US EditionFather of Crash Victim Backs Safety Calls as School Bus Legislation Announced
- On Monday at Parliament Buildings, Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins announced planned legislation to ban overtaking stopped school buses across Northern Ireland.
- The announcement follows recent tragic deaths of schoolchildren, including Caitlin Hogg and Caitlin-Rose McMullan, which spurred an SDLP motion for stronger bus stop safety measures.
- The motion seeks to require drivers to halt when school buses display warning signals and to enhance road safety by expanding 20mph zones around educational institutions, while the department plans to enforce these measures through fixed penalty notices.
- The father of Caitlin Hogg described the bus pass given to his daughter as effectively a fatal error, reflecting on her tragic death 88 days ago after she alighted onto a grass verge beside a 60mph road lacking a footpath.
- The legislation aims to prevent further tragedies alongside public calls to take care on roads by slowing down, ignoring phones, and raising awareness among drivers and families.
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perspectivemedia.comMother of crash victim backs safety calls as school bus legislation announced
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins said she intends to bring forward legislation which prohibits overtaking school buses at bus stops.
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