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Fines For Idling Cars Heading To $250

2009_10_idlecars.jpg As previously discussed, the City Council voted to raise the fine for idling cars from $5 to $250. The move was prompted by two horrible fatal accidents: "In Chinatown, two children were killed when an unattended idling van rolled backwards. And in Queens, a car left unattended and idling was stolen by an intoxicated person who ran down and killed two high school students."

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By Jen Chung in on October 29, 2009 6:00 PM

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  • Sir Bonkers

    Sweet, fine by me.

  • whitecastlerock

    no new taxes...

  • nivek

    Motorists do some pretty stupid things every day. If tickets aren't doing a good job of convincing you to either follow the rules or start taking mass transit, then I am all for raising those fees. The ones in NY and the country are pretty weaksauce, anyway.

  • moonbeam

    If only NYPD could be bothered to ticket drivers for all the stupid things they do every day...

  • ides_of_march

    Anybody stopped at a red light will be fair game for a ticket, wait and see.

  • grandzu

    ...raise the fine for leaving a vehicle unattended with a key in the ignition.

    Not too many people stop at red lights in this manner.

  • moonbeam

    And anyone who is behaving in that manner at a red light definitely deserves a ticket!

  • Spirit of 76

    You expected ides_of_march to have a reasoned objection to anything?

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