Originally Posted by
jwbnyc
There is a provision for discharging passengers, next to a parked vehicle in the event that there is no curb access within 100ft. of the pick up or discharge point, but; It would still not be legal to do so within a bike lane. Finding curb access within a 100ft. of just about anywhere is highly doable.
The key point would be: within Twelve Inches of the curb.
I didn't see anything about a bike lane in the original post. Looks to me like the cab was legally stopped to discharge passengers.