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New York Operation Safe Stop
Description/Activities
New York State is widely regarded as the trail blazer in large scale efforts to reduce the incidence of stop-arm violations. Their first pilot project, sponsored by the New York Association for Pupil Transportation (NYAPT), took place in 1993 and was patterned after the Operation Lifesaver program called "Officer-on-the-Train." Based on the formulas used in the Florida and Illinois surveys, NYAPT estimates that 35,000 - 50,000 motorists illegally pass stopped school buses each day in New York.
The goal of Operation Safe Stop is two-fold: to educate motorists
statewide about the law and to enforce the law. The list of
partners is extensive:
Statewide Partner
State Highway Safety Office
New York Association for Pupil Transportation (NYAPT)
School bus contractors association
New York State Traffic Safety Boards Association (each county has one)
Department of Criminal Justice Services
New York State Police
Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
State Department of Education
Conference of Parents and Teachers
Statewide media
Utica National Insurance Group and other insurance companies
Vendors (manufacturers, bus distributors, parts
distributors)
Local Partners
Transportation supervisors
School bus contractors
Town Justices
Local and county police
Local media
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