Woodstock Police have received several complaints this week about drivers passing school buses with their lights flashing and the stop sign extended.
WOODSTOCK - Woodstock Police are reminding the public to always stop for school buses.
Police have received several complaints this week about drivers passing buses with their lights flashing and the stop sign out. Lets keep the children getting on and off their bus safe and STOP behind school buses.
Drivers approaching a stopped school bus from the front with its overhead red signal-lights flashing shall stop in front of the school bus and not pass until the signals are turned off and the bus moves.
Vehicle owners need to be aware that if the driver can't be identified, the owner can be charged for the offence provided the licence plate number is obtained by any witness. If convicted, the driver/owner can be fined not less than $400 up to $2,000 for a first offence and to a fine not less than $1,000 - $ 4,000 or imprisonment for a subsequent offence(s). The penalty section also levies 6 Demerit Points to a drivers licence.
This law is in place to protect our most valuable resource, young children. Passing a stopped school bus is not only against the law; it is a potential lethal decision.

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