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Show It Mayors Aid School Bus Safety Program FARMINGTON - Davis County mayors have endorsed a plan to remind drivers of their responsibility to stop for school buses. THE MAYORS recommended recom-mended the Davis County School District work with city police departments to organize or-ganize a plan where drivers would receive a written reminder of their obligation by state law to stop for school buses when red lights are flashing. Annette McKnight of Woods Cross said bus drivers had noticed two-three violators a day along their routes, adding up to more than 270 a day considering all 80 school buses. Drivers are required to stop for a school bus stopped with red lights flashing from behind or in opposite lanes on a non-divided two-lane road. SHE PRESENTED a program operating in Provo where bus drivers carry form letters leaving space to indicate in-dicate date, location and time a driver was noted violating the ordinance. A copy of the city ordinance is printed at the bottom. Police departments depart-ments would handle distribution. distribu-tion. The state law says: "The driver of any vehicle upon a highway, street or road, upon meeting or overtaking any school bus equipped with signs displaying alternating flashing amber warning lights shall slow his vehicle but may proceed past the bus using due care and caution for the safety of the school children." BUT IT says further: "When a bus is displaying alternating al-ternating flashing red light signals visible from the front or rear, all approaching or overtaking vehicles shall stop immediately before reaching said bus and shall not proceed until said flashing lights cease operation." Mrs. McKnight related a recent incident where a youngster was ready to leave to bus when a, (. the doors, am-student. am-student. But ha4 -proceeded, she (-been (-been struck byar that passed on die. ; PR0V0 POLICE r. Nielson said the ni tion there has noting the prograr" trernely success ' - County Commsi nest Eberhard ' Utah Transit Au; " ficials would need watch, as well, bea '-many '-many youngsters n port. "I would insp bus carrying child-.-to have red lights," -. adding that chi! possibly be let off a: v to alleviate news drivers to stop lor s:-bus s:-bus carrying chiUra MRS. MCKMGHIi drivers in other sfe i sue citations but a: co law could not be tl. tt Utah (oral leastant- ta The coming legislai tf sion is primarily lir l1 tary matters, tb ii |