COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a campaign recommended by Governor Mike DeWine's School Bus Safety Working Group, the Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO) has introduced a new way to educate citizens on school bus safety. In this campaign, the message is focused on the school bus stop law, which requires drivers to stop for school buses that are picking up or dropping off students.
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As part of this campaign, OTSO is making educational materials available to schools, law enforcement and other entities across the state in a promotional toolkit. Printed materials include a poster, a two-sided fact sheet and a rack card. The toolkit also includes social media content and an informational video produced by OTSO.
The promotional toolkit is now available on the Ohio Traffic Safety Office website by visiting the “Stop Means Stop” page.
In 2023 alone, troopers issued over 700 citations to drivers who failed to stop for a school bus - an 18% increase from the year before. On average, Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers issue over 600 citations for this offense yearly.
A part of a report released by the Bus Safety Working Group also said that "other drivers are usually at fault in school bus crashes that result in injuries and fatalities.
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