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Norwalk council adopts ordinance allowing school-bus stop-arm cameras amid privacy concerns
Summary
The Common Council voted to adopt an ordinance authorizing stop-arm cameras on school buses to ticket drivers who pass stopped buses. Proponents said cameras will improve student safety; some councilmembers urged caution about data controls and vendor selection.
Norwalk — The Common Council on Dec. 9 adopted an ordinance authorizing school-bus stop-arm camera systems that take license-plate images when a bus’s stop arm is extended and automatically issue citations to the registered vehicle owner.
Jim Travers, director of transportation, mobility and parking, described how the technology would work: “When the arm is extended, the camera becomes active … it will take an image of the vehicle,” and the citation “would actually get the violator in the mail,” he said.…
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