Bronx drivers bypass road rules to avoid $250 fines and save parking spaces

Big Apple drivers are trying to avoid expensive parking tickets and stop people from taking their spots.

With nearly 1,000 MTA buses equipped with cameras that capture license plates of cars blocking bus lanes, some Bronx drivers are getting creative to avoid $250 tickets.

In a video shared online, a row of vehicles illegally parked in a bus lane on Webster Boulevard can be seen sitting with their trunks open and license plates pointed towards the sky in an attempt to avoid cameras.

“POV: You avoid buying bus tickets in New York” a TikToker shared last Sunday.

Some were impressed by this movement.

“This is truly genius,” one woman said in the comments of the clip, which has been viewed 150,000 times.

“I wish my license plate was mounted on the trunk instead of the bumper,” one man lamented.

Others put the brakes on the luggage idea.

“You can’t win the fight against bus tickets,” one woman advised.

“I’m closing the polls by doing this,” one TikTok user warned.

It was seen that other plates were covered with towels to prevent them from being photographed.

Fines for hidden license plates to prevent them from being caught by cameras can be even higher than a bus lane ticket; Fines imposed since June range from $100 to $500.

Repeat offenders with three or more convictions within five years have their records suspended for 90 days, according to the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Avoiding bus lanes is not the only deliberate move by drivers in the city.

On Monday, the same TikToker apparently shared a video. fake fire hydrant It had rolled over on a sidewalk in New York.

“People put fake taps in front of their houses so you can’t park,” he wrote, adding, “I wonder why there are 5 taps on one block.”