A radical new way to fight parking tickets: Would it work in L.A.? - latimes.com: "Until now, I hadn’t shared the Parking Freedom Initiative’s zeal for change. Frankly, the cost of a parking ticket — $63 for parking at an expired meter and $73 for parking on street-sweeping day — didn’t seem excessive in comparison to other city and state fines. (Jaywalking, for example, can get you a $200 ticket. If you pay your California vehicle registration fee two weeks late, you could get hit with a roughly $45 or higher late fee.)
Parking violation penalties have to be high enough to ensure parking spot turnover in high-traffick areas and to serve as a powerful reminder not to break the rules again. Clearly, the $5 citations issued in Keene would not change behavior in Los Angeles. It’d be cheaper to get a ticket for stopping at an expired meter than paying for a spot in a garage. But maybe L.A.’s $63 to $73 fines are too high, and the opaque ticket appeal process can seem a bit despotic."
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