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Stop-arm Cameras

Stop-arm Camera Enforcement Program Success Stories (Part 2)

Customer Success Stories, School Bus, Stop-arm Cameras, Uncategorized
In Part 2 of our stop-arm camera customer success stories we interviewed a Canadian School District in Wainwright, AB, who began testing Seon’s new stop-arm camera system in January of 2013.  Transportation Director Chrysti Mannix gave us some insight on how she used footage from her new stop-arm camera system to convince law enforcement to work together with her on the problem. Part 2: Camera Footage Proves Stop-arm Violation Problem to Local Law Enforcement Chrysti Mannix Transportation Director | Buffalo Trails Public Schools Wainwright, AB CANADA For one Alberta Transportation Director, Chrysti Mannix of Buffalo Trails Public schools, stop-arm violators have always been a problem.  But the severity of the problem in her district came to light last January when a bus driver on on
Stop-arm Camera Enforcement Program Success Stories (Part 1)

Stop-arm Camera Enforcement Program Success Stories (Part 1)

Customer Success Stories, School Bus, Stop-arm Cameras
Stop-arm violations continue to be a problem. Some school districts venture to say that vehicles that are illegally passing school buses are the #1 threat to student safety. According to the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation (NASDPTS) 2nd annual stop-arm survey in 2013, 88,025 vehicles passed a stopped school bus in a single day. In 2012, 9 students were killed while loading or off-loading from a school bus. Even one fatality per year is too many. (more…)

Image Quality and DVR Reliability: Key Factors in Choosing the Right Stop-arm Camera Solution

School Bus, Stop-arm Cameras
Seon has been providing mobile surveillance systems to school districts across North America for over a decade. Our many valuable customers and contacts cite our camera system reliability and image quality as key factors in why they continue to choose Seon solutions over any other vendor. These two factors have never been more important, now that stop-arm cameras are gaining in popularity. Districts are relying on the camera image quality and DVR reliability to capture stop-arm violators in action. If a DVR fails to record a stop-arm incident, no evidence of the violation will be available to identify the vehicle and notify the driver of their error, allowing this behavior to continue and risking the lives of students in the future. (more…)