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A couple in Los Angeles turned right into a garage after yielding to a pedestrian, but were caught on the bus’s AI camera and got a $293 ticket. The couple filed a complaint questioning the law enforcement system’s excessive reliance on footage.
Existencelos angeles Driving into the city center, I turned straight into the garage and stopped to wait for the pedestrians to pass, but I got an illegal parking ticket of 293 yuan.Good . Los Angeles couple Chris Orsi and Sara Haruko said the bus’s artificial intelligence (AI) camera captured their car parked in the bus lane. Both men called their driving recorder and the screen showed that, seconds after the bus passed, they drove straight into the garage. The couple has lodged a complaint.
According to Fox News, Chris Orsi and Sara Haruko were driving eastbound along Sixth Street in Downtown Los Angeles on September 24, and were preparing to make a right turn at a friend’s garage near Spring Street. Haruko said that since the garage entrance is on the right side, vehicles must enter the bus lane first. At that time, someone was walking on the sidewalk in front of the garage entrance. Both men stopped and waited for the pedestrians to pass and the garage door to open before going inside. As they were turning a corner, a bus passed on the left.
About a week later, the couple received a $293 ticket for illegal parking in the bus lane. Video provided by the city captured the bus passing his car, and the scene ended before his car went straight into the garage. The couple’s own driving recorder captured their car entering the garage just seconds after the bus passed. Two people filed a complaint based on this video, claiming that the suspension was done to give way to pedestrians.
The couple said they lodged their complaint about five weeks ago and were told that the results could take six to eight months. The duo saw other drivers also sharing their experiences of receiving bus lane tickets on social platforms, so they decided to make the encounter public. Orsi wants the city to review the enforcement system, while Haruko wants auditors to look at the full picture before and after vehicle stops. As of the publication of the report, the Los Angeles City Department of Transportation has not yet responded, and Hayden AI, the company that provides the cameras, has asked the media to inquire of the City Transportation Department.
The project will enter the warning period starting in November 2024, and the fine will be officially issued on February 17, 2025. The first violation will be fined 293 yuan, and the second violation will be fined 406 yuan. According to Department of Transportation data, the program issued more than 115,000 tickets in Los Angeles in 2025, with total revenue of about $19.6 million.
This bus lane enforcement program is jointly implemented by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) and the Los Angeles City Department of Transportation. According to LA Metro, illegal images captured by bus cameras will be reviewed by law enforcement officers from the Municipal Transportation Bureau before tickets are issued.
The City of Los Angeles has also expanded photography enforcement to include DASH buses operating in the city. DASH buses will start taking photos of vehicles parked in bus lanes or at bus stops in violation of regulations on November 2, according to an announcement from the Municipal Transportation Bureau. The warning will be sent 60 days in advance, and the fine is scheduled to be officially issued on January 2, 2027.
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They parked briefly before turning right into a garage in the city centre, but were identified by the bus’s AI camera as parking in the bus lane. Although the couple claimed they wanted to give way to pedestrians, the system still issued a fine of 293 yuan.
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He pulled out his driving recorder, which showed that a few seconds after the bus passed, the vehicle turned right and entered the garage. The couple claimed that they were only temporarily suspended and that they were not illegally occupying the bus lane.
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The scheme has officially launched on February 17, 2025. The fine is 293 yuan for the first violation and 406 yuan for the second violation. Official data shows that more than 115,000 fines have been issued in 2025, with a total revenue of about 19.6 million yuan.
