Pass a stopped DC school bus with its stop-arm activated? Prepare for $500 fine

The District’s bite on drivers who don’t slow down when school buses are stopped is now $500 sharper.

D.C.’s Department of Transportation (DDOT) and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) said ticketing for the Stop-Arm Safety Program began Saturday.

This move follows a 45-day warning period, which launched April 29, when drivers who were caught illegally passing a stopped bus with its stop-arm activated received only a warning.

D.C. placed stop-arm cameras on 25 school buses maintained by OSSE...