The North Middleton Police Department will be participating in Operation Safe Stop.  During Operation Safe Stop,  North Middleton Police Officers will be following school buses during their route, observing motorists for 8 way violations.  (Red lights activated while children are boarding or exiting the bus).  This is done by the North Middleton Police Department during the school year: however, this enforcement effort is to bring attention to the importance of school bus safety across the state. 

Each illegal pass of a stopped school bus is potentially a life-threatening situation for the 1.5 million students transported to and from school daily in Pennsylvania.

Those caught for failure to observe the flashing red signal lights on a school bus could be liable to such penalties as a $250 fine, a 60-day driver’s license suspension and five points on a motorist’s driving record.

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, there is an exception: “If physical barriers such as grassy medians, guide rails or concrete median barriers separate oncoming traffic from the bus, motorists in the opposing lanes may proceed without stopping.”