Then enable mobile notifications in your Twitter account settings to get text messages on your cellphone from our checkpoint alerts.Īt the top right of the home screen, click the silhouette and then “settings.” On the left select “mobile”, be sure your cell phone number is entered, and check “Tweets from people you’ve enabled for mobile notifications.” The most flexible method is to follow on Twitter. Receive alerts about motorcycle and scooter checkpoints to avoid traffic delays and unnecessary hassles. No need for lots of details or unnecessary punctuation.

Your text will be published to our Checkpoint RSS/XML feed, our Twitter account and to our text message subscribers within 5 minutes, maximum.ĭo not send test messages! If you need help subscribing or using this system, please call or email us.Īn good example of a checkpoint text message would be:Ĭheckpoint at Williamsburg Bridge w/b on Manhattan side, tons of bikes on flatbeds (Save this number to your phone’s contacts as “Checkpoints” right now!) Make the first word of your message CHECKPOINT, followed by a very brief description (130 characters or fewer if possible) of the checkpoint’s location. If you discover a police checkpoint pulling over only or mostly motorcyclists, please send an SMS (cellphone or smartphone) text message to the NYMSTF at 34. Choosing to use a flexible, efficient, economical and enjoyable mode of transportation is not probable cause or reasonable suspicion of anything but good intentions. The NYMSTF asserts that the motorcycle -only “safety” checkpoints being carried out by New York’s police are illegal, unconstitutional, have little bearing on our safety and actually endanger motorcycle riders as well as the police officers engaged in these checkpoints.

Untrained eyes and eagerness to meet ticket writing expectations often result in undeserved tickets, and innocent riders are stuck fighting the charges in court. Riders are asked for paperwork while officers look for equipment violations. Police officers halt traffic at busy intersections, enter traffic on foot, and direct all motorcycles and scooters into a barricaded lane or shoulder. Motorcycle-Only Checkpoints (“MOCs”) are conducted throughout New York State.

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