illegal passing

Broome County officials say there have been over3,000 school bus passing violations since the launch of the stop arm camera program last summer.

Broome County Executive Jason Garnar says he hopes to have stop-arm cameras on hundreds of buses by the end of the school year.

Governor Andrew Cuomo wants school buses in New York state to be equipped with cameras to record drivers who illegally pass them.

Local school districts are reacting to a growing number of reports nationally of children hurt or killed by motorists illegally passing stopped school buses.

Officials in the Chenango Forks School District say there is a serious problem with motorists passing school buses that are stopped to pick up or discharge students and that have their flashing lights on.