scrabbler1
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It happened again. I got caught by one of those school zone camera taking pictures of cars going too fast through (alleged) school zones.
Back in August, 2020, during the height of the pandemic, I got caught by one of those camera going too fast by a school. It was a Tuesday in August, and it was 6:59 AM, so there was zero activity anywhere near the Queens school, nor was there any real chance of there being any activity, as NYC schools were doing remote teaching, if any were open on an early Tuesday morning in August!
Then, a few weeks ago, I was heading west on North Conduit Avenue in Ozone Park, Queens. North Conduit Avenue is a one-way, 4-laned road acting as the service road to the westbound Belt Parkway. It was 10:30 AM on a Saturday, and traffic was extremely light. But there are no schools anywhere near 127th Street, the street quoted in the notice of violation. Furthermore, when I looked up the list of all designated school zones in NYC (from the NYC DOT's website), there is no mention of any school zones on North Conduit Avenue and nearby cross streets including 127th Street.
Intersection
So, if this isn't a school zone, why is there a camera taking pictures of cars heading west on North Conduit Avenue? Looks like a simple money grab to me, similar to the law change which allows these cameras to operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Is it worth fighting this ticket ($50) because there is no actual school zone present where the camera was positioned?
Back in August, 2020, during the height of the pandemic, I got caught by one of those camera going too fast by a school. It was a Tuesday in August, and it was 6:59 AM, so there was zero activity anywhere near the Queens school, nor was there any real chance of there being any activity, as NYC schools were doing remote teaching, if any were open on an early Tuesday morning in August!
Then, a few weeks ago, I was heading west on North Conduit Avenue in Ozone Park, Queens. North Conduit Avenue is a one-way, 4-laned road acting as the service road to the westbound Belt Parkway. It was 10:30 AM on a Saturday, and traffic was extremely light. But there are no schools anywhere near 127th Street, the street quoted in the notice of violation. Furthermore, when I looked up the list of all designated school zones in NYC (from the NYC DOT's website), there is no mention of any school zones on North Conduit Avenue and nearby cross streets including 127th Street.
Intersection
So, if this isn't a school zone, why is there a camera taking pictures of cars heading west on North Conduit Avenue? Looks like a simple money grab to me, similar to the law change which allows these cameras to operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Is it worth fighting this ticket ($50) because there is no actual school zone present where the camera was positioned?