Recently Florida legislation has passed the Bill that will make cameras on school bus Stop arms mandatory to help prosecute the careless motorist that ignore our childrens safety. That is big step in the right direction. Now we need to urge our lawmakers to amend Florida Statute 1006.22(12-C).
F.S. 1006.22(12-C) reads: " Each district school board shall establish school bus stops, or provide by district school board rule for the establishment of school bus stops, as necessary at the most reasonably safe locations available. Where unusual traffic hazards exist at school bus stops on roads maintained by the state outside of municipalities, the Department of Transportation, in concurrence and cooperation with and upon request of the district school board, shall place signs at such bus stops warning motorists of the location of the stops."
This law is so vague that Florida school districts and Counties don't know who is actually responsible to keep school bus stops safe for our children. Urge you district state Representative and Senator to amend F.S. 1006.22(12-C) to clearly state who is responsible to make school bus stops safe.
We were invited by the Volusia County School District to speak during a press conference about student safety. The focus of the conference was educating the public and encouraging motorists and pedestrians to be aware of their surroundings. Dr. Margret Smith, Sheriff Ben Johnson, and myself spoke. The video below is what I said during the conference on October 6, 2011.
Coming April 14, 2012
Gabby's Law, Inc. will be hosting our first Ride for Safety!
Pictures below are a few of the items you may win as door prizes! A H-D shirt with a $65 retail value, A H-D belt & Key chain gift set with a $45 retail value, and a H-D HOG piggy bank with a $30 retail value, Door prizes will be given at start and end of the ride.
End of Ride Raffle.
2 Tower tickets to Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway July 7th.
Tickets $20.
Thank you Daytona International Speedway for the generous gift to make our ride extra special!
A big thank you to the United Safety Council for donating a free motorcycle safety class for a door prize!
Thank you Clear Channel Radio-Orlando for sharing our message.
To register for the Ride for Safety, open, and print the form below. It is in MS Word format. Fill the form out, sign and mail to the contact address listed on the top of the form with the registration fee. Please make checks or money orders payable to Gabby's Law, Inc. Registered participants are automatically eligible for door prizes. Early registrants can purchase the raffle tickets for the Coke Zero 400 tickets at Seminole Harley-Davidson on April 14, 2012 before the ride begins. Thank you for participating in The Ride for Safety!
F.S. 1006.22(12-C) reads: " Each district school board shall establish school bus stops, or provide by district school board rule for the establishment of school bus stops, as necessary at the most reasonably safe locations available. Where unusual traffic hazards exist at school bus stops on roads maintained by the state outside of municipalities, the Department of Transportation, in concurrence and cooperation with and upon request of the district school board, shall place signs at such bus stops warning motorists of the location of the stops."
