Cameras mounted on Metrobuses are on the lookout for drivers illegally using bus lanes in Washington, D.C. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
D.C. plans to begin automated traffic enforcement for drivers who are stopped or traveling in bus lanes and bus zones on Nov. 15.
Any driver caught parked or stopped in a bus zone – a bus stop, more or less – will be fined $100.
Starting in January, drivers caught traveling in a bus lane will be fined $100.
D.C. Metrobuses now have cameras that will take a picture of a license plate if there’s an offense.
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The program was put on hold in September to further educate drivers about the new penalties.
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