11 Investigates viewer complaints about school bus cameras wrongly ticketing people [BusPatrol America]

PITTSBURGH — Safety on the roads is of critical importance when protecting kids and school buses.

But now, Pittsburgh Public School buses are using automated cameras that send tickets and our viewers say they’re not working.

“I think the system was designed to make money,” Lance Duggar tells 11 Investigates...

...He got a $300 violation in the mail and said he was so surprised, he thought it was a scam. He was able to go online and look at the video footage showing his “violation.” The video showed he didn’t pass the bus on Brownsville Road while the red lights were flashing, so he went to court and won.

BusPatrol says a Pittsburgh Public Police officer looks at the video before a citation is actually mailed out. Dugger says, based on what he saw, he’s not sure anyone reviewed his case. And it came with court costs he said he had to pay for in cash.

“$90. I don’t have 90 dollars [in court costs] to give away,” he said...

11 Investigates viewer complaints about school bus cameras wrongly ticketing people – WPXI