In New Zealand, a System To Watch for Disabled Parking Violators

cylonlover writes "What does it mean when a parking spot is marked with a wheelchair symbol? If you answered, 'It means I can park there as long as I'm going to be quick,' you're wrong — yet you're also far from alone. Every day in parking lots all over the world, non-disabled drivers regularly use spaces clearly reserved for the handicapped. They often get away with it, too, unless an attendant happens to check while their vehicle is parked there. Thanks to technology recently developed by New Zealand's Car Parking Technologies (CPT), however, those attendants could soon be notified the instant that a handicapped spot is improperly occupied."

Comments

Steve Jobs

[Anonymous Coward]

Good thing Steve Jobs (infamous handicap parking spot taker) is gone before this could come to the states.

Re:Steve Jobs

[jamesh]

So you would get fired from apple over a parking spot?

Having "Got Steve Jobs car impounded" would go down quite well on a resume at a few potential employers I think :)

Re:not haveing a electronic tag = improperly occup

[rohan972]

It's only going to become a problem in phase 2 when sharp spikes leap out of the ground and puncture the tyres of cars without an electronic tag.

No need to go for the tyres, go for the feet. That way, you know they are now disabled, no need for a ticket.