Have you ever cruised around the block looking for a parking meter with some "green" time left by a good samaritan? Well, no more in the city of Santa Monica, California where the city fathers have placed sensors in the pavement so that when an auto vacates a spot its meter returns to zero time. It has been called a "greedy" parking meter but the city claims it will make the system more efficient. The meter maids will be kept busier and the city's coffers will grow. Watch for other towns to follow.
Some communities have installed kiosks that issue paper receipts to be placed under windshield which also displaces X meters and offsets the Good Samaritan rule. Isn't technology grand?
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