December 7th 2018 nyc gridlock alert nyc12/8/2023 ![]() ![]() I drive in NYC for a long time and I know that is is impossible to advance if you don’t block the intersection at least alittle bit. I just received a ticket for blocking the box right off the Williamsburg bridge in Manhattan. I was wondering what you think is the best course of action for me to pursue ? Reply I have no proof of this and was wondering what you suggest ? I do not see an option on the ticket for a hearing by mail and there is no indication on the ticket or the Dept of motor vehicles website as to the fine amount for the spillback ticket. I do not live in NY so it will be difficult for me to appear in court, but i feel frustrated because i know the light was not red and i did not block trafic. Since i am an out of state driver (PA) i was told that there will be no points on my license, which is a good thing. I am being very truthful when i am saying that i did not pass a red light and i was not blocking the traffic lane coming across. I received the tickets at the corner of Church and Walker Streets. The light was not red when i crossed the intersection, (it was yellow) I was not blocking any traffic as the back of my car was only partially sticking out past the crosswalk. One was for disobeying a steady red light and the other was for spillback (blocking intersection). Hi, i just received 2 violations for blocking an intersection in Manhattan. This regulation provides that no “operator shall enter an intersection and its crosswalks unless there is sufficient unobstructed space beyond the intersection and its crosswalks in the lane in which he/she is traveling to accommodate the vehicle, notwithstanding any traffic control signal indication to proceed.” Generally, we still recommend fighting spillback tickets as they carry 2 points and can potentially affect your insurance rates.įor now, enter crowded intersections at your own risk. Please note, however, if the officer issues you the summons under NYC Traffic Regulation 4-07(b)(2) entitled “Spillback” you are being charged with a moving violation. That is, it is legal to penalize motorists unequally within the State for the same offense? While this issue has not been addressed in the courts, you can bet that at some point an equal protection argument will be raised challenging this uneven treatment of motorists. The real interesting issue involves the discrepancy between blocking the box in New York City versus the rest of the state. The $90 minimum fine has also been raised to $115. You see only police officers can issue moving violations but traffic agents (formerly known as “brownies”) can issue parking tickets for this “new” type of ticket. ![]() The bad news is that there are now literally 2,800s more city enforcement agents out there that are eligible to issue you a ticket for this offense. Instead, you’ll just owe a fine without any other consequences. The good news is, of course, that, if you charged under the new parking law, you will not get points or adverse insurance consequences if you get caught in an intersection blocking traffic. That is, it can still be a moving violation (as in years past) and also a parking ticket made a parking ticket which carries no points. This all changed on Jwhen gridlocking in New York City was given a dual status in New York. Gridlock violation does not apply, however, to turning motorists, only those attempting to go across an intersection and obstruct traffic. Obstructing traffic at intersection in NYC involves entering an intersection when there is insufficient room beyond the far cross walk to accommodate the motorist’s car. For as long as I have been fighting New York traffic tickets (over 20 years), VTL Section 1175 prohibiting drivers from blocking an intersection was a moving violation which carried two points. The above traffic sign warning against blocking the box or gridlocking has been rendered partially obsolete. Gridlocking or obstructing an intersection is a 2-point violation. Out-Of-State Driver with a NY Traffic Ticket.NYC Leaving the Scene of an Accident OATH Ticket. ![]()
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