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San Francisco Enlists Bus Cameras For Traffic Law Enforcement
Lashat writes with news that San Francisco's Muni bus system has outfitted 30 buses so far with "cameras capable of snapping photos of vehicles illegally traveling or parking in The City's transit-only lanes," and that 15 months from now, all of Muni's 819 buses will be equipped with the cameras: drivers caught on tape violating the bus lanes will be subject to fines of up to $115. 'The cameras have been instrumental in changing driver behavior. When cars see a bus coming, they get the hell out of the way now,' said John Haley, transit director of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, which operates Muni. Now for the scary part: 'We're starting to get a lot of experience with cameras,' said Haley. 'With all the footage, I'm starting to feel a bit like Cecil B. Demille.'"
There is a similar system in place in London. Taxi's and motorcycles are able to share bus lanes.
This report from 2007 show's the enforcement cameras are improving things in London
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/static/corporate/media/newscentre/archive/6042.html
After that it get's more complicated because congestion charging at peak times has come into effect for traffic entering the centre of the city
Watch those corners
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