TfL plans to fine motorists and dock points from licences for ignoring Advanced Stop Lines
[B' Spokes: Here's some ideas that might help make Maryland a bit safer for non-motorists.]****************************************************************************************************
By Simon_MacMichael, Road.cc
London’s Cycling Commissioner, Andrew Gilligan, plans to deploy CCTV cameras to catch motorists illegally entering Advanced Stop Lines (ASLs), with transgressors being fined £60 and having 3 penalty points put on their driving licence.
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“We know how many cars go into advance stop boxes — probably more than 50 per cent of the time. Maybe they don’t known they are meant to stay out of them.
“At present, you have to have a police officer standing at the junction or in a police car. What we can do is stick a camera up and do automatic enforcement. That will sort out the problem.”
The Standard points out that fines imposed on drivers for ignoring ASLs or mandatory cycle lanes [cars entering bike lanes (or parking in them)]
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<a href="http://road.cc/content/news/84623-tfl-plans-fine-motorists-and-dock-points-licences-ignoring-advanced-stop-lines">http://road.cc/content/news/84623-tfl-plans-fine-motorists-and-dock-points-licences-ignoring-advanced-stop-lines</a>;
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[B' Spokes: Could you imagine automated enforcement of no parking in the old trolley lane around the inner harbor?]
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