A camera citation near Post Avenue and Columbia Street can look like a dispute over whether drivers may briefly enter a bus lane while making a right turn. At this downtown intersection, the more important detail is the street direction and the turn restriction.

At Post and Columbia, buses can use the block in a way general traffic cannot. As a result, a driver who turns right there may not be dealing with a standard bus-lane exception. The turn itself can be the violation, and the intersection also has a left-turn-only sign directing drivers away from that movement.

This location differs from other Seattle bus lanes where drivers are sometimes allowed to enter briefly for an immediate right turn. The usual turning exception does not help much if the vehicle was traveling the opposite direction on a one-way street or made a prohibited turn.

The broken video link still matters. If the city cannot provide the footage tied to the citation, that can complicate any review request. But the missing clip is less likely to decide the case if the intersection markings and turn restrictions already make the violation clear.

For drivers moving through the south edge of downtown, this is one of those places where transit-only access and one-way street design overlap in a confusing way. What appears to be a brief right turn can instead be treated as using a bus-only approach where regular traffic was not allowed.