Comments on: KCMO to test new parking technology

By: Joe Medley

Joe Medley — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:39:11 +0000

“parking patrol officers will have to peer in the window of each and every car to look for the ticket and read that print rather than simply driving down the road looking for meters with red flags”

Presumably, the receipt would have to be on the dash board under the outer corner of the wind shield. There’s no reason why the receipt couldn’t be easier to read than meter flag.

By: kcguy

kcguy — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:43:58 +0000

Always, always, always be suspicious when a policy solution has a specific technology in mind. There is always a private interest that is unfairly pushing for and capitalizing on public policy (e.g., the catalytic converter by GM that is mandated for vehicles is not the only nor most efficient solution to the problem it is supposed to solve, but it does make GM, the patent holder, very rich.)

I however will miss the altruism of being able to leave time on the meter for others, or having time remaining for me. Is anyone asking how much this feature of the current system is worth to us culturally?

By: Larry T

Larry T — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:48:21 +0000

Just came back the Pittsburg PA and they had the same type system but it was for all day parking not just an hour or so. Looks like it will be a walking beat so they can save on gas so they can check inside the cars.

By: mainstream

mainstream — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 23:50:46 +0000

I’ve seen those somewhere and can’t remember. But its a better idea than the parking meter. I think you place a ticket on your dash after paying the machine.

By: DaveKCMO

DaveKCMO — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 21:22:50 +0000

seems like they already have a vendor in mind given how precise the requirements are…

By: ScooterJ

ScooterJ — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:59:22 +0000

I wonder though if this wouldn’t create a hidden cost in that parking patrol officers will have to peer in the window of each and every car to look for the ticket and read that print rather than simply driving down the road looking for meters with red flags up?