New York's Idling Truck Bounty

…any citizen submitting a 3 min smartphone video of an idling truck can collect 25% of the $350 fine.

$87.50 for 3 Minutes: Inside the Hot Market for Videos of Idling Trucks
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/19/nyregion/clean-air-idle-c…

A New York City clean-air program allows citizens to report idling commercial vehicles in exchange for a cut of the fines. Some drivers respond with fists.

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Might be worth buying a telephoto lens for your phone. A quick google search shows them starting at under $30.

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