Reducing Illegal Passing of Stopped School Buses: Demonstration Project

Details

• Creators:
  Wright, T.J. ; Thomas, F. D. ; Finstad, K ; Blomberg, R. D.
• Corporate Creators:
  Dunlap and Associates, Inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Behavioral Safety Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • School buses
  • No passing zones
  • Laws
  • Passing
  • Traffic violators
  • Visibility
  • Law enforcement
  • School bus passengers
  • Cameras
  • Automated enforcement
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT HS 813 640
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final 9/29/18 – 6/28/24
• Contracting Officer:
  Rosenthal, Kristin
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  The project implemented a media campaign to reduce illegal passing of stopped school buses through use of automated cameras, plus an evaluation of the process and outcomes of the program approach to determine if the campaign was effective for reducing illegal passing behavior. The media campaign involved installing stop-arm cameras on school buses and paid media messaging to inform the communities of their legal duty when encountering stopped school buses, the presence of the cameras, and the tickets and fines for illegal passing.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  693JJ918C000029/693JJ922RQ000367
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78356/dot_78356_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.10 MB]
• Collection(s):
  NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:cfdf6799cf4a7c758075272837c4d533d8c07c662c0746e06544fb8f9e48f4bd9d8283c26877127bf165ecde0721ede0fed4a09705c8a861e9838ac6f8efd789