Full Notification

The Hatboro Police Department reminds motorists to stop for school buses picking up or discharging passengers.  For a review of Pennsylvania's law on this topic please visit:

https://www.penndot.pa.gov/TravelInPA/Safety/TrafficSafetyAndDriverTopics/Pages/School-Bus-Safety.aspx

Additionally, police across the Commonwealth will be participating in Operation Safe Stop on Wednesday, October 18, 2023.   Operation Safe Stop is a proactive approach to educate the motoring public that passing a stopped school bus, when children are loading or unloading, is both dangerous and illegal.

Law enforcement agencies, school transportation providers, pupil transportation associations, and PennDOT have combined their efforts to raise public awareness about the potential consequences of these traffic violations and reduce the occurrence of illegal school bus passes.

Over the past 26 years, PennDOT, along with law enforcement agencies and pupil transportation associations, have worked together to conduct Operation Safe Stop. On Wednesday, October 18, 2023, the 27th Annual Operation Safe Stop will take place. On this day police and school districts will be concentrating efforts to document and enforce illegal bus passes.

Please drive safely - our children depend on it.