Stop Arm Violations: Prevention to Prosecution 2017 STAK Conference, Louisville, Kentucky

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2 Survey Questions Question #1 Have you personally ever had someone run your stop sign while loading or unloading? Director of Transportation Henry Co. Public Schools

3 Survey Questions Question #2 How would you rate the seriousness of the problem of stop sign violations? EXTREMELY SERIOUS SOMEWHAT SERIOUS AN OCCASIONAL CONCERN NOT SERIOUS Director of Transportation Henry Co. Public Schools

4 Survey Questions Question #3 How serious does your school district view this issue? EXTREMELY SERIOUS SOMEWHAT SERIOUS AN OCCASIONAL CONCERN NOT SERIOUS Director of Transportation Henry Co. Public Schools

5 Survey Questions Question #4 How serious does your local law enforcement and or courts view this issue? EXTREMELY SERIOUS SOMEWHAT SERIOUS AN OCCASIONAL CONCERN NOT SERIOUS Director of Transportation Henry Co. Public Schools

6 Survey Questions Question #5 How many of your districts have Stop Arm Cameras? Director of Transportation Henry Co. Public Schools

7 This Is Not A New Problem But the number of offenses appear to be on the rise

8 2 Students Hit in Austin ISD

9 Prevention 1. Public Awareness of the issue Make a presentation to the Board of Education

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14 Prevention 1. Public Awareness of the issue Make a presentation to the Board of Education Billboards, banners, yard signs, newspaper & television

15 Prevention Billboards/Signs

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17 Prevention Billboards/Signs

18 Prevention Newspapers

19 Prevention Newspapers

20 Prevention Television News

21 Prevention News

22 Prevention - News

23 Prevention 1. Public Awareness of the issue Make a presentation to the Board of Education Billboards, banners, yard signs, newspaper & television PTO Meetings / Other Parent Venues Larger districts may be able to get local companies to sponsor and air a p.s.a.

24 Prevention - Commercials

25 Prevention 1. Public Awareness of the issue Make a presentation to the Board of Education Billboards, banners, yard signs, newspaper & television PTO Meetings / Other Parent Venues Larger districts may be able to get local companies to sponsor and air a p.s.a. P.A. of a district s camera systems can be a preventative deterrent and also aid to Prosecution. / Bus Driver s proper use of signals

26 Prevention 1. Public Awareness of the issue 2. Training New/Younger Drivers / Reminding Others

27 Prosecution 1. You must take the initiative Sit down with your Director/Superintendent Meet with your Sheriff/Police Dept. and County Prosecutor a) Make sure they are aware of the problem b) Review the KRS with them

28 KRS Passing stopped school or church bus prohibited Rebuttable presumption as to identity of violator. If any school or church bus used in the transportation of children is stopped upon a highway for the purpose of receiving or discharging passengers, with the stop arm and signal lights activated, the operator of a vehicle approaching from any direction shall bring his vehicle to a stop and shall not proceed until the bus has completed receiving or discharging passengers and has been put into motion. The stop requirement provided for in this section shall not apply to vehicles approaching a stopped bus from the opposite direction upon a highway of four (4) or more lanes. (2) Subsection (1) of this section shall be applicable only when the bus displays the markings and equipment required by Kentucky minimum specifications for school buses. (3) If any vehicle is witnessed to be in violation of subsection (1) of this section and the identity of the operator is not otherwise apparent, it shall be a rebuttable presumption that the person in whose name the vehicle is registered or leased was the operator of the vehicle at the time of the alleged violation and is subject to the penalties as provided for in KRS (5). Effective:July 15, 1988 History:Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 262, sec. 1, effective July 15, Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 443, sec. 1, effective July 15, Amended 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 65, sec Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec Amended 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 96, sec Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2739g-46a, 2739g-691.

29 KRS PENALTIES Passing stopped school or church bus prohibited (5) Any person who violates KRS shall for the first offense be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200) or imprisoned not less than thirty (30) days nor more than sixty (60) days, or both. For each subsequent offense occurring within three (3) years, the person shall be fined not less than three hundred dollars ($300) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned not less than sixty (60) days nor more than six (6) months, or both. The minimum fine for this violation shall not be subject to suspension. A minimum of six (6) points shall be assessed against the driving record of any person convicted.

30 Prosecution 1. You must take the initiative Sit down with your Director/Superintendent Meet with your Sheriff/Police Dept. and County Prosecutor a) Make sure they are aware of the problem b) Review the KRS with them b) Find out exactly what they need (evidence) and how they want you to present that evidence. 2. Be the advocate of safety Communicate Your Goals Let the community know your willing to go the distance to keep the students safe.

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