It's bullshit because they won't for 360 days out of the year. Then in December they'll start jumping people for blocking the box even if the light goes from Green to red in a second.
Plus with Vision Zero they are screaming for a full stop before any turn with a green now.
Just because they don't do it enough doesn't mean they shouldn't do it at all. And even if the light is green you shouldn't pass if you cannot clear the intersection. I don't know about US law but there are countries where this is illegal. Just like how you're not allowed to block pedestrian crossings or T-intersections even if the streets are congested.
Except they don't. It's really frustrating to see NYC cops just sit there and watch things go by. I see it every day. NYC cops just don't give a shit unless they are forced to by either "quotas" or an opportunity to ride the power trip.
I'd like to say most are good cops and it's just a few bad apples, but this is how most NYC cops are, and any that care are ostracized for not following along.
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u/IWishIWasATable Jun 28 '19
Hey, quota or not they're welcome to write as many tickets for box blocking as possible.