Re: About Photographing on the NYC Subway

Marc (mkortlander*nospam@monmouth.com)
Tue, 29 Apr 1997 22:51:12 GMT

The New Jersey Turnpike is a toll road

On 29 Apr 1997 14:22:58 +1000, craigd@lios.apana.org.au (C. Dewick)
wrote:

>In <33624c1c.1435085@news.monmouth.com> mkortlander*nospam@monmouth.com (Marc ) writes:
>
>>AFAIK it is indeed against the law to take pictures, including videos
>>on the NJTPK without a permit. There was an incident with a channel 9
>>news crew doing a story on speeding (possibly speeding troopers)
>>anyhow they got stopped and(with the tape running) were told that they
>>cannot tape on the TPK , even taping from a moving vehicle is
>>included.
>
>I have no idea where or what the NJ turnpike is. Can someone describe, or
>'draw' it, and explain why no still or motion footage is allowed to be
>captured there? I presume a 'turnpike' is a triangle for turning trains? 8-)
>
>I can't think of anywhere here in NSW (Australia) on the 'public' rail
>system where image gathering is prohibited completely, without exception,
>except for 'official purposes'. There are tourists (mostly Japanese) taking
>pictures of us and our trains almost every day in the undergroud stations in
>the CBD, mainly at Town Hall and Kings Cross.
>
>Regards,
>
>Craig.
>--
> Craig Ian Dewick | Jedi - An APANA Sydney Public Access Site
> craigd@lios.apana.org.au | Phone: (02)9544-1060 - login as 'guest' for info.
> Train Driver, Cityrail | Quality net connectivity at an affordable cost.
> HO scale rail modeller | http://jedi.apana.org.au/members.html