From the red lights to the sign, it's hard to miss a stopped school bus. But, other drivers on the road aren't waiting for kids to hop on or off.
On Willow Highway, one stopped bus's dash cam caught a white SUV swerving into the turn lane to go around it.
And on Hartel Road, footage shows a black car doing the same thing.
"That car must be going, 55-60. Never even slowed," Lt. Mark Wriggelsworth of the Eaton County Sheriff's Office said.
It's a dangerous situation that mom Stacy Laubach sees all too often.
"Somebody's gonna get hurt. I mean it's, it doesn't seem like it's a big deal, especially in the northbound lanes here to stop; but, it really - what happens if one of those little kids darts out in front of the school bus for some reason?" she said.
The problem's gotten so bad, Lt. Wriggelsworth told Fox 47 News the Eaton County Sheriff's Office stepped up patrols this entire school year.
"Our traffic deputies are out every day either sitting in the school zones or following buses for these bus violations," he explained.
And, if they don't catch them on patrol, cameras on most buses will.
Each time a violation occurs, the bus driver sends a detailed report with photos from all four camera angles, a map of where it happend and video.
"Just because you don't get pulled over at that one time," Lt. Wriggelsworth explained. "You might not have gotten out of it scot-free, you may have a deputy knocking on your door and giving you a citation. And it is - it is zero tolerance."
The ticket is the most expensive one law enforcement writes. It's a $370 fine.
I asked Laubach if it's worth it. She replied, "Absolutely not,. For the life of a child, absolutely not."
Lt. Wriggelsworth added remember if there's no barrier between lanes traveling in the opposite direction, you must stop.
He's asking anyone who may witness a driver blowing past a stopped bus to try to get a description and call police.
