This is not from a primary source (I'm not at all sure that there is
one), so I am posting the information as a comment. The website of a
New York City civic associated posted on its website the following Q
and A from a New York Daily News column:
"Dear Gridlock Sam:
Is there a legal minimum parking distance from a bus stop? I was towed
last week for parking in a bus stop.
"In my defense, I stated there were no "No Standing" signs, and I
parked at least a city bus length away from the bus stop pole.
"Guy C
"Dear Guy:
"There is no legal minimum distance. Sometimes, an entire city block's
curb is reserved for buses. If there were no signs on the block, but
merely a painted line (signs are regulatory, painted curbs are not),
you have an excellent defense.
"Take photos showing the exact address where you were summonsed, show
the curb with no signs and show a street name sign. Each photo should
show a little of the previous photo, so the judge can determine that
all the photos are from the same block.
"If there was a single bus stop sign at the front of the block, the
entire curb after that is governed by that sign. This is based on the
"single sign per block" rule passed during the Dinkins administration.
"If signs were missing, write to the Department of Transportation's
sign verification unit. Even then, you may have a tough time
convincing the judge you were not in violation.
"Gridlock Sam"
Creedmoor Civic Association: Gridlock Sam
http://www.creedmoorcivic.org/gridlock.htm |
