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Extra enforcement Thursday for 'Operation Safe Stop'

In observance of "Operation Safe Stop," Erie County Sheriff's Deputies will be out paying close attention to what drivers are doing around school buses Thursday.

Buffalo, N.Y. — In observance of "Operation Safe Stop," Erie County Sheriff's Deputies will be out paying close attention to what drivers are doing around school buses Thursday.

Officers will be on board school buses as well as on the streets in marked and unmarked cars. They will be looking for drivers who illegally pass a bus with its red lights on.

The State Traffic Safety Committee estimates 50,000 vehicles illegally pass school buses every day.

School bus stop sign law says that you must always stop for flashing red lights, even on divided and multilane highways and on school grounds.

You must also stop whether you are approaching the school bus from the front or the back.

The first-time fine for illegally passing a school bus is a $250 to $400 fine, 5 points on your license and/or possibly 30 days in jail.

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