Just how important is it that parking spaces clearly marked for handicapped person's parking should be kept free for them?
The legislature thinks it's pretty important. Important enough to allow a $250 statutory fine for violations. And that's just for the first violation. And it's higher if you 'abuse' the parking space by using a special placard when you are not entitled to do so.
In this driver's case (Illinois license XED 167) he did not display a handicap parking placard or handicap license plates. Perhaps I was feeling benevolent this morning, when this driver was parking in front of Woodstock's Jewel-Osco. Nice, clean, shiny Lincoln sedan....
The space is clearly marked, and the sign warns of a $250 fine. (By the way, in Algonquin the fine is $500.)
He got to skate by today. Perhaps the driver is entitled to park there, but he must remember to display his placard.
Would the police write a ticket, knowing that the fine is $250.00? If they observed a car in a handicap parking space, would they check for a placard? Or only if there is a complaint?
3 comments:
why dont you apply to jewel as the parking lot attendant. then you can keep it safe from parking violators and open up spaces if there are a large number of carts taking them up. and stop cars who go threw stop signs on private property where cops have authority for traffic stops. drive around in your decked out bitch mobile and ticket the window tinters. its perfect for you since you spend so much time their getting complaints.
my bad; *where cops have no authority*
I doubt the legislators really care about anything more than the increased revenue from the tickets written.
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