Over 4,000 drivers received tickets for not stopping when school buses turned on their stop arms, according to the School District of Lee County. This started in December when citations became official. Each ticket costs $225, and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office checks every case before sending out citations.
Hanson Street in Fort Myers tops the list with 112 tickets. State Road 82 recorded 83 citations. Colonial Boulevard, Pondella Road, U.S. 41, State Road 739, and Homestead Road each saw about 60 violations.
Rob Spicker works with the School District of Lee County. He said roads with several lanes cause the most confusion. “Public misunderstanding is a big issue,” Spicker said, according to Gulf Coast News. “On roads with multiple lanes, drivers may think that if they’re in the left lane, they don’t need to stop. But that’s not the case.”…