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Operation Safe Stop

It is estimated that over 50,000 private vehicles pass stopped school buses with red lights flashing on a typical school day. Each incident puts school children at risk of injury. Stay alert - when you see a stopped school bus with red lights flashing, STOP FOR THE BUS! A child’s life depends on it!

April 25, 2024

is OPERATION SAFE STOP Day FOR 2024

Scheduled Events

April 26th - Henrietta Fire Training Grounds - 60 Erie Station Road, Henrietta - Sponsored by RATSA Chapter

Operation Safe Stop is aimed at educating the motoring public that passing a stopped school bus is dangerous and illegal. It is a combined effort of law enforcement agencies, school personnel, school bus contractors, traffic safety organizations, including local traffic safety boards, and the media to drive home this message. See NYAPT's Press Release regarding scheduled Operation Safe Stop Activities!

Operation Safe Stop Tool Kit

NYAPT's Operation Safe Stop Committee (Nicole Dolce, Chair), funded by a grant from GTSC, has updated our original TOOL KIT to assist and support local efforts to conduct a Safe Stop Day.

CLICK HERE to open a .pdf copy of the tool kit and please use it well and often!

CLICK HERE to open the Word version. Copy and paste to your letterhead and modify as necessary.

CLICK HERE to open and modify the recognition/award.

2023 Operation Safe Stop Report for Law Enforcement - provide to local law enforcement agencies

Safe Stop Hot Spot Sheets

The NYAPT Operation Safe Stop Committee has prepared and we have posted on the NYAPT Website a “HOT SPOT” form that members can use to advise local police about locations that have a higher incidence of illegal passing.

We encourage all our members to use the form to track these ‘high passing zones’ and to share them with your police departments in advance of April 25th, which is Safe Stop Day. Our police partners are ready and willing to help and to participate in Safe Stop Day - all we need to do is ask them!

HOT SPOT FORM