Beginning on Monday, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation will start issuing penalties to motorists who park their vehicles along specific lanes that are reserved only for buses.
LADOT and Metro made the announcement that a new enforcement trial program will be implemented for some bus lanes throughout the city in the previous year. More particularly, the program would be implemented on bus line 720, which services Wilshire Boulevard, and bus line 212 along La Brea Avenue.
A ticket for illegally parking in an area that is allocated for buses will be issued to any vehicle that is parked in any of those two lanes on Monday. The total amount of the ticket will be $293.
“Without enforcement, a single parked car in a bus lane can delay dozens or even hundreds of riders,” Los Angeles County Supervisor and Metro Board Director Chair Janice Hahn stated. “So, this is not just about issuing tickets, it’s about making sure our Metro buses run on schedule and get our riders to their destinations on time.”
For the purpose of making the initiative a reality, fifty cameras were put behind the windshields of buses that operate along lines 720 and 212.
Two cameras were installed on each bus. One of the cameras allows for the detection of vehicles on highways and traffic lanes, while the other is able to identify parked vehicles and capture the license plate information.
Once the video has been reviewed, a member of the LADOT will then verify the authenticity of the information before issuing tickets. In the citations, you will find specific information about the violation, including the time and location of the infringement, as well as photographs or videos of the violation.
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“Our bus riders deserve to have a reliable, safe, and on-time ride. That’s why we’ve partnered with LADOT to install bus lanes on Wilshire and La Brea — to give all our riders a better, faster, and more consistent ride — however, since they’ve been installed, service is delayed due to vehicles blocking the lanes and that’s why we’re pleased that enforcement is going to begin to prevent misuse of the bus lanes,” LA Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins stated.
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December and January were the months that comprised the first sixty days of the program’s testing period. Notifications were sent out by letter to drivers who were discovered to have unlawfully parked in bus lanes. These notices warned drivers that they would be subject to fines for any future breaches.
LADOT and Metro are currently planning on installing fifty cameras on buses that operate on lines 910 and 950, in addition to line 70. This is the next step in their process.
