School bus safety patrols set to begin

(WISH) — More than 200 Indiana constabulary agencies volition statesman schoolhouse autobus information patrols adjacent week.

Cops with the Stop Arm Violation Enforcement blitz volition beryllium watching for stop-arm violations and unsafe driving adjacent buses and successful schoolhouse zones.

In Indiana, it’s amerciable walk a stopped autobus that has its reddish lights flashing and halt limb extended. In the spring, officers issued much than 5,600 citations, and an alarming magnitude were for speeding. Others were for texting portion driving and stop-arm violations.

Police besides issued 1,700 warnings successful the spring.