Anne Arundel school buses equipped with cameras; passing violation tickets start Oct. 1

In an effort to improve safety for students going to school, exterior cameras have been installed on 750 Anne Arundel County Public School buses to capture images of vehicles that pass while the bright red, flashing “stop” arm is extended. Howard County honing HoCo By Design to shape long-term development While it’s illegal and unsafe to pass a school bus while it is stopped for students, not enough violators are caught, Anne Arundel officials said Wednesday. So, enforcement is going digital effective Oct. 1. A warning period starts Aug. 29, the first day of school.