Comments on: Bus Cams on the Table in Gov’s Budget http://www.streetsblog.org/2010/03/08/bus-cams-on-the-table-in-govs-budget/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jass http://www.streetsblog.org/2010/03/08/bus-cams-on-the-table-in-govs-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-215501 jass Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:33:21 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=162781#comment-215501 Kaja, here's how it works in other cities (I have no idea if NYC would use the same method) The bus has a video camera out in front always recording. NYC buses may already have this. When the driver comes upon a vehicle in the lane, he pushes a button. This puts a time stamp in the video. The driver doesnt need to do anything else, just one quick button press. At the end of the day, someone reviews the video, where the time stamps are. He gets to see 15 seconds or so to determine if the vehicle was in the lane legally (right turn) or illegally (loading). If illegal, the car owner gets sent a piece of mail that has the website and a code. They go to the website, enter the code, and see a page showing the 15 seconds of video, and a screen shot of the license plate. You then pay the fine, or appeal it. Kaja, here’s how it works in other cities (I have no idea if NYC would use the same method)

The bus has a video camera out in front always recording. NYC buses may already have this. When the driver comes upon a vehicle in the lane, he pushes a button. This puts a time stamp in the video. The driver doesnt need to do anything else, just one quick button press.

At the end of the day, someone reviews the video, where the time stamps are. He gets to see 15 seconds or so to determine if the vehicle was in the lane legally (right turn) or illegally (loading).

If illegal, the car owner gets sent a piece of mail that has the website and a code. They go to the website, enter the code, and see a page showing the 15 seconds of video, and a screen shot of the license plate. You then pay the fine, or appeal it.

]]> By: Daniel Howard http://www.streetsblog.org/2010/03/08/bus-cams-on-the-table-in-govs-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-214861 Daniel Howard Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:44:50 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=162781#comment-214861 Shouldn't an abandoned vehicle blocking traffic be towed? Shouldn’t an abandoned vehicle blocking traffic be towed?

]]> By: J. Mork http://www.streetsblog.org/2010/03/08/bus-cams-on-the-table-in-govs-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-214831 J. Mork Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:04:31 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=162781#comment-214831 I've heard of red light camera tickets being successfully appealed. Do you have reason to believe these would be any different? Here's the policy, to go along with my useless anecdote: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/parking/park_red_light_appeal.shtml I’ve heard of red light camera tickets being successfully appealed. Do you have reason to believe these would be any different?

Here’s the policy, to go along with my useless anecdote:

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/parking/park_red_light_appeal.shtml

]]> By: Kaja http://www.streetsblog.org/2010/03/08/bus-cams-on-the-table-in-govs-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-214651 Kaja Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:37:27 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=162781#comment-214651 Really curious how appeals would work here. Can I have the photograph brought before a judge, with the bus lane and my license plate both clearly visible? Does a human look at what comes out of the photography stream, and charge me, or does a computer do the charging? I'm all for keeping cars out of bus lanes, but matters of liberty come first. Really curious how appeals would work here.

Can I have the photograph brought before a judge, with the bus lane and my license plate both clearly visible? Does a human look at what comes out of the photography stream, and charge me, or does a computer do the charging?

I’m all for keeping cars out of bus lanes, but matters of liberty come first.

]]> By: Bristol Traffic http://www.streetsblog.org/2010/03/08/bus-cams-on-the-table-in-govs-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-214611 Bristol Traffic Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:31:42 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=162781#comment-214611 Our local council has just started rolling bus-ticketing out; seen a big surge in tickets and, obviously a major improvement in bus schedules. Any vehicle blocking a bus on one of the showcase route gets a ticket. The best bit: cost-effectiveness. There's no need for any extra enforcement vehicles or people, the buses police the lanes themselves. Our local council has just started rolling bus-ticketing out; seen a big surge in tickets and, obviously a major improvement in bus schedules. Any vehicle blocking a bus on one of the showcase route gets a ticket.

The best bit: cost-effectiveness. There’s no need for any extra enforcement vehicles or people, the buses police the lanes themselves.

]]> By: Bolwerk http://www.streetsblog.org/2010/03/08/bus-cams-on-the-table-in-govs-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-214561 Bolwerk Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:52:30 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=162781#comment-214561 This kind of nonsense is why nothing ever gets done. The state needs to devolve all local transportation responsibility to the city and worry about state business. This kind of nonsense is why nothing ever gets done. The state needs to devolve all local transportation responsibility to the city and worry about state business.

]]> By: J http://www.streetsblog.org/2010/03/08/bus-cams-on-the-table-in-govs-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-214541 J Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:33:07 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=162781#comment-214541 T.A. has an email campaign to support Bus Lane Cameras: http://www.transalt.org/takeaction/actioncenter/4269 T.A. has an email campaign to support Bus Lane Cameras:

http://www.transalt.org/takeaction/actioncenter/4269

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