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Finance committee approves grant-funded pilot to curb illegal passing of stopped school buses
Summary
The Springfield Finance Committee approved a $22,554 grant to fund a high-visibility enforcement pilot targeting drivers who illegally pass stopped school buses; the pilot will run in selected locations from January through June and issue $250 fines for violations.
The Springfield City Council Finance Committee on Feb. 10 approved a grant to fund a high-visibility school-bus enforcement pilot aimed at stopping drivers from illegally passing stopped school buses.
The pilot, presented to the committee by Lieutenant Derek Cook, commander of the Springfield Police traffic unit, will pay for deployments focused on eight locations the department identified as having the most complaints. Cook said the grant will support enforcement from January through June…
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