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Caught on camera! A Florence father, frustrated by drivers repeatedly failing to stop for his son's special needs school bus.

For the past 10 years, Jared Culwell has brought his autistic son, "LJ," out to the bus stop. which happens to be their front yard.

Despite Chisholm Road having a speed limit of 45, Culwell said you'd think it would be a highway with how fast people drive by, especially when his son’s school bus is picking him up. He said nearly every day he sees someone blow past the stopped bus.

“I've had a police vehicle run the bus. I've had two city of Florence vehicles run the bus, a few service vehicles, different businesses. One most recently was a laying box truck running the bus," said Culwell.

Culwell took his concerns to Facebook.

He created a page to try and raise awareness about the frequency of this issue.

His videos show numerous drivers passing the school bus even when the stop sign comes out.

This past week, City Councilman Bill Griffin has taken the time out of his mornings and afternoons to do something no one else will: get cars to stop for the bus. 

Griffin said, “It takes me 30 seconds to do this. It would take the bus company 30 seconds to do this. It would take the police department 30 seconds to have a police car in the other lane with its lights flashing and then after 30 seconds they can move on."

Keep in mind the posted speed limit is 45 miles per hour. 

“The last police chief who was running for mayor, I got some lip service. I got some good words but no action. The last mayor had tried to help, he was more effective. The current mayor, nothing," said Culwell.

The only person Culwell said has taken initiative is Griffin, who said he can't continue to do this every day. 

They both agree something more has to be done by city leaders or police before someone gets hurt. 

“'We're running out of time,' someone said to me. He's 18. Let's just let it go." That's sad too, but he will be in school until his 22nd birthday, so it's just like he is entering high school. He has four more years. So let's fix it now instead of waiting until we get the new buses in four years," said Griffin.

Culwell said he has received mostly positive feedback from the community on the page, but he's looking for something real to be done by city leaders or police.

“It's nice to talk about it, but let's have some action. They've got plenty of money for a lot of different projects. Let's work on this. This is very important," said Culwell.