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In Dallas, panhandling from the median might soon get you a $500 ticket
- pmdulaney 4y agoI'm pretty sure it's illegal to panhandle in California within 500 feet of a freeway offramp, but I've never seen it enforced.
- rdtwo 4y agoI wish it was illegal everywhere
- c4ptnjack 4y agoReal question is if this will also affect fire department and other various fundraising groups that do the same exact thing.
- LorenPechtel 4y agoIn my experience the fundraisers are much better about not disrupting traffic. They clear out of the traffic paths before the light changes, the panhandlers often wait until the change to clear out.
- c4ptnjack 4y agoNonetheless they'd be breaking the law as well - why would they not be subject to the standards? Just seems like a natural externality that i doubt the town council people will see coming.
- LorenPechtel 4y agoGood. I don't like panhandlers in general but when they go into traffic it becomes a hazard and disrupts the flow of traffic. Panhandle in the parking lots and the like, not the street!
- runnerup 4y agoPersonally I prefer it at the highway offramp intersections. Being in my car I don't have to do nearly as much threat analysis. In parking lots/gas stations I'm on foot and there's much more possibility for unwanted interactions. Women would generally strongly prefer being in their vehicle for these interactions.
- buffaloo 4y ago