MHP launches STOP campaign

The Mississippi Highway Patrol is urging drivers to be aware of school buses as kids head back to school.

MAKING DRIVERS AWARE, YOU KNOWSCHOOL BUSES WERE LAST ON THEROADWAYS BACK IN MARCH STATETROOPERS SAY UNDER STATE LAW.YOU MUST STOP IF YOU SEE THOSEFLASHING YELLOW LIGHTS WITH THEAREN’T THE STOP SIGN EXTENDED ONA BUS SCHOOL BUSES ACROSS THEMETRO HITTING THE ROADWAYS FORTHE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN FOURMONTHS JUST UNDERSTAND THATTHESE KIDS HAVEN’T BEEN INSCHOOL IN A WHILE AND SOMEONE’SGOING TO BE THEIR FIR TIME.THAT’S WHY THE MISSISSIPPIHIGHWAY WE’LL BE OUT ENFORCINGSTATE LAW REGARDING SCHOOL BUSESWITH A NEW CAMPAIGN CALLED STOPAND THAT IS A SAFETRANSPORTATION OF PUPIL.AND BASICALLY THAT’S WHAT WE’RETRYING TO GET YOU TO DO TO STOPTHESE SCHOOL BUSES AND BEPREPARED TO STOP FOR THEM MASTERSERGEANT.KERBIN STEWART SAYS STATE LAWREQUIRES DRIVERS IN BOTHDIRECTIONS TO STOP WHEN THEY SEETHE BRIGHT YELLOW BUS WITHFLASHING YELLOW LIGHTS AND ITSTOP SIGN EXTENDED.THE ONLY TIME TRAFFIC DOESN’THAVE TO STOP IS IN THEY WHTHEY ARE ON A DIVIDED COURT.HIGHWAY WITH A MEDIAN SEPARATINGTHE LANES OF TRAVEL IF YOU’RE ONA CITY STREET AND THERE ARE FOURLANES AND THERE IS NO DIVIDEDMEDIAN.THEY HAVE TO STOP MAKING SURETHAT IT GOES TO A PROPERLY DONEMAKING SURE THAT UNLOADED ANDWAS PROPERLY DONE CLYDE DINKINSIS A LONG TIME BUS DRIVERLINCOLN SAYS DURING THE PANDEMICBUS DRIVERS WILL HAVE TO BE ONALERT TO KEEP KIDS SAFE FROMCORONAVIRUS ROOMS ARE REQUIREDSTUDENTS TO WEAR BASS THERE ARERULES THAT THE TO BE SPACED FORSOCIAL DISTANCING AND I GUESSLIKE TO REASSURE THE PARENTSTHAT THEY WILL BE IN THE KIDS TOBE IN GOOD HANDS.I KNOW THEY’RE GOING OUTWARD ANDNATURALIST.SO BUT WE’RE PROFESSIONALS ANDWE’LL DO THE BEST J JOB THATWE CAN DO.THE PENALTY FOR A FIRST OFFENSEFOR PASSING A STOPP SCHOOL BUSAT LEAST 350 DOLLARS THAT COULDGO ALL THE WAY UP TO.HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS ANDVIOLATORS COULD FACE UP TO AYEAR IN JAIL IN DOWNTOWN JACKSON