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FINES * Zambia - RDA Fines Germins, Juldan Bus Services

Zambia -All Africa -20 April 2009: -- The Road development Agency (RDA) has fined Germins and Juldan bus services K11 million (exchange: 1 Zambia - Kwacha = 0.00017 US Dólar) each for eluding a check of tonnage at Kafulafuta weigh bridge... The police sources said the buses avoided the weighbridge but were trapped at the police check point a kilometer from the facility... Some passengers of the two buses destined for Lusaka and Nakonde managed to get on other buses after midnight apart from four who were still stranded by Press time... (Photo: buses to Vic Falls)

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Fare cheats, watch out * Singapore - Bus fare dodgers can be fined too

Penalties already in place for MRT fare evaders

Singapore -Electric New Paper, by Mindy Tan -May 04, 2008: -- From 1 Jul, if you are caught not paying, or underpaying on buses, you will be fined $20... Those who misuse concession cards, suchas those meant specifically for students or full-time national servicemen, will be fined $50... The Public Transport Council (PTC), which imposed the penalties, said before, fare cheats on buses only needed to pay the evaded fare... TransitLink had estimated that there are 42,000 cases of fare evasion on public buses every day. This translates to an annual loss of about $9 million in fares... (Video from Youtube, by butchieenorsk -April 28, 2007: "Singaporean Bus Driver" - On the 26th of April the bus driver suddenly stops just after Holland V. The reason?! A teenager didn't pay enough money so all passengers had to wait for 20 minutes until another a representative from the bus company came and took the teenager away)

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Errant Motorists * South Africa - 12 000 drivers fined in N2 bus lane

Cape Town,South Africa -The Independent Online, by Sipokazi Maposa -February 19, 2008: -- Over 12 000 traffic fines have been issued to private motorists on the dedicated N2 bus and taxi lane in just six months and authorities have now moved to clamp down on drivers who openly flout traffic regulations on the highway... The Bus and Minibus Taxi (BMT) lane was opened in August, but the number of private vehicles using it has increased steadily and last month saw a total of 5 100 fines being issued... According to a city breakdown of the fines, at least 274 fines were issued in August, 141 in September, 299 in October, 4 750 in November, 1 601 in December and 5 104 last month...

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Protect Children * USA - On Buses, by Knowing the Laws

Illegal passing or making a right turn in front of a bus carries a $300 dollar fine, as does failure to stop for a bus with flashing lights on

Eau Claire,WI,USA -WEAU/TV 13 - Sep 21, 2007: -- With school back in and the busses back out, police are warning, if you don't follow the rules around school buses hefty fines will follow... Lt Karl Fisher says by law bus drivers aren't allowed to put on their flashing lights when stopped between sidewalks... Fisher says it's inattentive driving that causes most of bus related crashes and a growing number of those are the use of cell phones while driving...

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Why fine private buses... * UAE - ... ask Sharjah commuters

Commuters have slammed the Sharjah Transport decision to fine "convenient" private transport companies

Sharjah, Dubai,United Arab Emirates -Gulf News, by Mariam M. Al Serkal -20 June 2007: -- ... Sharjah Transport has warned private companies that they would be fined if they do not get a trade licence from the Economic Development Department, and if they do not get a vehicle registration plate from Sharjah. Most of the companies running these services are based in Dubai... (Photo, by Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News: Commuters get into a private bus to Sharjah at Dubai's Media City)

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Fines * UK - £75,000 a year in bus lane ones

Brighton,UK -The Argus.co.uk, by Lawrence Marzouk -Mar 2007: -- Car drivers will be fined for entering bus lanes in Brighton from March 15 - with a £60 ticket expected to be issued every three hours... CCTV cameras will capture motorists' number plates when they stray into six bus lane sections... Four sections will operate 24 hours a day and two will run between 8am and 8pm... Anyone caught driving in a bus lane illegally will receive a £60 fine, dropping to £30 if paid within 14 days or rising to £90 after 28 days... Brighton and Hove City Council expects to make £75,000 in the first 12 months which will help pay for the cost of installing the new equipment...

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