PITTSBURGH \u2014 More complaints are coming in about a camera system that\u2019s catching drivers stopping in Pittsburgh\u2019s bike lanes. <\/p>\n
11 Investigates first told you about this issue over the summer<\/a> when the Pittsburgh Parking Authority installed surveillance cameras and began sending out tickets. <\/p>\n PREVIOUS COVERAGE >>> 11 Investigates: Parking authority using cameras to monitor bike lanes<\/a><\/p>\n As the program expands, we\u2019re now hearing from rideshare drivers.<\/p>\n The drivers tell Channel 11 that they\u2019re just trying to do a job and the parking authority is getting in the way and cutting into their profits. They say they need something to change, and fast, or they\u2019ll steer clear of the city. <\/p>\n \u201cI was very surprised I got it. I wasn\u2019t parked there for a long time. It was drop off and I was gone,\u201d rideshare driver Joe Coson said. <\/p>\n Coxon got a $55 ticket in the mail for stopping in a bike lane on Forbes Avenue near CMU while dropping off students. He paid it, but then got another one for stopping in a bike lane near PPG Place Downtown. <\/p>\n \u201cIt was roughly 9 o\u2019clock at night. I slide into the bike lane partially, pick up my passenger and leave. Well they sent me another citation,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n The parking authority says tickets are only issued if a driver stops for more than 90 seconds. <\/p>\n \u201cThey can\u2019t park in the bike lane for more than 90 seconds,\u201d Dave Ontaro with the parking authority previously told Channel 11. \u201cThey can drop someone off, you can get out of the car in 90 seconds.\u201d <\/p>\n Coxon doesn\u2019t agree with Ontaro\u2019s assessment. <\/p>\n \u201cEspecially on a Friday night, you are not going to get an intoxicated individual to find your car in 90 seconds and get in. It\u2019s not going to happen,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n Coxon says on occasion, riders need more time. <\/p>\n \u201cIf someone is elderly or disabled, I need more time because I assist them getting into the vehicle, getting their walking device into my trunk,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n Coxon and other rideshare drivers say the tickets are cutting into their profits and they believe the authority needs to give drivers more time, especially with the NFL Draft approaching and rideshare drivers likely playing a big role. <\/p>\n \u201cAre you going to cite every single Uber driver or Lyft driver that is bringing someone into the city that is supposed to be generating millions upon millions of dollars for this area, and this region,\u201d Coxon questioned. \u201cYou\u2019re going to penalize the people bringing the people in that are spending the money.\u201d <\/p>\n In both of locations where Coxon was ticketed, no parking and no stopping signs are posted, but he says he didn\u2019t see them. <\/p>\n Some of the locations also have signs that indicate cameras are in use, but we didn\u2019t see any at those locations. <\/p>\n 11 Investigates reached out to the parking authority on Monday, but has not heard back. <\/p>\n Download the FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>. | Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n \u00a92025 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n