School Bus Safety

• Peterborough police, OPP to step up enforcement in school zones

  Police serving the Peterborough area are advising drivers to take extra precautions in school and community safety zones and be aware of school buses as students return to school.

  Traffic

  Aug 31
  
• Mother voices concern after bus driver left children at stop unsupervised

  A Toronto-area mother is demanding changes after her two children, aged four and six, were left unattended at a school bus drop-off despite having tags requiring driver attention.

  Canada

  Mar 23
  
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• Wellington County OPP investigates calls about vehicles passing school buses

  Ontario Provincial Police say several calls have been about vehicles passing stopped school buses along a stretch of Wellington Road 124 in Erin.

  Traffic

  Dec 13, 2022
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• 3 charged in November for failing to stop for school bus in Peterborough: police

  Police say fines and demerit point losses will occur if a driver fails to stop for a school bus when its lights and safety arm are activated on a roadway.

  Traffic

  Dec 6, 2022
• Driver charged in incident where child caught in school bus doors near Brantford, Ont.

  OPP have laid a charge against a 64-year-old driver following an afternoon incident Nov. 1 in which a five-year-old boy was dragged by a school bus in Brant County.

  Crime

  Nov 21, 2022
• Brantford, Ont. father calls for safety changes after son gets dragged by school bus

  "He got both feet onto the ground at which point the bus door shut around him, pinning him half-in, half-out of the bus," recounted David Tappen.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2022
• STSCO First Rider school bus safety training returns to Peterborough, Cobourg, Durham

  The Student Transportation Services of Central Ontario First Rider program will give students in Peterborough, Cobourg and Bowmanville who are new to buses a preview this weekend.

  Traffic

  Aug 22, 2022
• Ontario mandates new amber-red light warning system on school buses

  Effective July 1, school buses in Ontario now have to switch from traditional red stop lights to a new amber-red light warning system.

  Traffic

  Jul 5, 2022
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• Motorists ignoring stopped school buses on Hwy. 7 east of Peterborough: OPP

  'No students have been injured but dangerous situations were created,' the OPP said about incidents involving drivers who fail to stop for school buses along Hwy. 7.

  Traffic

  Oct 8, 2021
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• Guelph driver faces $490 fine after allegedly passing stopped school bus

  Guelph police say there have been several complaints about drivers ignoring stopped school buses.

  Canada

  Mar 24, 2021