Wait til you see how we do healthcare as compared to the rest of the world ;)

Actually, an app might be more efficient than chalking. It would be very easy to create an app that would scan the license plate along with recording the time and gps coordinate. If that same plate number comes up again in the same location and the time is over the limit, the app can alert the traffic officer to issue a ticket. In fact they wouldn't even need to write a ticket, the machine could automatically print it out in a matter of seconds along with a photo with the time and date stamps.

There is no need for the traffic officer to do anything other than scan plates all day. All the other stuff could be handled automatically by the app. And it would be much more difficult to contest a ticket because you would have the photos along with the time and location stamps.

And by scanning plates, the system could also be used to find stolen cars and track down criminals.

See post #19. The tech is already being sold to cities.

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"100% of the people who confuse correlation and causation end up dying."

Seems like quite a reach.

Same reason the US is averse to going to the metric system, switching to coins for low denomination money,restricting public access to firearms, etc.
The US has a underlying cultural belief that it is exceptional and superior to other places. So when some backward, poor, 3rd world shit hole (like Singapore or Luxembourg) comes up with a good idea that works, the US often automatically opposed to it on the principle that it wasn't invented here.
I'm sure I'll get some 'Muricans flaming away that the above statement is an exaggeration, but only the most jingoistic would not secretly admit there is ring of truth to it.

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I agree. But I'd consider this far more invasive of my privacy than a bit of chalk on my tire. Keeping databases of where and when my car was, even if I never violated parking law. Vs. the chalk method were I wouldn't end up in any database unless a cop suspected that I'd violated a parking law.

It's a tangled web the courts weave on privacy.

Does that pointer thing really work well? Seems there's a pretty generous 30minute window for someone to claim their arrival time. And what prevents someone from coming back to the car and re-setting the pointer, without actually having moved the car?

Other than their own honesty of course?

And what if i park, leave for lunch and come back to the same spot? It would appear i exceeded the limit when i did not.

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Happened on Parking Wars. Guy claimed he left and returned. Was told to call the number and contest it.

In your example, I think a valid defense would be lunch receipt and dash-cam video, or just the video (Having recently installed a dash cam, trying to think of when it might be useful, other than for insurance/accident situation which I hope doesn't occur).

Thee are always edge cases. When it comes to chalking, you're completely at the mercy of the traffic officer. Even if they are completely honest, which isn't always the case, they will still make errors.

I have really mixed feelings on this one, not the Constitutionality of it, but the practical application specifically with parking. We have some free 90 minute parking around here. It's super helpful for local businesses so there's consistent traffic flow in/out rather than having someone literally park in front of their door and take up all of the spots for indeterminate lengths of time. The local parking company selectively and inconsistently enforces those spots and can be jerks about it, sometimes hitting you at 91 minutes, sometimes letting it go for 4+ hours. They've already reduced those spots quite a bit and installed more meters, but the old school style instead of the more convenient e-meters. I can just see this resulting in a loss of all of the free parking and more meters. While I'll applaud the temporary inability of my city issuing me a ticket, it's going to throttle back with frustration later when I have to pay more for parking during quick errands.