CCTV cameras help to keep bus lanes clear
24 Jun 2015|5,885 views
The number of motorists caught by CCTV cameras onboard cameras has plunged from 2,112 in 2008 to 866 in 2014, reported The Straits Times. And as of May this year, there were 228 cases - a drop of more than 50 percent from the same period last year.
The LTA said about 4,000 buses, or around 80 percent of the total public bus fleet, are equipped with these cameras. The bus cameras complement wardens standing on the kerb during bus lane hours.
Retiree Gary Tay, 64, said that because of the way some bus lanes are drawn, motorists have to swerve abruptly when they want to turn into or emerge from a side road.
An LTA spokesman said, "To further remind motorists of onboard bus CCTVs, we will be rolling out a series of banners and bus advertisements." Meanwhile, the authority has been stepping up enforcement of the Mandatory Give Way to Buses Scheme, which was introduced in 2008 and is now at 330 bus stops.
Motorists who fail to give way to buses pulling out of these bus stops face a compound fine of $130 - the same penalty for those driving in bus lanes during operating hours.
Offenders who do not pay up may be hauled to court, where they face a heftier fine of up to $1,000 or a jail term of three months.
The number of motorists caught by CCTV cameras onboard cameras has plunged from 2,112 in 2008 to 866 in 2014, reported The Straits Times. And as of May this year, there were 228 cases - a drop of more than 50 percent from the same period last year.
The LTA said about 4,000 buses, or around 80 percent of the total public bus fleet, are equipped with these cameras. The bus cameras complement wardens standing on the kerb during bus lane hours.
Retiree Gary Tay, 64, said that because of the way some bus lanes are drawn, motorists have to swerve abruptly when they want to turn into or emerge from a side road.
An LTA spokesman said, "To further remind motorists of onboard bus CCTVs, we will be rolling out a series of banners and bus advertisements." Meanwhile, the authority has been stepping up enforcement of the Mandatory Give Way to Buses Scheme, which was introduced in 2008 and is now at 330 bus stops.
Motorists who fail to give way to buses pulling out of these bus stops face a compound fine of $130 - the same penalty for those driving in bus lanes during operating hours.
Offenders who do not pay up may be hauled to court, where they face a heftier fine of up to $1,000 or a jail term of three months.
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