>> Jason: YOU BETTER STOP FOR THE SCHOOL BUS.
>> IT’S 40 FEET LONG, 10 FOOT
TALL, 8 FOOT WIDE, OBNOXIOUS
YELLOW AND IT’S THE WORLD’S
BIGGEST TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICE.
>> Jason: BUT DRIVERS CONTINUE
TO BLOW PAST BUSES LOADING AND
UNLOADING CHILDREN.
UNLOADING CHILDREN. AND THE "DEFENDERS" ARE CATCHING
THE LAW BREAKERS ON CAMERA.
SURE ARE.
SURE ARE. AND AS THE WEATHER WARMS, THE
DRIVERS ARE STARTING TO GO SPEED
UP.
UP. >> Kim: CARS ARE ZOOMING PAST,
EVEN WITH THE LIGHTS ON, STOP
SIGN OUT AND CHILDREN LOADING
AND UNLOADING.
AND UNLOADING. PSO WITH CAMERAS ROLLING.
LOCAL 4 "DEFENDER" KAREN DREW
DECIDED TO CATCH THE
LAW-BREAKERS.
LAW-BREAKERS. >> WE’RE AT LONG LAKE AND
SUMMERTON, THE BUS SHOULD BE
HERE AT 7:38.
>> Karen: THAT’S OFFICER
STANSBURY.
STANSBURY. HE’S IN THE SKWAD CAR WATCHING
AND WAITING.
AND WAITING. THE KIDS ARE BOARDING AND IN A
MATTER OF SECONDS... WHOA!
HE BLEW IT!
>> THEY’RE HONKING!
>> Karen: HOLY COW.
>> Karen: AS OTHER CARS HONK,
OFFICER STANSBURY IS ON THE CASE
AND TELLS HER TO PULL OVER AND
ALSO PULLING OVER THE SECOND
DRIVER WHO BLEW PAST THE SCHOOL
BUS.
BUS. >> DID YOU NOT SEE THAT SCHOOL
BUS?
BUS? >> I WAS SUPPOSED TO STOP GOING
THIS WAY OR THE PEOPLE GOING
THAT WAY?
THAT WAY? >> YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU HAVE TO
STOP IN BOTH DIRECTIONS?
>> I REALLY WAS CONFUSED.
>> Karen: WHEN YOU GET BUSTED IN
TROY, IT WILL COST YOU $255 FOR
THE TICKET.
THE TICKET. >> I’M NOT LIKE ON TV, AM I?
>> ABSOLUTELY ZERO TOLERANCE.
AND I KNOW THE COURTS ARE ACROSS
THE BOARD.
THE BOARD. JUDGES AND MASS STRAIGHTS ARE
ALL ON BOARD.
THEY HAVE ZERO TOLERANCE FOR IT.
>> WE GO TO LIVERNOIS AND AND
LINE.
LINE. >> WE HAVE A ROCHESTER AND
HARRIS STOP.
HARRIS STOP. >> I’LL TELL THEM TO WAIT ON
YOU.
YOU. >> Karen: ANOTHER TROY POLICE
OFFICERS IS HELPING TO HAPPENED
OUT THE TICKETS AS WE PULL OVER
THE DRIVERS TO GET TO THE NEXT
LOCATION.
LOCATION. >> THIS IS A TERRIBLE BUS STOP
AREA.
AREA. >> Karen: SHE HAS BEEN
COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SPEEDING
DRIVERS AT HER DAUGHTER’S
ROCHESTER ROAD BUS STOP.
>> EVERY MORNING.
THE FIRST TWO LANES THEY STOP
AND THEN WHIZZES BY.
>> Karen: LOOK WHAT HAPPENS.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.
FOUR CARS.
FOUR CARS. SERIOUSLY?
SERIOUSLY? AND WE’RE OFF AGAIN.
>> YOU GONNA PULL HIM OVER, TOO?
>> YES, THAT’S NOT STOPPING FOR
THE BUS.
THE BUS. >> DID YOU SEE THE YELLOW
LIGHTS?
LIGHTS? >> I WAS NEXT TO HIM.
YOU SAW WHEN I STOPPED.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY?
20 FEET FROM THE BUS.
THAT’S NOT 20 FEET.
>> Karen: CLAIMING TO NOT SEE A
STOPPED SCHOOL BUS WITH FLASHING
LIGHTS IS NO EXCUSE.
>> HOW COULD YOU NOT SEE IT?
IT’S NOT OBSCURE.
THEY’RE VERY CONSPICUOUS AND
DESIGNED THAT WAY.
>> Karen: THE GRAY MINIVAN KEEPS
GOING AND TRAFFIC MUST STOP IN
BOTH DIRECTIONS.
BOTH DIRECTIONS. SHE IS GETTING PULLED OVER.
>> DID YOU NOT SEE THE SCHOOL
BUS STOP?
BUS STOP? >> I DIDN’T REALIZE THE OTHER
SIDE.
SIDE. >> KIDS CROSS STREETS, YOU KNOW.
>> BUT THAT’S A MAIN ROAD AND
IT’S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE.
>> WELL, THEY’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO
BUT KIDS ARE KIDS.
>> Karen: ALL BUT ONE HAD
DRIVERS BLOW PAST THE BUS.
>> WHAT DO THE YELLOW LIGHTS
MEAN ON A BUS?
>> CAUTION.
>> CAUTION. >> PREPARE TO STOP.
>> I WAS.
>> I WAS. >> NO, YOU WEREN’T.
THE LIGHTS CAME ON LONG BEFORE
YOU SAW THE BUS.
>> I’M SORRY, I APOLOGIZE.
>> Karen: KAREN DREW, LOCAL 4
"DEFENDERS."
"DEFENDERS." >> Kim: WE LEARNED A LOT FROM
THAT STORY, TOO.
>> Jason: YOU SEE SO MUCH OF
THAT IT’S SCARY.
IN 2019, TROY POLICE HAVE HANDED
OUT 44 CITATIONS TO DRIVERS WHO