PARKING ENFORCEMENT could be better.
Posted by sarahdaniels on March 19, 2008
After receiving a check in the mail for 37 cents for child support, reader C.R. says, “How come you can get your car booted for a couple hundred dollars in parking tickets, but not for tens of thousands in back child support?
Good point, C.R.! I absolutely agree. Meter maids (or whatever the PC term for them these days is) have to run the license plates anyway. Why don’t they scan for outstanding warrants while they’re at it? Don’t get me wrong, I’m relatively anti-Big-Brother, but the technology already exists to put this into action. In fact, they already do it in other states.
Getting all of those irresponsible folks off the road might just result in a decrease of accidents (since it’s likely that those particular drivers are causing many of them), which could lower responsible motorists’ auto insurance premiums. Granted, it’s far-reaching, but a plausible theory nonetheless. Depending on the number of deadbeat dads out there, it may just reduce our commute times as well. S.M.I.F.L.s of the world, unite! (Single Moms In Favor Of Less Traffic)
