NYC Parking Ticket (Bus stop Zone near Central Park)

[cpbs]

What is the name of your state? NJ

I was issued a parking ticket on Fifth Avenue (Central Park). I was given a ticket eventhough there was more than three bus lengths of space between my car and the bus stop sign. Does anyone know if three bus lengths space between the car and the bus stop sign is OK?What is the name of your state?

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Originally Posted by cpbs

What is the name of your state? NJ

I was issued a parking ticket on Fifth Avenue (Central Park). I was given a ticket eventhough there was more than three bus lengths of space between my car and the bus stop sign. Does anyone know if three bus lengths space between the car and the bus stop sign is OK?What is the name of your state?

Do you know what the code is on your ticket?

[cpbs]

The code is Section 4-08 (c) (3)

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My understanding is a bus stop starts at the bus stop sign/shed, and continues until the next regulatory sign. If there is no other sign, then the bus stop extends the length of the entire block. (I'll have to double check when I have more time, but I think this rule comes from a combination of 4-08(1) and 375 of the VTL)

Call DOT (via 311) and ask them how to get a copy of the documents showing the signs that are supposed to be on that block, and compare that to the signs that actually are there. If a sign was knocked down or missing, you may have found your defense.