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Old 19th June 2008, 04:30 PM   #6 (permalink)
Peter T. Daniels
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Default Block the Box tickets

On Jun 19, 2:08 pm, "chris.linthomp...@"
<chris.linthomp...@> wrote:
> On Jun 19, 11:07 am, "Peter T. Daniels" <gramma...@> wrote:
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> > 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?

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> 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.
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> Back to the original question: should buses be ticketed for gridlock
> violations? It happens all the time.


And what, the MTA pays a fine to the city? The bus driver's license is
suspended, so they get to hire a temp bus driver?
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