 Block the Box tickets
On Jun 19, 11:07 am, "Peter T. Daniels" <gramma...@> wrote:
> On Jun 19, 10:47 am, "chris.linthomp...@"
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> <chris.linthomp...@> wrote:
> > On Jun 19, 10:46 am, "Peter T. Daniels" <gramma...@> wrote:
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> > > On Jun 19, 10:26 am, "chris.linthomp...@"
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> > > <chris.linthomp...@> wrote:
> > > > The NY City Council is urging passage of a bill to allow traffic
> > > > enforcement agents to issue tickets for "Blocking the Box" or causing
> > > > gridlock. I've seen those agents wave enough traffic into an
> > > > intersection to cause gridlock, but that's neither here no there.
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> > > > Should buses be ticketed for blocking the box? It happens all the
> > > > time.
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> > > There have been "block the box" fine signs up for years -- if they
> > > couldn't issue tickets for it, how was it enforced?
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> > Only police officers could issue the tickets.
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> So what's a "traffic enforcement agent"? How do they enforce traffic
> if they can't write tickets?
The Dept. of Traffic agents could only issue summonses for parking
violations. Only NYPD or other peace officers were allowed to issues
summonses for moving violations.
Back to the original question: should buses be ticketed for gridlock
violations? It happens all the time.
Chris
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