School Bus Stop Arm

Cameras
 Summary
Stop arm cameras are a solution that
will capture violations and improve
student safety
Program is at no cost to the County,
and there may be a small amount of
revenue
Study results indicate that at least
6,000 violations occur in one year
 Local Violation Statistics
ACPS Transportation works closely with
ACPD
Process in place for drivers to report
passing incidents to ACPD
49 violations reported in 2010-11
73 violations reported in 2011-12
90 violations reported YTD (4/29/2013)
Up from 46 when I reported in December
 Overview of Current Process
Requires driver to divert attention from
students
Difficult to obtain all information needed to
cite
Drivers may have to miss work for court
Labor intensive
Driver writes report
ACPD reviews and issues citation/summons
All parties must appear in court
 Bus Driver Survey Results
Survey was taken during pilot to gauge
overall experiences of bus drivers
41 drivers reported at least 1 violation
per week (about 25%)
27 drivers reported 1-3 violations per week
9 drivers reported 3-5 violations per week
5 drivers reported more than 5 violations
per week
 Pilot Study Results
Cameras were placed on 2 buses
Bus 99 (Route 29 N)
Bus 158 (Hydraulic Road/W. Rio Rd)
Study consisted of 41 operating days
79 Violations were recorded during this
time
31 for bus 99
48 for bus 158
 Extrapolating the Data
Based on the bus driver survey, 41 buses
are experiencing between 84 and 161
incidents of passing per week
For 36 school weeks, this means that
passing incidents occur 3,024 to 5,796 times
With $85 flowing to ACVA/ACPS per violation,
this could generate $257,040 to $492,660 in
residual revenue for these 41 buses
 Extrapolating the Data
The 79 incidents captured during the
study average out to one violation per
bus, per day
During 180 days of school, this could
equal 360 violations that put students
at risk for these 2 buses alone
Adding in summer school, the total
number of violations is likely over 6,000
 Recommendation
Proceed with pursuing the full program
to include issuance of citations
Transportation will have a short trial
with other vendors to ensure the best
solution is pursued
 Next Steps
Local ordinance allowing photo
enforcement will need to be passed by
BOS per
46.2-844 (PG County is first in VA)
Coordinate with ACPD regarding certifying
violations
Procurement will need to be finalized
Public education campaign regarding
citation issuance program