It’s a familiar experience for pedestrians and bicyclists — a car or truck parked in a bike lane or on the sidewalk forces a detour into the street — and into traffic. When vehicles block these travel paths, it's not just an annoyance and safety hazard. It’s illegal.
Now a New York City Council member is pushing a bill that would give civilians the power to report bike lane scofflaws, as well as vehicles that block entrances or exits of school buildings, sidewalks and crosswalks. New Yorkers who submit evidence of a parking violation can earn 25% of a proposed $175 ticket. The Department of Transportation would review the evidence to determine whether an infraction has occurred, according to the bill’s text.
Council Member Lincoln Restler said the bill is necessary because the New York City Police Department, which has traditionally been responsible for enforcing these traffic rules, isn’t giving out enough tickets. The number of traffic citations issued in the city increased from fiscal 2021 to fiscal 2022, but remains nearly 50% below pre-pandemic levels, according to the Mayor’s Management Report.
“I feel the safety risks every day that are associated with illegal parking,” said Restler, who is a cyclist. “It’s even more problematic for the parent pushing a stroller or a person in a wheelchair who can’t get by on the sidewalk because of illegally parked cars. That’s why we are creating, in this legislation, a new structure to bring real accountability.”
If passed, the law would be the first time such civilian authority was extended to personal vehicles in New York. It’s modeled after the Citizens Air Complaint Program, which allows New Yorkers call in tickets for idling commercial vehicles for the same 25% reward.
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"Never rat on your friends, and always keep your mouth shut. Jimmy Conway
Next they’ll have to pay civilians to make citizens arrests, while NYPD are busy staring at their phones.
I’ll be around taking photos and making a few extra $$$ on the side.
Next they’ll have to pay civilians to make citizens arrests, while NYPD are busy staring at their phones.
You mean paying activists like you, eco-terrorist.
F_ these car Nazis !
That classic is 225 inches (around 21 feet long) weighs 5300 pounds, My classic insurance requires me to keep it in view attended on NYC-5 public streets
Mine is a 76 Eldorado, 501 cid V8 gets 7 MPG in NYC traffic so I'm not driving around the block 100 times looking for parking or leaving it unattended to buy doughnuts. To many "have nots" jealous SOB bastards in this city.
Most such liberals, socialists, cockroaches, bike bastards and E-Nuts couldn't afford the hood ornament.
I never EVER park in a fire lane or bust stop, I paid my hefty registration fee to use these streets but also did my part selling off all but one of my contractor trucks. What else do these f~~king people want? Leave us hard working class "car people" alone.
Last, I can afford the ticket should the cops actually show up (in time, if at all)
Gee
Finally the Sheeple can defend themselves from commie car totalitarians!
My take is that many cops are sympathetic to drivers and shop owners who have been screwed by the proliferation of bike lanes. I could be wrong. Bicyclists, who almost always ignore traffic laws themselves, are catered to. Of that, I am not wrong.
"Council Member Lincoln Restler said the bill is necessary because the New York City Police Department, which has traditionally been responsible for enforcing these traffic rules, isn’t giving out enough tickets."
The actual reason for the proposed bill is to make it seem like shithead Restler is actually doing something for his outta town constituancy
Jeezum Christ Spanky!
The City could make a fortune if they ever enforced the ban on overnight commercial parking. It was always a problem, but it exploded during the pandemic, with trucks and vans with commercial plates parked everywhere.
Does it work both ways? if I take a picture of a cyclist on the sidewalk, do I get a reward?
How about a financial reward for reporting teenagers and gangbangers riding on their electric mopeds illegally on sidewalks and shooting off their guns and killing people in the process?
How about a financial reward for reporting bicyclists and those who ride their electric scooters and mopeds and knock down and run over people and leave them to bleed to death and not call for an ambulance like the man who was riding his electric moped and knocked down the actress Lisa Banes and left her to die in the middle of the street.
Rogue bicyclists, electric moped and scooter riders are putting pedestrians lives at risk as they walk down the street or walk across the street and Lincoln Restler, an enabler for reckless riders could care less.
Greatit this passes. Freeloading car totalitarians getting a taste of their own medicine... priceeless.
isn't there a traffic division of meter maids?
Where do i sign up? My LLC, TIN, and W9 forms are ready! I can make more in this side hustle than all of NYPD Precinct 114 does in overtime and actually help the community! Bring this and more like it to me!
Liberals love, love, love snitches. Just like they used to do in East Germany.
What could possibly go wrong with Linky's Citizen Stasi program?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverse_incentive
Perverse incentive
A perverse incentive is an incentive that has an unintended and undesirable result that is contrary to the intentions of its designers. The cobra effect is the most direct kind of perverse incentive, typically because the incentive unintentionally rewards people for making the issue worse. The term is used to illustrate how incorrect stimulation in economics and politics can cause unintended consequences.
The term cobra effect was coined by economist Horst Siebert based on an anecdote of an occurrence in India during British rule. The British government, concerned about the number of venomous cobras in Delhi, offered a bounty for every dead cobra. Initially, this was a successful strategy; large numbers of snakes were killed for the reward. Eventually, however, enterprising people began to breed cobras for the income. When the government became aware of this, the reward program was scrapped. When cobra breeders set their now-worthless snakes free, the wild cobra population further increased.
How much for reporting the bikes scooter ebike and unlicensed motorcycles!?
Here in the great state of Florida, we can park anywhere we like. Mine is parked on top of the Neighbors roof.
So, as He/She/It Stasi, "Anonymous Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler said.
All you gotta do is have your buddies park illegally, take photos, make extra cash. What could go wrong????
Right wing "thinking??" is truly wonderful.
Can civilians report traitorous TrumpTurds too? How much for turning those freaks in?
@Here in the great state of Florida, we can park anywhere we like. Mine is parked on top of the Neighbors roof.
Is that by the train station in TA Grand Climate Scam computer game?
Now that's a real Merican car !
Guess who called the cops!
Anti-cop Councilwoman Tiffany Cabán alerted NYPD over threats after urging locals not to dial 911.
https://nypost.com/2022/10/05/nyc-pol-tiffany-caban-called-cops-after-threats-sources/
So, as He/She/It Stasi, "Anonymous Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler said.
The name is Mr. Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler to you.
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