Last Updated on August 19, 2021 by Lawrence Berezin
This hardworking NYC parking ticket trap has earned $72,000 in 6-months
The Daily News blew the cover off an NYC parking ticket trap today in an exclusive report:
Four parking spots by Prospect Park are generating piles of green for city coffers from drivers unaware the area is off limits during warmer weather months, records show. The city hauled in nearly $72,000 from 625 tickets issued to drivers who parked at the corner of Prospect Park West and Ninth St. from April 1 to Sept. 30, 2014, city data reveals.”
Motorists pointed out two factors confusing:
- The parking spaces were enclosed by white lines indicating they were legitimate spots
- A street cleaning warning for several hours on Tuesdays, a signpost that leads drivers to believe other days are fine, despite the nearby “No Standing April-September 30, 8 a.m.-10 p.m.” sign.
NYC parking ticket trap revealed
Is this NYC parking ticket trap avoidable?
I find that the more desperate I become searching for an empty parking space, the greater the chance of interpreting a gaggle of parking signs on one pole to mean it’s o.k. to park. Don’t fall into this trap. It will be costly.
- Check the verbiage
- Check the arrow
- Filter the information by asking yourself, “Is there any reason why I shouldn’t park here?”
Commentary
Do you find the reasons advanced by the confused members of the driving public reasonable? Are these parking signs really a trap, as reported by the Daily News?
i so mad because i got the ticket in the trap spot. How do the mayor let this always happin to us. Me and my huzban and six kids all seen the sign and was so happy we found a parking spot then latter my friend calls me on the phone and says i was in the trap i so mad now. This is not fair, I plan to send letters to congressmen and see if they can get me some answeres.
Lennerd,
Good morning.
I hear you loud and clear.
No one feels good when they’re “trapped.”
Hopefully, they’ll be some changes made to the signage at this location to help people understand that you can’t park in the first 4 spaces during certain months of the year.
Regards,
Larry
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Larry,
As you may see on my blog this week, I ran your story past my Professorial friend, who responded with a story of his own. His passion is to eradicate endemic cheating at the grassroots using the carrot and stick model to grow a solid community and see banished forever such slimy three headed monsters.
Off line I suggested to him that education alone, his specialty, may however be a little be slow because as fast as he can plant good seeds the bad ones seems to always grow back.
He then suggested adding some Roundup into the post-ash mix that feeds the bureaucrats. According to the Roundup.com sales blub, it kills and prevents bad weeds growing again for up to 365 days. (Or in political speak that may be like till the next City budget) .
As always I do enjoy reading your stories, not only for the entertaining and easy to understand they alert people on what to look out for, but especially too for what they achieve in setting up control fires that burn bad practices.
Well done and very best wishes to all your followers and family
Cheers
Gordon
Gordon,
It’s always a special day when you grace our blog with your insights.
The ideas you share motivate thinking about connections I may not make when writing my parking ticket stories.
Your kind sentiments mean a lot to me.
Thanks for your support and thought.
Regards,
Larry