The motorist could hardly use that as a defense, though.
Residents have fought a long campaign to stop some motorists using the roads as a race track.
By this time, motorists can use this portion for free.
Special signage and electronic signs show if motorists can use the shoulder or not.
The association might allow members to drive these streets for free and charge fees to motorists using them as cut-throughs to get to other places.
Some motorists are buying regular instead of premium, or using the car only at night or taking public transportation to work.
The authority recommends that motorists entering Manhattan use the lower level whenever possible during the evening hours this weekend.
The sun is so heavily obscured by the smoke that motorists must use headlights at noon.
The bypass was officially opened on 2 December 1991, though motorists had been using the partially constructed road before its opening.
An estimated 148,000 motorists use the road daily.