It's worse to drive in the bus lane than to run a red light?

Kinja'd!!! "BREADwagon" (BREADwagon)
08/10/2013 at 16:36 • Filed to: None

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Well, assuming the recklessness and danger level of the action directly correlates to the fine, the NYC DOT thinks it does.

Other parking violations that are worse than running a red light: !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

Full disclosure: I did drive in the bus lane, but the cost differential between running a light and getting into the bus lane is surprising to me. I was impatient and entered the bus lane a half of block earlier than I normally do to make my right turn, so I do deserve to pay. It's safe to say that each gloriously brownish-red foot driven in the lane-o-buses cost me a dollar a pop.

A pet peeve of mine are drivers making a right turn from the normal lane to completely avoid the bus lane on the right. Traffic forms due to them slowing down or stopping completely while waiting for a bus to pass them on the right. I feel that is more dangerous than getting into the bus lane earlier to slow down and make the turn at a safe pace.


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Kinja'd!!! Slave2anMG > BREADwagon
08/10/2013 at 16:43

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Good grief...SAVE TEH BUS LANEZ!


Kinja'd!!! mr. idk > BREADwagon
08/10/2013 at 16:44

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Whats ironic is that running a red light is the ONLY THING ON THE LIST that can cause a fatality, yet it is the lowest fine