Meh, if the cops in my area would just get off their lazy asses and write the tickets for the blatant things in front of their faces (parking in no parking zones on streets, running red lights....) , they'd make bank. but there's no publicity for it and nothing to seize, so..........

The non-profit group Parking Mobility, created by George Soros-funded organizations, created the Android, Blackberry and iPhone parking ticket app

Soros!!!

The non-profit group Parking Mobility, created by George Soros-funded organizations, created the Android, Blackberry and iPhone parking ticket app

SOROS! DRINK!

(damned socialist-commie-liberals, expecting citizens to narc on each other)


"There's really no better enforcement tool than our citizens policing themselves"

Snitches get stitches; or, since this is Texas, shot.

Therion: (damned socialist-commie-liberals, expecting citizens to narc on each other)

When I was growing up, there was nothing worse than being a snitch narc.

This smacks of tattle-taleing but I do hate people that park like jerks. My ex used to take this issue into his own hands. He was (is) a notorious car keyer. Non-crip parked in a crip space? Keyed. Cut him off and stole his parking spot? Keyed. He especially loved keying the cars of entitled jerk-wads who feel it necessary to park their new Lexus across multiple spaces so they don't get dinged by other people's doors. He would probably have made a habit out of keying double parkers if he thought he could get away with it. Now THAT is vigilante justice in the parking lot.

/csb

Wait. Hold on. $511.00 parking tickets? WTF?

I don't see how anything could POSSIBLY go wrong with this idea

/and the city can use the extra money
//*cough*

This will end well.

Having been a personal assistant to a Quadriplegic in Austin, including the duty of driving her van around, I say, "YES, we need to do this."
There were far too many times where I'd pull up to HEB or even the Hospital, and some tard is parked in the Handy spot. I'd have to get out of the Van, knock on the person's window, and point to the van and the woman in the wheel chair.
Until you must park in one of those spaces, you need to keep your butt out of them.

farkerts: Oh, right, like there aren't QUITE ENOUGH empty/available handicap parking spots ! Ridiculous.

FTFA: "There's really no better enforcement tool than our citizens policing themselves," Councilman Mike Martinez said.

For the record, Mike Martinez is a tool, and this statement is a perfect example of that.

There are plenty of spots, until you are the person who actually needs to find one.

degenerate-afro: Treygreen13: "I am a community policer from way back," one resident said at the meeting. "I'm also one of the first code compliance volunteers in my neighborhood... Low income people like me can't even afford a cell phone, so I think if you're going to allow this you should also expand this ordinance to include the ability of the police department and code compliance to purchase smartphones for their volunteers."


Free cell phones are socialist.

I wouldn't say "socialist", but it's an incredible waste of taxpayer money. If we have to pay for the phone, we're going to have to pay for their Verizon/AT&T/Sprint contract.

Throwing that statement in just makes them sound greedy and really how often are handicapped spaces actually abused? I doubt enough to justify the cost.

And for the handicapped people who may notice it more than I do, how about allowing towing of any car not in compliance. Tow truck drivers are notoriously greedy and quick to swoop in and take any car they can.

Just provide a number for anyone to call and let the wrecker write the ticket, tow the car and collect towing and storage fees.

hobblekitty: This smacks of tattle-taleing but I do hate people that park like jerks. My ex used to take this issue into his own hands. He was (is) a notorious car keyer. Non-crip parked in a crip space? Keyed. Cut him off and stole his parking spot? Keyed. He especially loved keying the cars of entitled jerk-wads who feel it necessary to park their new Lexus across multiple spaces so they don't get dinged by other people's doors. He would probably have made a habit out of keying double parkers if he thought he could get away with it. Now THAT is vigilante justice in the parking lot.

/csb

No, that is a jealous jerk with anger issues.

"I'm poor and I like ratting people out to the cops. Give me a cell phone!"

Archae hippy: OFF TOPIC

When did new thingy buttons (favorite, ignore) show up?

Ahem...