Illegal to wash your car in your own driveway in New York

[dmcowen674]

12-17-2013

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/16/...asher-own-driveway/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000588

Watch this NY police officer threaten to ticket someone for washing a car in their own driveway

In Garden City, NY, there is apparently a village ordinance aimed at preventing people from washing their cars (and furniture) in public places.



That doesn't sound terribly absurd, but what what takes things up a notch is these officers' judgement – their reading of the code about "public places" also includes washing vehicles on private property in public view.

 

[dmcowen674]

New York and Long Island does have a lot of whacky laws.

I know because I grew up there.

I believe this was the start of the Government getting into the bedroom.

 

[Londo_Jowo]

Woohoo today must be a McOwned spamathon day.

 

[allisolm]

One of the comments from the YouTtube video of this posted in OT yesterday here:

"I am a neighbor in this community and have been dealing with this schmuck and his friends making noise all hours of the night. He parks cars with different plates on them that do not match their cars. This incident with the police officer is not being portrayed properly. Schmidt and his friend have been washing their cars in the street which is considered a public location in public view. The car in the video was in the street being washed prior to the police officer showing up and then placed into the driveway. The video was misleading trying to make it appear as though the cops were stating the public view was the driveway when in reality they were speaking of the street where the car was being washed. Also, the law in our village is about washing cars without a proper nozzle on the hose (which they did not have). The car had a Florida temporary paper plate on it, not a CT....how could they have purchased the car a day before in CT and have it registered with Florida paper temporary plate the next day? The plate looked like a photo copy. This kid is not the upstanding citizen he is trying to make himself out to be. He is rude and obnoxious to the other neighbors in the neighborhood."

 

[dmcowen674]

One of the comments from the YouTtube video of this posted in OT yesterday here:

"I am a neighbor in this community and have been dealing with this schmuck and his friends making noise all hours of the night. He parks cars with different plates on them that do not match their cars. This incident with the police officer is not being portrayed properly. Schmidt and his friend have been washing their cars in the street which is considered a public location in public view. The car in the video was in the street being washed prior to the police officer showing up and then placed into the driveway. The video was misleading trying to make it appear as though the cops were stating the public view was the driveway when in reality they were speaking of the street where the car was being washed. Also, the law in our village is about washing cars without a proper nozzle on the hose (which they did not have). The car had a Florida temporary paper plate on it, not a CT....how could they have purchased the car a day before in CT and have it registered with Florida paper temporary plate the next day? The plate looked like a photo copy. This kid is not the upstanding citizen he is trying to make himself out to be. He is rude and obnoxious to the other neighbors in the neighborhood."

If that is the case then the Officers should not approach on false pretense.

They should just state they are being watched for being obnoxious, breaking the peace etc.

 

[brycejones]

If that is the case then the Officers should not approach on false pretense.

They should just state they are being watched for being obnoxious, breaking the peace etc.

Having trouble accepting your outrage is misplaced?

 

[thraashman]

Just go ahead and admit you've lost this one Dave and move on.

 

[Capt Caveman]

So, it's okay to be naked in your front yard? It's private property.

Another retarded McOwned thread.