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Traffic Ticket Rage Suspect on the Loose

According to reports, one man’s rage at receiving a traffic ticket led him to commit an act of violence against a traffic agent that led to substantial injuries in late November.

Investigators say the on-duty traffic agent placed a ticket on a yellow 2022 Volkswagen GTI right before the trouble began. The vehicle was parked on Avenue Z at around 12:50 P.M. As soon as the agent placed the ticket, a man reportedly confronted him.

A nearby surveillance camera captured the confrontation on film. The video, which has since been released.

While New York Fights Congestion Ride Hailing Services Might Add To The Problem

Technology doesn’t always make life better, and it comes at a cost. Persons can be more productive — way more productive, but as more is available, costs sometimes eclipse the benefits.

Uber and Lyft promised fewer cars would plug up the streets of New York City. Studies show the opposite. Ride-hailing companies take riders from buses, subways, and their own feet.

Now, a new service by Uber, “Express Pool” is directly competing with public transit.

Both companies claim they complement public transit in Boston. They haven’t turned over their data to support this. Leaving studies left up.

Hidden NYPD Files Released And Show Disparity In Discipline

New York City's law enforcement officers have lying in court and viciously beating innocent persons and kept their jobs.

That's been the rumor in some of the city's neighborhoods for decades. Now, it's no longer a rumor as files leaked from the NYPD show hundreds of officers committing terrible acts, lying to grand juries and stealing from civilians all while keeping their job and holding criminal-esque power over city residents.

Buzzfeed received the documents from an anonymous source in February 2018. Fact-checking the reports involved making over 100 phone calls, talking to prosecutors, cross-checking court records and, in a.

New York Tries To Combat Pollution-Causing Traffic While Mayor Fingers Uber

Accidents and stress are typically the focus of New York traffic. There's more. Regarding carbon pollution, New York's transportation system is Public Enemy #1. In addition to fouling the environment, it is making people sick. The answer may be coming. New York's Governor, Andrew Cuomo, intends to develop a regional clean transportation plan.

People are waiting, and the stakes are high.

According to climatologists, more than 19,000 people suffer asthma attacks, 38,000 loose work days and over 450 preventable deaths happen annually. The combined cost to the state is almost $8 billion every year.

Albany lawmakers are joining forces with.

Bicycle Riding Thugs Terrorize Chelsea Streets In New York

Wearing masks and zig-zagging through cars on New York City's Seventh Avenue, a mob of dozens of bicyclists attacked drivers and smashed car windows. An NYPD police officer was struck and injured by one of the victims when the victim chased the group.

Witnesses told police they heard shouting and glass shattering as drivers defied the cyclists around 4 pm. "They swarmed the car, and when I got out to order them to stop," Timothy Lanley, one of the victims, said. "They assaulted me," Lanley told the police he was punched in the head as two of the bicyclists broke.

New York City Tires To Fix Congestion With An Old Idea

New York traffic is a perennial inconvenience, an environmental disaster and a financial drag to the tune of $20 billion. The Partnership for New York City stands by that figure which it says the metro area will lose each year for the next five years — unless something is done.

"Congestion pricing" is viewed by researchers as an integral intervention into the city's traffic crisis. An idea which has succeeded elsewhere, congestion pricing was last tried under former-Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2008. Nine years later there still isn't a model for actual congestion pricing in America.

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Why “There’s an App for That” May Not Be Good in New York City Traffic

Perform a Google search for "neighborhood" and "Waze." The search engine will bombard you with local news stories about once-calm side streets which are now the scene of rush-hour traffic jams and late-at-night speedsters. It's not just annoying. It's also a script ready for accidents.

Among the top causes of accidents are driver distraction — including looking at a smartphone, not being familiar with the street and increased traffic.

"The main cause is the use of routing apps," says Alexandre Bayen, director of transportation studies. "Over the last couple of years, there's the second layer of ride-sharing apps."

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Traffic Laws Horse And Buggy’s Around The State

While you won't see an Amish horse and buggy in New York City soon, New York traffic law is New York traffic law. The same rules-of-the-road that apply in upstate New York also refer to the wheels and animals seen in and around Central Park.

Many Collisions, Few Statistics

State officials admit to scant statistics about buggy-to-bumper accident. Sgt. Bernard Kennett, the New York State Police officer, devoted to dealing with Amish buggy concerns, says there are now more horse-drawn buggies than ever on New York's highways.

When it comes to Amish buggy drivers, it is hard to find.

The Chihuahua Which Made A Traffic Story

There's plenty of stories and posts which can be written about New York City's infamous traffic problems. Until there's not.

Some days there just isn't a whole lot that can be said. Not often, but occasionally. Traffic congestion. Red lights. Ignoring pedestrian crosswalks. Those are only a few topics which pop-up with regularity.

Now and then, there's a traffic related story that doesn't have anything to do with the traffic, but it does deal with vehicles on city streets. That was the case during the recent "cyclone bomb" which swept through the Big Apple.

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A Snow Emergency Won’t Get You Out Of A Parking Ticket But A Heart Attack Might

Just three days after Christmas a New York City fireman was detained for assaulting a city traffic cop in Queens.

Parking illegally, Frank Miscioscia got a ticket about 8:30 that morning. The nine-year, veteran fireman got a ticket, began bickering with the agent and tore her badge from her blouse. Miscioscia was detained and accused of harassment and criminal mischief. Later the fireman with Engine 293 in Woodhaven was suspended.

Everybody gets a ticket. Not everyone reacts the way Miscioscia did.

With expected lousy weather heading to The Big Apple, what can be done to avoid getting a ticket?