New York Traffic Blog

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How To Read A NYC Parking Sign

September 29, 2012

Parking Tickets

Guest Author Alert: A big thanks to NYC parking ticket expert Lawrence Berezin of NewYorkParkingTicket.com for co-authoring today’s post. Even for the highly educated, interpreting NYC parking signs is no easy…

URGH!! Speed Cameras Coming to New York!?!?

September 26, 2012

Just when most are getting familiar with the locations of red light cameras, New York City motorists may soon be the subject of cameras that measure speed and issue tickets. A…

Fastest Road In America & Maximum Speed Limits In New York

September 18, 2012

The highest speed limit in New York is 65 mph. However, it is not the highest in the land. The NY Times recently reported that the State Transportation Commission (STC)…

Failure To Yield The Right Of Way in NY Has Many Variations

September 12, 2012

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Failing to yield the right of way carries 3 points and roughly a $150 failure to yield ticket cost. There are multiple ways to fail to yield the right of…

Governor Cuomo Signs Bill Establishing New Suffolk Traffic Court

August 22, 2012

It’s official! Effective April, 2013, the Suffolk Traffic Violations Bureau in Hauppague will be no more. It will be replaced by a new Suffolk County-run traffic court. Governor Cuomo signed the law…

Speeding In A Work Area Speed Zone

August 15, 2012

UPDATE: Effective November 6, 2024, points from a moving violation conviction count against for DMV purposes for 24 months (formerly 18 months), and a conviction to speeding in a work…

NYC Creates Slow Zones

July 18, 2012

After piloting the “Slow Zone” project in the Claremont section of the Bronx, New York City expanded the program this week by adding 13 new “slow zone” locations. In these…

Business Lessons From America's Favorite Board Game

July 12, 2012

Entrepreneurship

I recently watched a documentary called “Under The Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story”. It tells the story of American’s favorite board game from its origins all the way through its annual…

Traffic Tickets (Temporarily) Reduce Accidents?!?

July 10, 2012