A pilot project targeting Ottawa drivers who run school bus stop signs starts this month, as police focus on what they call a major pet peeve.
The transportation committee at Ottawa City Hall heard a report from police on Wednesday. It explained the project would feature a single camera on a school bus that runs in the east Ottawa community of Orleans.
The camera, which costs between $1,200 and $1,500, will film drivers during May and June from a side mirror only when the bus is on the road.
Ottawa police say drivers flying by school bus stop signs is a "big pet peeve" and some city councillors worry a child could be injured if the issue isn't taken seriously.
Police will then issue tickets to vehicle owners from July until December and review the project in 2015.
Police said it’s an issue raised by drivers who said they see others failing to stop when school buses stop to pick up or drop off children. Police also called the issue a “big pet peeve.”...
