Category: News

Overzealous Traffic Cops Make A Name In New York City

While American police are getting a deservedly bad reputation for militaristic tactics, perceived racism, and general stupidity, one branch of law enforcement often overlooked are the traffic cops.

A Record Setter

19,000 parking tickets. NINETEEN-THOUSAND. In one-year. That means New York City's top traffic cop slings a summons every nine minutes and 45 seconds.

Arnous Morin, 53, wrote 19,000 parking tickets in 2015, an average of 76 each working day. The records, analyzed by the American Automobile Association Northeast shows Morin beat the city's #2 traffic cop by more than 4,000 tickets.

Morin's ticketing frenzy more than covered.

New York Biking Boosters Run Into Problems With Transportation Authorities

It's the same-old-tune. Idea driven entrepreneurs with an idea to improve things run into city authorities who want to maintain the status quo. The most recent edition is playing out on the streets of New York where bicyclists are embracing a program which transportation authorities want to shut down.

GPS-tracking smart bicycles which rent for $1 and don't have to be picked up or returned to permanent places could have been part of the answer to New York City's traffic woes.

Before it could begin, the firm operating the bike service, Spin, dropped a demonstration in Queens subsequent.

Lane Splitting Can Kill You — Or Get You A Ticket. Your Choice.

In Arnold Schwarzenegger's 2014 movie, Sabotage, there's a scene where a motorcyclist is driving through New York City dodging cars and even driving between lanes of vehicles caught in a traffic jam.

For New Yorker's it's not just a good story. It's a documentary.

Many developed countries have just a few vehicle classes on the roads, and many types of transport occupy the very roads as cars and trucks. The variety is big in India where over 40 modes of transport travel the same streets. New York City has five modes. In parts of America, a preponderance of movement.

Drones To Monitor New York State Fair Traffic

Just twenty-four hours before the opening of the New York State Fair, the governor has expedited a plan to allow law enforcement drone monitoring at the event. Expecting to attract over one million guests, Governor Andrew Cuomo is proactive in using technology to keep traffic moving.

Police drones will aid on-the-ground traffic enforcement during the thirteen-day event. The plan will permit traffic management to gather footage of trafficking at the fair. The primary goal is to prevent congestion and aid in responding fast to accidents as a variety of agencies collaborate.

In a statement, Cuomo said, “The state fair draws.

New York Rolls to Bicycles to Ease Traffic Woes

As bicyclists roll down a bike lane on Hoyt Street, linking Brooklyn with brownstone neighborhoods, there are so many each evening they pack together at red lights and spill out in front of cars.

It's the kind of bicycle traffic that used to be hard to imagine in New York City.

"New York has grown into a biking center," said Jace Rivera, a one time construction craftsman who swapped careers to be a bike messenger. "The metropolis is jammed, and the subways are packed — a lot more crowded. By biking, I spare myself the crowds and save a ton.

Speeding Tickets There’s An App For That

How Great Is It to Fight a New York Speeding Summons From Your iPhone

It’s a nice Friday afternoon. You’re off the freeway, heading home. In the mirror you see blue flashing lights. A cop pulls you over and hands you a speeding ticket.

Do like most persons. Suck it up and hand over the cash to pay the ticket. Or you could go to court and fight it. Now, there’s an app that allows you to contest the ticket from home, in your pajamas, while finishing off last night’s pizza.

“Off the Record” is built for the iphone.

Diversion Program Saves Time and Money for Persons Caught Texting While Driving

You're at a stop light, texting when a cop pulls up in the next lane. You know better and now you're the proud owner of a piece of paper with your name and a court date on it. You could easily pay the fine, absorb the points against your record and get on with your life.

Considering where in New York you live, you may also get the opportunity to clear your record.

Like most states, New York's traffic laws limit the use of handheld mobile devices while driving. Like most states, New York law enforcement has written.

Tailgating

Tailgate Tickets: A Moving Violation or Thing of the Past?

Many motorists are unaware of the fact that driving too closely behind the car in front of them could actually result in a traffic citation. Following too closely, or tailgating as it is commonly called is considered to be a serious moving violation. The consequences of a ticket for following too closely could include points on your driver's license, fines, and other possible penalties.

The determination of whether or not you were actually tailgating is not based on any objective measure. A police officer decides whether or not.

Move Over Law Tickets

Cited for Violation of Move Over Law in NYC - VTL 1144-a?

Many drivers are unaware of their obligation to move over when they are traveling on the road and they see a hazard vehicle, emergency vehicle, or certain other vehicles on the shoulder of the road. Unfortunately, not knowing New York's move-over laws is not a defense if you are ticketed for failing in your obligations to steer clear of stopped vehicles.

Motorists can be ticketed for a moving violation if they do not move over. In many situations, motorists who don't get out of the way can actually.

Some drunken drivers keep returning to the road despite repeat offenses

It was early one Saturday morning nearly four years ago when a drunk driver changed Ellie Phipps' life forever.

It was 6:30 in the morning and the Grand Junction, Colorado, woman was driving to the gym when John Wesley Plotner, a drunk driver with half a dozen prior DUIs, slammed into her from behind at 45 mph, never hitting the brakes.

Phipps' spine was shattered. She underwent numerous operations, including an open-heart spinal surgery that she nearly didn't survive. "I died three times, actually," she said. "Luckily, they were able to revive me each time."

Phipps spent 20.