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I feel like the drivers did it to themselves. New York tried dedicated bus lanes and the drivers continued to use the dedicated bus lane any time police presence wasn’t obvious.

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Agreed. I've started taking the M15 SBS in the last month and it would be great except the driver has to honk and weave around vehicles stopped in the bus lane on almost every block.

Could have been solved, first time $50 fine, and second time license revoked for a month.

People will learn quickly

UK has automatic bus lanes cameras in a lot of places and a database of licence plates used by buses - if your car is not on the list you get an automatic ticket. Also works pretty well.

NYC is getting these too, so hopefully that helps:

> The MTA announced that it will ramp up its fines for bus lane blockers captured through its new automated bus-mounted camera system. Motorists who defy the new rules after a 60-day warning period will be hit with a $50 fine that will increase with every offense up to $250. That will begin with the M15 SBS on October 7, with the M14 and B44 due to be equipped with the automated cameras by the end of November.

https://ny.curbed.com/2019/10/2/20895121/14th-street-dot-mta...

Placard abuse makes any such scheme moot. Keeping cars off the road entirely is much easier.

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