Former trooper outlines Bus Patrol stop‑arm camera program to Sullivan County legislators
An Orange County enforcement technician described Bus Patrol’s stop‑arm camera program, saying the company installs equipment at no cost and that a violator-funded model split citation revenue with the hosting county covered program costs; he reported 17,358 citations and 30,000 videos reviewed last school year.
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Michael Belgiovini, an enforcement technician with Orange County Emergency Services, told Sullivan County legislators the Bus Patrol stop‑arm camera program is designed to reduce motorists passing stopped school buses and to improve student safety. "School buses are passed illegally 45,000,000 times a year in North America," Belgiovini said, and he showed videos he said demonstrate motorists dangerously ignoring red lights and stop arms.
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