Great moneymaking opportunity there - a blizzard. From The Washington Post:
D.C. hands out more than $1 million in tickets for Snowzilla parking violations
Since enacting a snow emergency Friday, the District has handed out tickets totaling more than $1 million in fines for violators of its parking ban. That translates to thousands of pink violation slips slid under windshield wipers, and hundreds of cars towed from city roadways.
As of Wednesday afternoon, D.C. had issued 5,284 snow emergency tickets — each at a cost of $250 — and towed 673 vehicles since the snow emergency went into effect at 9:30 a.m. Friday, according to D.C. Department of Public Works spokeswoman Linda P. Grant. In total, $1,321,000 in fines has been issued, in addition to $67,300 in towing fees at $100 apiece.
Christ on a corn-dog. I can see towing a vehicle that is blocking traffic - that is the responsibility of the vehicle owner if they get stuck. Parking tickets? That is downright brutal.
And of course, being a bureaucracy, nobody steps up and accepts the blame - bunch of dindoo nuffins there.
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