"As you can see from Czebotar's Bluesky post, some guy told a cop that he was using a fake license plate because he's an MTA bus supervisor and doesn't want to get automated tickets for blocking bus lanes. It sounded almost vaguely plausible - I mean, who wants to trigger all those cameras with bus lane violations as you go about your day monitoring, um, bus lane violations? But Colon got the answer from the MTA: it's total BS."
"First of all, of course, lots of official cars are exempted from tickets already and are filtered out before tickets are issued. Second, the MTA said it did not issue, nor does it issue, such fake plates. The leaves only one question: Did the driver lie to the cop ... or did the cop lie to Czebotar? Either way, there's a great song about the whole thing."
A man told a police officer he used a fake license plate because he was an MTA bus supervisor avoiding automated bus‑lane tickets. The MTA denied the claim, noting official vehicles are already exempted and filtered out before automated tickets are issued, and stating that it does not issue fake plates. The incident leaves uncertainty over whether the driver or the officer provided false information. Additional transportation and street-related developments include Academy Bus seeking an anti‑idling waiver, a Brooklyn ghost car crackdown, Bronx support for universal daylighting, a McGuinness Boulevard bike‑lane documentary screening, e‑bike purchasing tips, federal plate‑covering concerns, and Penn Station and fare evasion debates.
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