They're called extended stop arms. Leyden High School District 212 bought enough for the whole fleet to cut down on cars maneuvering around their buses.
Shortly into a trial run this winter, the state put a stop to the district's new device.
Clatfelter's Bus Gates makes the extended stop arm. They've sold more than 1,000 products at trade shows across the U.S. Ironically, the Illinois-based company couldn't count on customers from the home state for years.He lobbied to amend those Illinois rules. S.B. 2340 passed earlier this month, allowing the installation of extended stop arms.
But he said anecdotally,"I have drivers who say, 'Wow, the problem's going away,' and I have others that, you know, it's reduced it but not solved it." As a reminder,"on a four-lane road, only the traffic going in the same direction has to stop," Cropper said.
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