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I don't quite understand why feeding parking meters is illegal. Bear with me... In some cases of abuse, like with NYC metro cards, there is a legitimate reaso
by dylangs1030 13y ago
I don't quite understand why feeding parking meters is illegal.
Bear with me...
In some cases of abuse, like with NYC metro cards, there is a legitimate reason not to use a single metro card for a number of people (the limit is four I believe). The reason is because putting a large enough money on the metro card to accomodate those people automatically gives extra money as an incentive for large purchases.
But if you use this other people, you're technically ripping off the system, because those individual $2.50 cards wouldn't have gotten any extra percentage.
So in examples like the foregoing, I get why it's illegal to "share" money. But feeding parking meters has no such incentive anywhere, as far as I know. Why would it be illegal?
- plorkyeran 13y agoIt's not. They're being sued for taunting and harassing the parking inspectors, not for feeding the meters.
- dylangs1030 13y agoI know that's the reason in the article, but the parent had said it's illegal, so I figured I'd ask.
- bifrost 13y agoThe "taunting and harassing" is a smokescreen, these guys posted video of several interactions, I wouldn't be surprised if more came out.
- philwelch 13y agoBecause you're depriving the city revenue they would make from writing traffic tickets when the meters expire.
- e3pi 13y ago"...would the city still be complaining? Well, the answer is probably yes, because their intent to enforce the law isn't to prevent law-breaking but to raise money.
- bifrost 13y ago> Why would it be illegal? Because its about revenue. The cities want to give out tickets to prop up their bottom lines. Yes, there is a congestion and anti-car component but do not be fooled, its all about parking tickets.