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Re: busted for moving between cars at Woodlawn...... |
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Posted by trainsarefun on Sat Dec 15 20:42:00 2007, in response to Re: busted for moving between cars at Woodlawn......, posted by Jackson Park B Train on Sat Dec 15 20:21:00 2007. I am not talking anarchy here, but most of us disobey various laws daily whether using substances not currently legal, distributing copyrighted materials, or left turns after the light has turned red. And none of us have ever jaywalked, right?Never! I've NEVER jaywalked...... I know that MTA complains they need the regulation to protect against their liability, that NTSB has advised it, and further, the state makes a lot of money off the rule an even some arrests. Here are some statistics: In December 2005, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority made it illegal to move between the cars of a subway train. Before that, it had been illegal only to ride between cars on a moving train, said Paul J. Fleuranges, a spokesman for New York City Transit. The result has been a sharp increase in the number of tickets handed out for moving or riding between cars, to 3,600 last year from 700 in 2005. This year, [through about March 2007] the police have handed out 1,955 such summonses. As to what constitutes an emergency, I heard Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Browne say that police were not looking to give those who moved to flee hot conditions or dangerous persons summonses on WNYC's Brian Lehrer show, either this week or last. |
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