New York City Launches Bus Lane Ticket Cameras
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Automated cameras will begin issuing tickets to the owners of vehicles that momentarily stray into bus lanes in New York City, New York beginning Monday. The cash-strapped metropolis imported the idea from London where a similar system generated 293,000 citations and more than £35 million (US $56 million) in 2008. New York’s bus lane tickets will run between $115 and $150 each.
The project marks one of the first uses of automated enforcement in the United States that drops the pretense of being a safety measure. The stated purpose of the new cameras is to give buses a travel priority over automobile traffic.
“We have already been able to speed up travel times along First and Second Avenues by more than 15 minutes and these cameras will help to further improve service,” Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Jay H. Walder said in a statement.
By reducing the space available to general purpose traffic with the bus lanes, city officials also hope to add to the already considerable amount of congestion so that motorists would be encouraged to exchange their personal automobiles for public bus rides. The initial cameras are located on First and Second Avenues. Additional automated ticketing machines are planned for 34th Street in Manhattan and Fordham Road in the Bronx. The number of ticketing machines is likely to grow quickly as London employs 1045 bus-mounted cameras and fifty static roadside units for its highly lucrative program. Tickets in the UK frequently go to motorists who are tricked by confusing signage or who are making turns into parking lots.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg promoted the idea to the state legislature and secured approval for his plan.
What was it again that made
What was it again that made the US revolt against Britain??? Was it taxation without representation or was it speed cameras!!!
Fred
the states's cut
"Mayor Michael Bloomberg promoted the idea to the state legislature and secured approval for his plan.
wonder how much the state's cut of the revenue is??
NYC Bus Lanes
One difference between London's and New York's bus lanes is that the former's are clearly marked and signed whereas the latter's are not. I don't know what sort of cheap paint the MTA used to mark out the bus lane on First Avenue but it has already mostly disappeared. Sure, it was a tough winter and I guess the paint went with the snow but the net of it is that the bus lane of First Avenue is all but invisible.
This is another Gotcha tax that Ken Livingston in London seems to have taught our Michael.
cash scheme
Another way to get our money.
POI
Automated cameras will begin issuing tickets to the owners of vehicles that momentarily stray into bus lanes in New York City, New York beginning Monday. The cash-strapped metropolis imported the idea from London where a similar system generated 293,000 citations and more than £35 million (US $56 million) in 2008. New York’s bus lane tickets will run between $115 and $150 each.
The project marks one of the first uses of automated enforcement in the United States that drops the pretense of being a safety measure. The stated purpose of the new cameras is to give buses a travel priority over automobile traffic.
“We have already been able to speed up travel times along First and Second Avenues by more than 15 minutes and these cameras will help to further improve service,” Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Jay H. Walder said in a statement.
By reducing the space available to general purpose traffic with the bus lanes, city officials also hope to add to the already considerable amount of congestion so that motorists would be encouraged to exchange their personal automobiles for public bus rides. The initial cameras are located on First and Second Avenues. Additional automated ticketing machines are planned for 34th Street in Manhattan and Fordham Road in the Bronx. The number of ticketing machines is likely to grow quickly as London employs 1045 bus-mounted cameras and fifty static roadside units for its highly lucrative program. Tickets in the UK frequently go to motorists who are tricked by confusing signage or who are making turns into parking lots.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg promoted the idea to the state legislature and secured approval for his plan.
Is there a POI for these cameras? That could come in handy....
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Bloomberg is a horse's a$$ >>>
I hope he does run for President so the Americans living outside of NYC can tell him what we really think of his nonsense!
"You can't get there from here"
sounds like a deal
...with gold @ $1500 /oz, $4.00+ for a gallon of gasoline, and a bus lane ticket costing you over $100.00, an ordinary RLC ticket seems like a NYC deal at only $50.00. Go Bloomie!
I wonder what happens if you
I wonder what happens if you have to discharge a passenger. Do you do it from the middle of the street or keep driving until you find a sidewalk that does not run parallel to a bus lane? What if you have to pull to the right to allow an emergency vehicle to pass?
Just some immediate questions that come to mind...
Rob
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Wow...crazy.
Wow...crazy.
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/21626 - red light cameras do not work
Mayor Bloomie
.....has the answers to all of your good questions. If you don't agree, tell it to the judge. Its hard enough driving in a big lousy city, this just makes it worse.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/downloads/pdf/buslane_enforcemen...
Can you get the GPS to pay if it sends you in the wrong lane?
This is funny to me because I was in Italy for work and they have a lot of roundabouts. We were using a GPS that came with the rental car and we followed it explicitly. On one roundabout, it said take the 4th exit. Things were going good, but a few blocks later we got honked by some people in a nearby lane.
We looked around and realized that we were in the bus/cab lane, which was separated by the regular lanes by a concrete curb. We had to go another full block or two to get off.
Fortunately, no ticket by a live person or later by mail. It was our first 30 minutes driving in Italy. We quickly learned when to ignore the GPS, but it was good ~95% of the time.
anyone has the poi for these
anyone has the poi for these cameras?
are these already added to the current database?
is this in the city only or
is this in the city only or throughout the metro area...?
So far....
....the cameras are located along first and second avenues, parts of 34 street, and along portions of Fordam Ave in the Bronx. However, this could change w/ the stroke of a pen.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pr2010/pr10_057.shtml