So typically, if a New Yorker gets a ticket 85% of the time they do not repeat,” Davey said.įines for driving, parking or standing in a bus lane range from $50 for the first offense to $250 for five or more offenses.I actually like that blue line, it’s especially good later on at night or early in the morning when there are fewer buses out there on the road, you can go up and down the route quickly to see just how far that one or two buses that are out there on the route are.
But the reality is it actually changes behavior. “I hope never to collect any revenue because I want these obstacles out of our buses' way. While it remains unclear if the state Assembly will adopt the proposal, Davey said ticketing drivers who block buses has been successful in clearing bus lanes. The technology is currently limited to issue violations in bus lanes and busways. Kathy Hochul and the state Senate, would allow bus cameras to issue tickets to any vehicle blocking a bus stop and other bus-only areas. The proposal, which was included in the proposed budgets of both Gov.
“So if there's a double-parked car in the way of a bus that has this camera technology, we can send a ticket.” “There's a piece of legislation pending – which we're advocating for this afternoon – that would allow us to expand that enforcement to include, for example, double-parked cars,” Davey said. Transit officials say they are pushing for legislation that would widen the use of cameras to enforce rules against drivers blocking city buses.ĭuring an appearance on “Mornings On 1” Friday, NYC Transit president Richard Davey said he and other MTA officials will gather in Manhattan to call for the support of new legislation that would expand the use of bus-mounted enforcement cameras.
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