On October 24, 2018, the Upper Allen Township Police Department, in coordination with the Mechanicsburg School District, will participate in Operation Safe Stop.
Operation Safe Stop is a proactive approach to educate the motoring public that passing a stopped school bus, when children are loading or unloading, is both dangerous and illegal. The intent is to raise public awareness about the potential consequences and reduce the occurrence of illegal school bus passes.
Officers will be on patrol checking designated routes and bus stops where high frequencies of school bus violations occur.
A violation of Meeting or Overtaking a School Bus carries a fine of $250, a 60 day suspension of a person’s operating privilege, and five points on a person’s record.
