Promote Bus Safety Awareness and Enforcement from Oct. 19 – Oct. 24

Glen Cove, NY, October 14, 2015 – In recognition of National School Bus Safety Week, October 19-24, the City of Glen Cove and the Glen Cove Police Department will conduct a public education and enforcement program to remind children, parents and drivers about the importance of bus safety. 

The week-long series of activities will include enhanced enforcement by the Glen Cove Police Department for school bus safety compliance on Glen Cove’s top school bus driving corridors including Cedar Swamp Road, Glen Cove Avenue and Forest Avenue.  “We have had a number of complaints about drivers ignoring the flashing lights and stop sign arm extension on school buses and that poses a dangerous situation for our children when boarding and disembarking from their buses, “ said Chief William Whitton. “So far this year our police officers have issued a number of summonses to drivers for passing stopped school buses.  That violation is punishable by fines ranging between $250 and $400 and up to thirty days in jail.  In addition, drivers caught passing stopped school buses will also receive a mandatory 5 points against their driver’s license with repeated offenders receiving a mandatory one-year revocation of their license.”