NY Senate OKs school bus cameras to catch drivers passing illegally

By Yancey Roy with Newsday

Originally published in Newsday

The State Senate on Wednesday gave final passage to a bill that would require school buses to be equipped with cameras to catch drivers who illegally pass buses that are stopped while loading or unloading students.

The bill was among a package of safety measures that passed the Senate. Others would require charter buses to use commercial GPS to avoid parkways with low overpasses and mandate any operator of a motorboat to take a boating safety course.

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