This was the scene on 34th Street in New York City Wednesday afternoon around 6pm. The shoulder lane is dedicated to buses only between 7am and 7pm on weekdays. But the eight empty police cars parked in the lane between 5th and 6th avenues would suggest otherwise.
As a result, buses had to load and unload in the one eastbound travel lane, causing gridlock and leaving cars in the crosswalk of a major pedestrian crossing.
Who will enforce the law when the enforcers won’t even obey the law?
Very disheartening.
[...] Thanks to Chris O'Leary at On Transport for posting the best documentation we've seen so far of NYPD's utter disregard for the 34th Street bus lane. He took this picture yesterday during the middle of the evening rush, around 6 p.m., a time when there's absolutely no excuse: [...]
Glad to have discovered your blog after seeing this story on streetsblog! Great post.
christ..
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cops should pay a higher fine than someone from the general public. not only should they know better – but they’re setting the example. what happened to courtesy, professionalism, respect?
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