Fair warning: Don't pass a legally stopped school bus in the City of Batavia on Wednesday.
Of course, you should NEVER pass a school bus that is stopped to drop off or pick up schoolchildren, but on Wednesday, such negligence might make you more vulnerable to a ticket and hefty fine.
As part of a Governor's Traffic Safety Committee grant, Batavia PD will deploy marked and unmarked patrols in select areas looking for cars that decline, refuse or forget to stop for a school bus as required by law.
Officers on Wednesday will also be conducting speed enforcement in school zones.
I hope they catch these
I hope they catch these people and follow some of the buses around batavia !
In general ,drivers do not
In general ,drivers do not obey traffic laws around schools . The schools is where the extra patrols should swing by also . Its been a problem for some time now . Kids are being dropped off in the intersections , cars parked double , no stop at stop sign . Are we going to let the excuse fly that the patrols arn't there because of shift change . The Middle school is by far the worst , with this real bad situation will be bad accident someday. The high school is a free for all at release time with many accidents yearly . The elementary have cars going around busses so the child can be dropped off just about inside the school.