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==Enforcement== ===New York City=== [[File:NYCDOT SR-1258.svg|thumb|left|100px|Don't block the box sign]] [[Image:New York City Gridlock.jpg|thumb|Vehicles "blocking the box" in New York City]] In [[New York City]], drivers who "[[Box junction|block the box]]" are subject to a moving violation that comes with a US$90.00 penalty. Mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]], noting that the ten-minute ticketing process actually contributes to overall [[traffic congestion]], has asked the [[New York State Legislature]] to remove "blocking the box" from the moving violation category. This reclassification would give more traffic agents authority to write tickets and change the current ticketing procedure, which requires that the issuing officer physically stop the violating car in traffic.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ny.metro.us/metro/local/article/Bloomberg_crackdown_on_gridlock_/8745.html |title=metro<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-10-26 |archive-date=2008-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081214190950/http://ny.metro.us/metro/local/article/Bloomberg_crackdown_on_gridlock_/8745.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Virginia Beach, Virginia=== In [[Virginia Beach, Virginia]], roads around the oceanfront feature signs at every intersection stating "Don't Block the Box", and threatening a $200 fine. ===Texas=== In [[Austin, Texas]], a "Don't Block the Box" initiative began in 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://kxan.com/2015/04/24/some-drivers-feel-trapped-by-dont-block-the-box-enforcement/ | title=Some drivers feel trapped by 'Don't Block the Box' enforcement | date=25 April 2015 | publisher=KXAN | access-date=2015-06-30 | archive-date=2015-07-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703140602/http://kxan.com/2015/04/24/some-drivers-feel-trapped-by-dont-block-the-box-enforcement/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://kxan.com/2015/04/21/more-than-800-tickets-issued-for-blocking-the-box/ | title=More than 800 tickets issued for 'blocking the box' | date=21 April 2015 | publisher=KXAN | access-date=2015-06-30 | archive-date=2015-07-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703140920/http://kxan.com/2015/04/21/more-than-800-tickets-issued-for-blocking-the-box/ | url-status=live }}</ref> A similar program was piloted in [[San Antonio]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sanantonio.gov/Commpa/News/ArtMID/1970/ArticleID/10516/Enforcement-Begins-Today-for-Don%E2%80%99t-Block-the-Box-Pilot-Program | title=Enforcement Begins Today for Don't Block the Box Pilot Program | publisher=City of San Antonio | access-date=2017-05-04 | archive-date=2017-08-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810041913/http://www.sanantonio.gov/Commpa/News/ArtMID/1970/ArticleID/10516/Enforcement-Begins-Today-for-Don%e2%80%99t-Block-the-Box-Pilot-Program | url-status=live }}</ref>
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