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Starting this Monday, motorists will no longer be able to park or remain stopped in the lanes assigned for the circulation of public buses because they may be sanctioned by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT).
The transport authority in the city began to apply a law that will allow fines to be imposed on drivers who commit this infraction.
The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) began Monday the execution of a law targeting illegally parked or stopped vehicles in designated bus lanes.https://t.co/xmHTuVbjLG
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LADOT will deliver during this week and until Friday written warnings to drivers who are caught parked in the lanes assigned to the circulation of public transport.
The restriction also applies to delivery service vehicles that load or unload merchandise having their vehicles stopped in the bus lane
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After is This Friday, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation will begin issuing citations to motorists who commit the violation and their vehicles may be towed .
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority said the speed and safety of transit buses can be compromised by drivers blocking assigned lanes.
This problem directly affects the transfer time of the users, who use the buses on their trips to schools and workplaces where they have a schedule to meet.
It can also affect the safety of bus passengers, as well as pedestrians and other motorists.
Los Angeles Metro said that the demarcation of the exclusive lanes for buses per allows users to plan their trips and reach their destinations quickly and safely.
Emergency vehicles are authorized to circulate in the lanes designated for public transport buses, as well as drivers turning right and bicyclists.
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