I'm so tired of getting parking tickets. And those ticket enforcement guys...Let's get rid of them!
Okay, so came up with this idea that not only helps us the sufferers, but also the parking system; it can potentially reduce the cost to operate & maintain significantly.
Remember those restaurant pagers? They kinda dissappeared because restaurants are no longer flooded with people. Anyway, using similar concepts and technology, we can develop parking pagers with appropriate additional features.
- portable and rechargeable (at the meter)
- displays time left on the meter
- beeps when time is running out
- allows additional credit for more time
I don't see engineering as a problem, but is it feasible and profitable?
Alternative idea: i-park (i-pass for parking)
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This is a problem because parking enforcement creates jobs, which helps our current economic situation. Plus, why do you think there is a 1 hour or 2 hour limit to how much you can park at a meter? it's because people who need to park for more than that will some times forget, giving the parking enforcers an opportunity to put an expensive ticket under your wiper, which essentially pays for their meals.
that sounds like a good idea!
would it be a device that people buy and own personally? or would there be a separate pager at each meter that people would take and return after their done?
if it's the second one, then there might be a problem with people just running off with the thing because they think theyre being funny.
choe...
think of all the technology that shed traditional jobs in the past decade, especially the automation of many manufacturing processes.
these jobs did not necessary disappear, but they were converted to ones requiring higher skills, whether it's technical or not. in this case, jobs are actually created to change and maintain the new system. we don't need an industry that requires huge labor but provides no additional benefit to the society. what we are trying to do here is make things more efficient and convenient.
seo...
i haven't actually thought about people buying and owning it personally, but that does sound like a better alternative.
yeah it definitely is!
if people are required to register their pager online with their license plate, then parking can actually be monitored and enforced. Kinda like an i-pass.
hmmm, i think that this is a good idea too! John, i don't think that ann ever said that these were going to be wireless, so i dunno if people would find it that easy to steal =P.
But on a more serious note, I think that although it does cause the city to lose jobs and tickets, it is a good idea. How it will be voted for/accepted i dunno...
but i like the ipass idea, park there till you go and you will be autocharged for it with the new i-park :)...and to solve the park all day idea...maybe rates would be hiked after 2 hours encouraging people to leave.
Sorry about that...
How about the privacy of the user? If you are forced to register this parking buzzer, I'm assuming your personal information will be stored on the buzzer so the city can fine you if you park for too long. But that gives whoever has access to that information access to your movements as well, at least in a car.
Other than that, I think that this is a good idea. It'd be kinda expensive, as you need to change the current parking meters, but that would be a one time expense, coupled with a small price for regular maintenance.
I don't see privacy as an issue. I-pass can track your movement as well. Seems like technology usually creates greater mobility, but less privacy anyway.
I'm pretty sure its just considering price for changing infrastructure. We still have those coin machines... people in New Zealand got rid of em all long ago and use like one station per area of parking, which is way more cost effective etc. (accepts cards and other fancy dancy stuff) Setting up a new system so every parking meter is compatible with a new system would be pricey... and more importantly, not very beneficial to the gov't/parking people society. They make their money off people forgetting about their meter. Good intentions.. but prolly wont happen anytime soon.
Good idea. Cell phones are as close as we're going to get to this, but Americans don't like the idea of paying via cell phone. They question its security. But cell phones can pretty much do this already, pay via cell phone + alarms.
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