PARKS IN NEW JERSEY AND MARYLAND. TONIGHT, PENNSYLVANIA OFFICIALS SAY THEY CAUGHT NEARLY 200 PEOPLE VIOLATING THE LAW. WHEN IT COMES TO GOING AROUND STOPPED SCHOOL BUSSES, PENNDOT AND STATE POLICE CAME TOGETHER IN CAMP HILL, CUMBERLAND COUNTY TODAY ALONGSIDE THE WEST SHORE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ANNOUNCE 188 INFRACTIONS AS PART OF OPERATION SAFE STOP, A ONE DAY TARGETED ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVE. THAT’S UP FROM 176 DURING THEIR OPERATION LAST YEAR. OUR STATE OFFICIALS, THOUGH THEY SAY EVEN ONE INCIDENT IS TOO MANY. THE TRAGIC FACT IS THAT TOO OFTEN DRIVERS IGNORE THE WARNING LIGHTS ON SCHOOL BUSSES AND TRY TO PASS THEM, PUTTING CHILDREN IN JEOPARDY. THIS IS JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE. HOWEVER, IF THERE IS ANY DOUBT, THE SAFEST AND CORRECT ACTION IS TO STOP THE CONSEQUENCES FOR VIOLATING PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL BUS STOPPING LAW ARE SEVERE. SO HOW SEVERE? PENNSYLVANIA LAW STATES THAT MOTORISTS MUST STOP AT LEAST TEN FEET AWAY FROM SCHOOL BUSSES THAT HAVE RED LIGHTS FLASHING AND THE STOP ARM EXTENDED? MOTORISTS MUST STOP WHEN THEY ARE BEHIND A BUS MEETING. THE BUS, OR APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WHERE A BUS IS STOPPED. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT BREAKING ANY
Pennsylvania officials report nearly 200 violations in school bus safety operation
Updated: 5:54 PM EST Nov 3, 2025
Pennsylvania officials announced that 188 people were caught violating laws related to stopping for school buses during “Operation Safe Stop,” a one-day enforcement initiative held in Camp Hill, Cumberland County.The event, organized by PennDOT and state police alongside the West Shore School District, reported an increase from 176 violations recorded last year.State officials emphasized the importance of compliance, stating, “The tragic fact is that too often, drivers ignore the warning lights on school buses and try to pass them, putting children in jeopardy. This is just not acceptable,” PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll said. “However, if there is any doubt, the safest and correct action is to stop. The consequences for violating Pennsylvania School Bus Stopping Law are severe,” Cpl. Zeina Black, supervisor of the Permits Bus Safety Unit for the Pennsylvania State Police, said.Pennsylvania law mandates that motorists must stop at least ten feet away from school buses with flashing red lights and an extended stop arm.Drivers must halt when they are behind a bus, meeting the bus, or approaching an intersection where a bus is stopped.Violators of these rules face fines of up to $300.
CAMP HILL, Pa. —
Pennsylvania officials announced that 188 people were caught violating laws related to stopping for school buses during “Operation Safe Stop,” a one-day enforcement initiative held in Camp Hill, Cumberland County.
The event, organized by PennDOT and state police alongside the West Shore School District, reported an increase from 176 violations recorded last year.
State officials emphasized the importance of compliance, stating, “The tragic fact is that too often, drivers ignore the warning lights on school buses and try to pass them, putting children in jeopardy. This is just not acceptable,” PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll said.
“However, if there is any doubt, the safest and correct action is to stop. The consequences for violating Pennsylvania School Bus Stopping Law are severe,” Cpl. Zeina Black, supervisor of the Permits Bus Safety Unit for the Pennsylvania State Police, said.
Pennsylvania law mandates that motorists must stop at least ten feet away from school buses with flashing red lights and an extended stop arm.
Drivers must halt when they are behind a bus, meeting the bus, or approaching an intersection where a bus is stopped.
Violators of these rules face fines of up to $300.