COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Law enforcement agencies across Michigan are ramping up targeted traffic patrols next week part of “Operation Safe Stop,” a statewide initiative aimed at curbing the dangerous and illegal passing of stopped school buses.
Executed in conjunction with National School Bus Safety Week, the annual public education and enforcement campaign pairs local police departments and county sheriff’s offices with area school districts to monitor bus routes and student drop-off zones.
Police are sending a strict, zero-tolerance message to motorists: failing to stop at least 20 feet away from a school bus with its overhead red lights flashing and stop-arm extended will result in immediate citation…