SALISBURY, N.C. — On a surveillance video, there is a stopped school bus, and then a car passes right on by seconds before a student crosses the street.
In another video, the school bus stop sign is out, but a truck passes anyway.
They are just a couple of the stop-arm violations caught on camera in the Rowan-Salisbury School District.
School bus mechanic Brian Moeller showed Eyewitness News crews a bus equipped with four high-resolution cameras.
"We are able to go back and review whatever information we need to send to the police department on turning in stop-arm violations," he said.
Now because of a new bill introduced this week, people who break the law could lose their driver's license.
Rowan-Salisbury Schools has some experience with the law after being chosen to take part in a pilot project to stop stop-arm violations.
Two buses had cameras installed in the fall of 2011.
"Within just a few days of putting the first camera on, we started getting violations in a certain area," said
After that, the district recorded 68 violations through mid-March 2012.
"Of course we want to capture the violations and see that they're prosecuted, but we really do want to raise awareness," said Burris.
As for the possibility of a driver losing his or her license, people Eyewitness News spoke to seemed split on the idea.
"You know, if you're being reckless, sure, you should lose your license. But you know, if you're a good driver and pass the school bus by accident, and something happened, I'd hate to think that's it, your license is gone," said Danette Barfield of Salisbury.
"I believe they should lose their license. Why? Because it's a terrible thing to do," said Jeanette Ross.
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