Next phase would require new full-time position
by Lindsay A. Powers
Staff writer
Montgomery County police officials say they plan to slowly expand a
program that places cameras on school buses to allow time to analyze
where the cameras should go.
Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice said, however, that he wants to see a quicker pace when it comes to adding the cameras that catch drivers who illegally pass a stopped school bus.
The county has 25 cameras installed on Montgomery County Public Schools buses to catch individuals who drive past a bus while its stop arm is extended with flashing red lights. The cameras were placed on bus routes with the highest number of passing violations. The county is leasing the 25 cameras under a contract costing about $250,000 per year...
http://www.gazette.net/article/20141015/NEWS/141019522/1094/montgomery-police-planning-slow-growth-for-bus-camera-program&template=gazette
Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice said, however, that he wants to see a quicker pace when it comes to adding the cameras that catch drivers who illegally pass a stopped school bus.
The county has 25 cameras installed on Montgomery County Public Schools buses to catch individuals who drive past a bus while its stop arm is extended with flashing red lights. The cameras were placed on bus routes with the highest number of passing violations. The county is leasing the 25 cameras under a contract costing about $250,000 per year...
http://www.gazette.net/article/20141015/NEWS/141019522/1094/montgomery-police-planning-slow-growth-for-bus-camera-program&template=gazette
Another money-wasting program that the taxpayers of the county have to pay for, along with the Silver Spring Transit Center, and the drones. As usual this program, while well-meaning, was not thought through by the current government, and it appears there was no plan in place at all for using the information from the video capture. No surprise in a county where elected officials can raise endless amounts of money and the taxpayers don't care. Early voting begins tomorrow. Let's see some actual responsible officials in this government for a change.
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