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School‑bus driver urges Ulster County to pursue owner liability and equipment upgrades
Summary
A First Student school‑bus driver told the Ulster County Legislature that motorists frequently pass stopped school buses; he urged passage of a demonstration local law imposing owner liability and funding equipment such as cameras and crossing arms.
Clerk Favella opened a public hearing on proposed Local Law No. 4 of 2026, a demonstration program that would allow owner liability when motorists fail to stop for a school bus displaying red lights and a stop arm. Michael Lewin Jakos, a school‑bus driver for contractor First Student on routes in Woodstock/Onteora, described repeated incidents of motorists passing his stopped bus and said on many days multiple…
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