{"id":15327,"date":"2016-10-22T10:21:04","date_gmt":"2016-10-22T14:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=15327"},"modified":"2016-10-22T12:22:28","modified_gmt":"2016-10-22T16:22:28","slug":"20th-annual-operation-safe-stop-a-success-in-coatesville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=15327","title":{"rendered":"20th annual Operation Safe Stop a success in Coatesville"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police, schools work together to promote bus, traffic safety<\/em><\/h2>\n

By Lauren Parker- Gill,<\/strong>\u00a0News Editor, The Times<\/em><\/p>\n

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Operation Safe Stop, in conjunction with National School Bus Safety Week, took place Wednesday with the Coatesville Police Department and Krapf Bus Company. From left to right: Lori Aguilera, Director of the Chester County Highway Safety Project, Danyel Stutzman, \u00a0bus driver with Krapf, Stephanie Mitchell, operations manager with Krapf, Lt. James Audette, Sgt. Rodger Ollis, Officer Robert Kuech with the Coatesville PD and Sue Liskey, safety officer with Krapf.<\/p><\/div>\n

COATESVILLE \u2013 If you have noticed police cars following school buses or stationed at bus stops throughout the area recently, it\u2019s because this is National School Bus Safety week and local and state police departments joined Krapf Bus Company to participate in Operation Safe Stop, which took place Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Operation Safe Stop began as an effort to educate and inform motorists of the laws involving school buses. Passing or going around a bus with its red lights flashing and stop arm extended is dangerous to children boarding and deboarding the bus and is, in fact, against the law.<\/p>\n

“Bus drivers, police and the public all need to work together to keep students safe as they get on and off their buses,\u201d stated Officer Rob Kuech of the Coatesville Police Department, who followed bus 109 for Coatesville Area Senior High School Wednesday afternoon. \u201cThe bus drivers need to give adequate notice with their yellow lights, cars need to slow down when they see yellow, stop when the lights are red and the police will issue violations to those who do not follow the law.”<\/p>\n

Sue Liskey, a safety officer with Krapf, worked with the police departments to organize Operation Safe Stop in Chester County and said that in addition to the Coatesville Police Department, Pennsylvania State Troopers also participated in West Chester, Downingtown and Twin Valley school districts.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt went very, very well\u2026there was a positive response from the students and it has been well received throughout the county.\u201d Liskey stated.<\/p>\n

Sgt. Rodger Ollis, with the Coatesville Police Department, rode the bus with students in the morning and the afternoon and while doing so, spoke to them about the program.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe students on the buses showed interest and had many questions about the program. We appreciate Krapf\u2019s busing for giving us the opportunity to partner with them,\u201d said Ollis.<\/p>\n

Ollis went on to say\u00a0that Operation Safe Stop was a great opportunity to view the roadway from the bus driver\u2019s perspective, especially when approaching students\u2019 designated bus stops and reported that there were no violations from motorists that day.<\/p>\n

For more information on school bus safety and Pennsylvania state laws involving school buses, please visit Pennsylvania\u2019s School Bus Stopping Law<\/a> page<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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