's a refresher of some of the laws.