The bus lane cameras snapping $12,000 in fines a dayCameras along a 160-metre length of bus lane in Auckland's Newmarket generated $4.3 million in fines last year. "Faster public transport times will attract more patronage on public transport, which will reduce congestion on our roads." He said extending the bus lane operating hours, and the use of automated cameras had played a part in the increased number of fines. He shifted into the left-turning lane and thinks he travelled about 70m in the bus lane. In 2020, the New Zealand Herald reported between 2015 and 2019 the number of Auckland bus lane fines increased almost 1000 per cent.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 20, 2022 09:00 UTC