Gothamist: NYPD's Selective Traffic Enforcement

Not amused

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:00:02 -0500

Those Elongated buses are a real time danger for any foot traffic .Forget the trucks, When will the MTA learn it's lesson and discontinue their use .

sj

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 22:14:39 -0500

I got pulled over by cops for not wearing a seat belt when I was wearing one! And then they tried to get me to be thankful they weren't ticketing me and went nutty when I said I had nothing to thank them for. So they yell at me for 20 minutes, claim there is all sorts of stuff they could ticket me for, and finally found one thing that I knew and they knew I could beat in court. So I get the ticket, go to court and it is dismissed in seconds. Those two guys were dicks.

awesome

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:49:45 -0500

I've been in the car for two traffic violations, as a passenger. Sucked both times. One was not wearing a seatbelt, and the second was turning south from 34th st onto 7th avenue.

Brightliner

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:37:25 -0500

You can probably blame it on the police union as much as bureaucracy. But an awful lot of the cops out there are just out the collect a regular paycheck anyway. I've personally seen them ignore quite a few violations whenever they felt like they didn't feel like filling out a lot of paperwork.

kearnj

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:19:50 -0500

Tag on an out -of-state plate and you got yourself a ticket. Whether it is a parking or moving violation, I guess that just depends on who actually sees your plate. And depending on the traffic agent.

BTD

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:09:08 -0500

To my knowledge, Traffic Enforcement Agents do not have the authority to stop vehicles or write moving violations, just issue parking tickets and such. So I don't think there is anything they could have done if they wanted to.

nicemarmot

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:04:00 -0500

Hahahahahaha, #1 - the bus drivers can KILL people (i.e. my elderly neighbor, killed about a year ago outside our building - the bus driver ran the light and hit her) and not even get a ticket, you think they'll get one just for running a measly red light? That being said, I have lived in this city for two years and walk to work every day. I have never, in all that time, seen anyone pulled over for any traffic violation, anywhere in the city. Ever.

d

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:54:07 -0500

Buses aren't the problem. They are the solution.

williamidol

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:45:35 -0500

I live on a busy street on the UWS. Almost everyday, I see extra those long MTA buses (accordion style) constantly speed down streets, often make their turns after a light has turned red, and nearly run over crossing pedestrians. Police either on foot or in their car are nearby - yet nothing happens. Unfortunately, something tragic will happen before it becomes a more exposed issues that will force the police to do something.

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:54:19 -0500

figures.