School Bus Stop Arm Cameras

Summary

►Stop arm cameras are a solution that will capture violations and improve student safety

►Program is at no cost to the County, and there may be a small amount of revenue

►Study results indicate that at least 6,000 violations occur in one year

Local Violation Statistics

►ACPS Transportation works closely with ACPD

►Process in place for drivers to report passing incidents to ACPD 49 violations reported in 2010-11 73 violations reported in 2011-12 90 violations reported YTD (4/29/2013)

►Up from 46 when I reported in December

Overview of Current Process

►Requires driver to divert attention from students Difficult to obtain all information needed to

cite Drivers may have to miss work for court

►Labor intensive Driver writes report ACPD reviews and issues citation/summons All parties must appear in court

Bus Driver Survey Results

►Survey was taken during pilot to gauge overall experiences of bus drivers

►41 drivers reported at least 1 violation per week (about 25%) 27 drivers reported 1-3 violations per

week 9 buses reported 3-5 violations per week 5 buses reported more than 5 violations

per week

Pilot Study Results

►Cameras were placed on 2 buses Bus 99 (Route 29 N) Bus 158 (Hydraulic Road/W. Rio Rd)

►Study consisted of 41 operating days►79 Violations were recorded during this

time 31 for bus 99 48 for bus 158

Extrapolating the Data

►Based on the bus driver survey, 41 buses are experiencing between 84 and 161 incidents of passing per week

►For 36 school weeks, this means that passing incidents occur 3,024 to 5,796 times

►With $85 flowing to ACVA/ACPS per violation, this could generate $257,040 to $492,660 in residual revenue for these 41 buses

Extrapolating the Data

►The 79 incidents captured during the study average out to one violation per bus, per day

►During 180 days of school, this could equal 360 violations that put students at risk for these 2 buses alone

►Adding in summer school, the total number of violations is likely over 6,000

Recommendation

►Proceed with pursuing the full program to include issuance of citations

►Transportation will have a short trial with other vendors to ensure the best solution is pursued

Next Steps►Local ordinance allowing photo

enforcement will need to be passed by BOS per

§ 46.2-844 (PG County is first in VA)►Coordinate with ACPD regarding

certifying violations►Procurement will need to be finalized►Public education campaign regarding

citation issuance program