 Block the Box tickets
On Jun 19, 4:30 pm, "Peter T. Daniels" <gramma...@> wrote:
> On Jun 19, 2:08 pm, "chris.linthomp...@"
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> <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.
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> 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?
The driver pays the fine and gets the points on the license.
Chris
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