drivers who are braking the law. good evening, i'm maurice dubois. welcome back to the
broadcast. i'm kristine johnson. in morris county, new jersey, school bus cameras are keeping
a close eye on the roads. police say there's a problem with drivers speeding running stop signs and putting kids at risk. cbs 2's meg baker reports on the efforts to bust the lawbreakers. reporter: stop means stop
but still denville new jersey police say not all drivers are obeying the law when it comes to breaking for school buses. i seem to have received more complaints about people passing stopped school buses in two years than i had over the past 27 years combined.
reporter: this is video of some of those flagrant violators. the recording shows when the stop sign is flashing and vehicles fly by. it was captured on cameras the school district and the police department placed on the buses
as a way to catch violators and hopefully deter unsafe driving. these are the two cameras. this is the front-facing one. and this is the rear-facing one. and the reason they're this height is to catch the license plates.
it may be a little glimpse of the driver. reporter: police say the biggest danger is when kids step off the bus and cross in front thinking they are safe. and then a car speeds around the bus. jessica barnard has four
children. she says teaching them to look both ways just isn't enough. i have seen some cars not stop, you know, do what they should be doing when they are driving, so we're super happy. reporter: but others say the cameras are an invasion of
privacy. i don't love the idea of cameras being on me everywhere. reporter: police have issued dozens of tickets so far. chief wagner says this isn't at all about the tickets. it really is just about keeping kids safe on school
buses. reporter: but sometimes it takes an extra reminder like a $200 ticket with 5 points attached to it to get people to
car hire new jersey,slow down. in denville, new jersey, meg baker, cbs 2 news. so far, 5 buses were
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