OPP are using another tool in their arsenal to catch drivers passing stopped school buses.
Aviation Services is assisting front line officers in the Orillia and Bracebridge areas.
The enforcement initiative will start tomorrow when the OPP helicopter will be in the air focusing on motorists who pass school buses with their lights activated.
It will also enforce speed and a variety of other aggressive driving offences says an OPP release. The Helicopter is equipped with a high tech camera that can view vehicles and their licence plates from a long distance, recording it for court purposes.
The fine for a first offence is up to $2,000 and demerit points and a second offence comes with a fine of up to $4,000, demerit points and the possibility of jail time. Police only need to identify the vehicle, not the driver, when enforcing the infraction of a vehicle passing a stopped school bus with lights activated.
