School Buses to Get Extended Stop Signs

Some school buses will be temporarily equipped with extended stop signs to keep drivers from passing. The two-week pilot program begins Aug. 24 in Kanawha, Cabell and Greenbrier counties. The state Department of Education says mechanical arms will have two stop signs — the usual sign two feet from the bus, and a second sign extending six feet. During a period last April there were ninety passing violations in Kanawha County alone, and 392 statewide.