Drivers face $76 fines as new 'automatic ticket' law starts

City officials are increasingly using technology to cash in on motorists who break the rules.

Starting Wednesday, drivers in Philadelphia will be monitored by cameras mounted to almost 200 pubic buses driving around the city.

The cameras scan streets for vehicles illegally parked in bus stops and no-parking zones. If one is spotted, the system snaps a photo and sends it to law enforcement, where an officer decides whether to issue the city’s $76 parking fine.

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