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I suspect in the next recession, municipalities are going to grasp for revenue from fines and fees. Traffic & parking violation escalation will come easy at tha
by AJ007 7y ago
I suspect in the next recession, municipalities are going to grasp for revenue from fines and fees. Traffic & parking violation escalation will come easy at that point.
I’m particularly alarmed by the rental trucks being used in Manhattan for Amazon deliveries. Who is driving them, how much experience do they have, and do they care? The first thing I think about when I see one is the Oklahoma City bombing.
- Spooky23 7y agoA: Anyone, minimal, not at all. Motor carrier regulation and safety is a really complex topic with overlapping regulatory domains, which are exploited by irresponsible operators. The US Motor Carrier Safety administration actually has a lot of public information available on carriers. The safest assumption is that a known, legit bus, truck, van, etc is pretty safe. Anything that is long term rental, surplus/debrandded, shady looking or too cheap is a dangerous shitshow. Stretch limos are usually dangerous. Unlicensed or not appropriately licensed drivers are a big issue too.
- CydeWeys 7y agoI doubt that they even have CDLs, so they've done an end-run around the basic legal process required to ensure safety here. (Though, the private garbage truck drivers do have CDLs and they drive like lunatics and kill people regularly, so just having a CDL is no guarantee, but it's a start).