Comments on: Eyes on the Street: NYPD Meets Bx12 Riders Halfway

By: zgori

zgori — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:41:02 +0000

I walked by as a UPS truck was being towed out of the bus lane on second avenue (in the 60s) during p.m. rush hour a few months ago. I told the driver, who was walking around the corner with his dolly, that his truck was being towed. His response: “Ehn, happens every week or two.” I think the only people who care are likely those further down his route who were expecting timely deliveries.

By: herenthere

herenthere — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:50:08 +0000

Are NYPD vehicles allowed to park in bus lanes/bus stops without anyone in them?

By: David Soto

David Soto — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:59:06 +0000

At least you’re reporting it. Good job!

By: BicyclesOnly

BicyclesOnly — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:41:57 +0000

And the NYC Department of Finance's program to forgive fines to repeat offenders only encourages that "cost of doing business" mentality (read about it int he post and comments here.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:41:52 +0000

Tickets don’t phase delivery companies. As someone from one of these companies told me, they consider them part of the expense to run their business.

By: s

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:39:42 +0000

And some delivery vans and trucks hold onto old tickets and put them on their windshield so as to potentially ward off getting new ones.

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:29:43 +0000

Did you check the ticket? Delivery vans often have several tickets lodged on them from throughout the day; it could have been for anything. While I’d like to believe they were ticketed for this, it seems incredibly unlikely…