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Committee hears enforcement options for school-bus passing, ferry outage complaints and no update yet on bridge study
Summary
VDOT told the county that passing a stopped school bus is a state driving offense and recommended reporting violations to the sheriff; deputies have made intermittent enforcement. Residents reported Pocahontas ferry outages causing backups; staff said they have no recent update on the state study of a proposed bridge.
County staff read VDOT's guidance about school-bus passing in response to constituent concerns: VDOT said the prohibition on passing a stopped school bus is a state driving violation and that reporting such incidents to the sheriff’s department is the appropriate enforcement route. "VDOT does not utilize school bus stop ahead warning signs...they will do a sight distance review on Route 10 southbound…
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