Overview
- Nearly 100 buses in the Dearborn school fleet now carry multi-camera systems to record drivers who pass stopped buses.
- The city launched a 30-day public warning on Dec. 15, with ticket enforcement scheduled to start Jan. 19, 2026 after police review.
- BusPatrol’s Ava technology activates when a stop arm extends and differentiates stopped vehicles from moving violators while capturing multiple angles.
- Officials say fines will cover program costs with no burden on taxpayers, and cite data that most cited drivers do not reoffend.
- Citing Michigan data of about 2,200 illegal passes per day, leaders say Dearborn is the first city in the state to deploy this enforcement approach.