Your local bus has now become a “narc”. It will report you if you park in a bus lane—paid for by YOUR gas taxes. Yup, you pay for the roads, then can not use the lanes to drive.
“— AI-powered cameras mounted on Metro buses are now catching thousands of drivers illegally parked in bus lanes across Los Angeles, with nearly 10,000 citations issued in the program’s first two months, according to LAist.
The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) reports that the pilot program—launched in February after a trial warning period—targets key corridors including Wilshire Boulevard from downtown L.A. to Santa Monica (Route 720) and La Brea Avenue between Hawthorne and Hollywood (Route 212).
Expect, within a year, though they will be illegal, jamming devices so the buses can not take a photo of your car. They will be expensed on your taxes as a business expense!
Los Angeles, with it one billion deficit is doing all it call to finance its corruption, incompetence and mismanagement.
War on Cars: 10,000 California drivers sent $300 citations for driving in bus lanes
Golden Gate Media, 5/19/25 https://www.newsbreak.com/golden-gate-media-1351221/4000265427967-war-on-cars-10-000-california-drivers-sent-300-citations-for-driving-in-bus-lanes
LOS ANGELES — AI-powered cameras mounted on Metro buses are now catching thousands of drivers illegally parked in bus lanes across Los Angeles, with nearly 10,000 citations issued in the program’s first two months, according to LAist.
The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) reports that the pilot program—launched in February after a trial warning period—targets key corridors including Wilshire Boulevard from downtown L.A. to Santa Monica (Route 720) and La Brea Avenue between Hawthorne and Hollywood (Route 212).
Cameras provided by Hayden AI scan roadways in real time, issuing nearly $300 fines to violators, a move LA Metro hopes will speed up bus service and improve rider safety.
