At just 14 years old, Jen Wyld watched her good pal and bus buddy get struck by a pick-up truck that passed her stopped school bus. The 30-year-old London woman regularly watches two or three cars pass her daughter's stopped bus — ignoring the flashing lights and extended bus arm — behind her apartment building in the area of Adelaide Street North and Fanshawe Park Road East. "You see these drivers driving by and they're not even looking at the bus. Bus stop woesAccording to the law, drivers can be charged first offence penalties of up to $2,000 and six demerit points if they pass a stopped school bus. Just last week, St. Thomas police charged a driver for failing to stop for a school bus after receiving a complaint.

Source: CBC News October 01, 2018 07:52 UTC