The CBS3 I-Team has uncovered a huge danger from something that happens every morning.
The stop signs on school buses are largely ignored, as shown by CBS3’s investigation through hidden cameras.
Your child goes out to a school bus every morning but the danger still lies that some careless driver will ignore the stop signs from the side of the bus and potentially put your child’s life in danger.
When we talk about determining value of a story, this certainly takes the cake. I wouldn’t be surprised if this story ran specifically during the morning show to capture attention and make parents aware of this huge problem.
Charlotte Huffman and the CBS3 I-Team did the right thing by contacting a mom who is concerned by the issue and they set up a hidden camera that monitored the number of cars that just passed. The evidence was startling since the cameras proved that basically no one was obeying the traffic laws.
CBS3 also used an great graphic to clarify the rules of the road. They showed that if there is no median, traffic in all lanes is supposed to stop. However, if there is a median, traffic that is directly behind the bus is supposed to stop while traffic in the opposite lanes are allowed to move freely.
What I liked about Huffman’s story is that she left no rock unturned. She answered all her questions that she presented and found the appropriate people to do so. Unlike the story from a few weeks ago that I posted, this report is thorough and well delivered with a message that is very alarming, if you’re a parent.
This is an issue that’s not just specific to Philadelphia and the entire viewing area, this is a problem across the country. Every morning, there are millions of children that are getting on and off school buses that might not realize the danger since drivers aren’t obeying the law.
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