Bus-ted! DC drivers to soon face fines for using bus lanes
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From: https://wtop.com/dc/2023/06/bus-ted-metro-program-to-use-cam...
Blocking the bus lane while waiting for someone or quickly popping in to grab a mobile order will soon be a costly mistake in D.C.
The District Department of Transportation announced that beginning July 24, cameras designed to catch bus lane and bus zone violators will go live.
For the first 45 days after the program’s rollout, motorists will receive a warning. After that, the fines get pricier.
The fine for motorists driving, idling or parking in a bus lane, where they are not allowed, is $200. The fine for idling or parking in bus zones near bus stops is $100. Any vehicles parked in a bus lane long-term will be towed.
Motorists blocking bus lanes and zones have a big impact on transit times, Metro claims, after finding buses only move an average 9.8 mph. In addition, prototype test equipment caught more than 60 violators per day on average over a 30-day span.
The project, which is a joint venture between the District and Metro, will equip 600 buses with cameras over the next decade. The program will begin with 140 buses on select routes.
Metro will buy and install the cameras, which automatically capture video and pictures of cars and their license plates. The footage will be sent to the D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles, and the city will handle the violation process and pay for the secure network that will handle the videos...
Money
Of course, money to be made.
60 violators a day at $200 each will fill the money bags.
Not that I will ever drive in D.C. or N.Y. again. Nothing going on there that I want to see - ever.
I never get lost, but I do explore new territory every now and then.
LOL, Maybe they want to insure space for vehicle fires
DC Metro has a goal to be 100% electric buses by 2030. Watch the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA7SoM2DWuM to see what happens in a electric bus fire.
John from PA
it would be nice
If bad behavior were simply something that weren't exhibited because folks acted right, but it's 2023, and being realistic, it's very prevalent.
Here in Phila., it's every day, day in, day out. Illegal tints to include windshield, no reggie, no insurance, so who cares about dash cams and body cams.
People use a lane intended for something else, cut a long line, then enter the line at a 30-60 degree angle, and block the traffic that the lane is actually intended for. I'd be glad to name the intersections, give me an hour to make up the list. We don't have any enforcement whatsoever, and so it will always be this way. It's great DC enforces laws. If they didn't, their city would be like ours.