Providence and Cumberland, for example, are installing new AI cameras on the front, sides, and rear of their yellow buses.
“If the technology is available and makes sense financially, it should be used,” Benson said. “We can’t have an officer at every bus stop or follow every bus; it’s simply not feasible.”
These cameras are activated by the stop sign arm and will capture footage of any driver who passes a stopped bus. The video will then be sent to police for review.
“A problem doesn’t have to be, you know, 50 or 100 of these a day. It can be five. It can be two,” Benson added. “One is the potential for a very tragic incident.”
Providence schools expect their cameras to be installed and operational within a few weeks, while Cumberland anticipates deploying theirs sometime in the fall.
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