Category: Traffic Rules

Tiger Woods Heads To A Diversion Program

Tiger Woods will enter a diversion program as a result of his guilty plea to reckless driving. With a plea agreement in place, Woods, 41, faces a less severe consequence than if he were charged with driving under the influence.

Woods will take part in a Palm Beach County, Florida service which has seen over 2500 people graduate since its start-up in 2013.

According to Deputy State Attorney Richard Clausi, fewer than 1% of participants who complete the program re-offend.

"It's still early, but we believe the program is a success," Clausi said.

While in diversion, Woods will be.

What REALLY Causes Traffic Backups?

When people first learned from the New York Post that city officials intentionally slow Midtown traffic, they were skeptical. Now, it appears there is some truth to the reason behind the traffic tie-ups.

The current spate of gridlock is brought to New Yorkers courtesy of the Bloomberg and de Blasio administrations. The effort has taken more than ten years of redesigning streets, cutting pedestrian/bicycle paths through some of the city's busiest intersections and making life miserable for drivers.

The hope is those grid-locked vehicle operators will turn to mass transit — or bicycles.

"The traffic is engineered," a former top.

More Than You Wanted To Know About New York Traffic Congestion

A taxi cabs’ GPS system is a tool which gives urban planning geeks a look into Manhattan’s traffic patterns. The NY Times has gathered a few details on an official survey where traffic authorities traced the routes of tens of millions of cap rides over the past twenty-four months. The resulting database of speed and routes can be broken down by the minute, month and neighborhood.

What does some of the collected data say?

The average daily speed of taxis during the week is Wednesdays when cabs travel, on average, just over nine miles-per-hour. The fastest day, coming in.

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.

How to Drive in New York City

Yogi Berra, the New York Yankees' great said, "Nobody drives in New York. There's too much traffic."

The Hall of Fame catcher was right. There's just too much traffic in New York City. That's good news for traffic courts.

Excessive traffic means congestion which means more traffic citations being handed out.

Most native New Yorkers take subways, taxis, buses, and bicycles to avoid traffic. If you're an out-of-towner and find yourself in the city, behind the wheel, there are some ‘rules of the road' you need to know.

No Right Turns on Red

In many states making a right.

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.