Enforcement of City of Buffalo school bus stop arm camera program begins [Video]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — As we turn the calendar to October, we want to remind drivers in Buffalo that going around a stopped school bus with red lights flashing and the stop arm out will cost you.

The first ticket you receive will be $250, you will be charged an additional $25 for each additional ticket.

Enforcement of this program begins October 1st.

Since July, the City of Buffalo has been alerting drivers about this new program with Bus Patrol by installing artificial intelligence cameras on all school buses to track and fine drivers who go around stopped school buses.

According to the state’s traffic safety committee, every day about 50,000 drivers pass school buses, illegally in New York.

Latrice Martin is the director of “Kidz Zone” child care center on Main Street in Buffalo.

Martin said she often watches drivers pass stopped school buses.

“We have to do better as grown-ups, we have a destination,” Martin …