Scofflaw drivers with ‘ghost’ license plates are using “James Bond-level” gadgets to whiz through tolls
Scofflaw drivers with “ghost” license plates are costing New York City a whopping $200 million a year — fueled by a burgeoning online cottage industry peddling “James Bond-level” gadgets, a new analysis reveals.
Cops shut down NYC Dominican Day Parade as unruly crowd swarms 6th Ave. and teen slashes 65 year-old: sources Beyond the inherent danger of motorists speeding through school zones and red lights, ghost plates are also costly in terms of uncollected tickets and tolls, the beep said.has led New York City-area officialsLevine said that ironically, the city’s proliferation of speed, red-light and toll cameras had the unintended side effect of inspiring dishonest motorists to deface, obscure or fake their plates to dodge tolls and tickets.
Some other cheating options are more low-tech, such as a license plate sported by a Kia Sorrento parked in a bus lane along Jamaica Avenue and 149th Street in Queens on Friday.Luther Sibuea, 48, an Uber driver who took his 5-year-old son to Moore Homestead Playground in Elmhurst, Queens, on Friday, said all parents worry about drivers with ghost plates.
Such RFID tags could be read by radio receivers added to cameras, making sure license plates match the registration and fines can be collected, he said.Artificial-intelligence tools can also be used to match obstructed plates to properly registered vehicles, the analysis contends. Dozens of City Council members last year urged federal Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to enact reforms aiming to curb the sale of fraudulent paper license plates sold in other states and increasingly seen in the city.French McDonald's threatens to remove menu item after Stephen Curry breaks country's Olympic hearts
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