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Using Video Camera Systems to Record and Prosecute School Bus Stop Arm Violators Derek Graham Section Chief, Transportation Services North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Raleigh, North Carolina
One Day Count of Stop Arm Violation March, 2013 4,000 Number of Violations Reported 3,500
Number of Vehicles Reported
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
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• Averaging 16% buses in the state with a violation • Over 100,000 school bus riders are exposed to fatal crash at bus stop per day due to stop arm violations
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NC School Bus Stop Arm Legislation 2001, House Bill 774 •
Rental car companies must display notification of NC school bus stop arm law in English, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish
2005, House Bill 1400 • •
Increased penalty from Class 2 misdemeanor to Class 1 Class I felony if willfully causing bodily injury
2006, House Bill 2880 •
No prayer for judgment continue under any circumstances
2007, Senate Bill 924 • •
Removed the reference of 8” letter signage height requirement Class I felony if strikes any person regardless of bodily injury
2009 , House Bill 440 (Nicholas Adkins School Bus Safety Act) • •
Class H felony if resulting in death Allow the use of automated camera and video recording systems to detect and prosecute violations
2013 , House Bill 428 (The Hasani N. Wesley Students’ School Bus Safety Act) • •
Required fines in all cases Driver’s License Revocation in certain circumstances
2013, Budget Bill • Appropriation to fund 2 stop arm cameras per LEA
NC Stop Arm Violation Charges and Convictions History 3000
0.46 0.43
0.43
0.50
0.47
0.46
0.43
0.46
0.44
Charge
0.45 Conviction
2500
0.39
0.37
0.40 0.35
0.31 0.29
2000
0.27
0.30 0.25
2756 1500 2476
2342
2326
2354
2330
2316 2036
2136
2124
2280
2440
0.15
1000
0.10
920
998
1070
1010
1094
1074
958
912
1036
0.05
976 668
704
662
500
0.00 1997
Source: Institute for Transportation Research and Education, NC State University
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2246
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5 insurance points (90% increase in auto insurance rates for 3 years) $200 fine Maximum of 90 days in jail No prayer for judgment continue under any circumstances Class I felony if willfully causing bodily injury Class H felony if resulting in death
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Stop Arm Camera System • Request for Information, fall 2010 • Request for Proposal, spring 2011 • Awarded to Fortress Mobile of Charlotte, NC, installation began in summer 2011 – Carteret County – Iredell County – Rowan County – Stokes County – Wake County
• NC GHSP funding through NCDPI
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3 external Internet Protocol (IP) cameras HDTV image quality, 25 -30 frames per second
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Continuous recording on spring dampen digital recording system
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Record vehicle dynamics (braking, activation of warning lights, stop arm deployment )
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GPS tracking, mapping and speed calculation
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Event button to time-mark violations
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Secured playback software for extracting images as court evidences
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Project Activity - 2012 1 system, 2 violations pending in court
2 systems, 1 violation pending in court, continued 7 times, case dropped
1 system, 3 violations, all convicted
2 systems, 35 violations recorded 2012-2013 • 22 pleaded guilty or found guilty •13 (could not ID tag, driver, or deemed “too close to call) • plus 8 (bad hard drive/did not record) 32 violations recorded 2011-2012 21 pleaded guilty or found guilty •11 (rental car/stolen tag/could not id tag) • plus 6 (bad hard drive/did not record)
1 system, 4 violations, 1 pending in court
Source: Institute for Transportation Research and Education, NC State University
Camera Implementation Status • LEAs eligible to purchase Fortress Mobile camera systems based on pilot project. Some have already submitted purchase orders.
• DPI is establishing a convenience contract for other vendors that can demonstrate the ability to capture the required data. (Bid going out this week) • LEAs will purchase the system, then DPI will reimburse them up to $3000 per system for a maximum of two camera systems • LEAs may use their own funds to add on additional interior cameras
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Using Video Camera Systems to Record and Prosecute School Bus Stop Arm Violators Derek Graham Section Chief, Transportation Services North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Raleigh, North Carolina
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