N.Y. Removes Controversial Parking Meter

emad

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Tue May-11-04 10:30 AM
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N.Y. Removes Controversial Parking Meter

Tuesday May 11, 2004 4:01 PM

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NEW YORK (AP) - The city wasted no time in mollifying motorists angry over a case of meter madness.

A parking meter in Brooklyn was so close to a fire hydrant that parking there meant risking a $115 ticket.

State law requires that cars park at least 15 feet from hydrants - leaving only 12 feet, 5 inches between the meter and the buffer zone. Only a tiny car such as the Mini Cooper, measuring just 11.9 feet, could fit in that space; a Ford Taurus would be about 4 feet too long.

The city removed the meter on Tuesday, following a front-page headline in the Daily News.
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More:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4078225,00.html

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RoeBear

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Tue May-11-04 10:36 AM
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1. Can anyone say...

...entrapment?

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damnraddem

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Tue May-11-04 11:34 AM
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10. If a parking zone were marked off for the meter, ...

its dimensions should guide, not a law on the books that conflicts with it. If the parking zone itself is illegal, that is the city's fault -- ticket the city.

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jobycom

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Tue May-11-04 10:38 AM
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2. Somewhere, a Mini Cooper driver is saying "Dammit!"

Not to be confused with a Mini Driver, who was way cuter before her starvation diet and whatever facework she seems to have had.

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emad

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Tue May-11-04 10:42 AM
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3. Mini Driver....who in turn should not be confused with a .......

Screwdriver: essential kit for sabotaging parking meters that don't comply with coin deposits. Also famous name for alcoholic drink served to those no doubt frustrated at being unable to a) park their cars b) get a date with Mini Driver c) etc.........

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THUNDER HANDS

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Tue May-11-04 10:44 AM
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4. screwdriver, not to be confused with piledriver

the wrestling move made famous by the Undertaker, which is what you want to do to the meter maid who wrote you that ticket in the first place.

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emad

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Tue May-11-04 10:54 AM
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6. Piledriver? is that related to a Kneetrembler, something you might

consider as an alternative if the meter maid is a) pretty b) cancels your ticket and c) takes up that offer of a Screwdriver on the rox?

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bhunt70

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Tue May-11-04 10:56 AM
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8. piledriver, not to be confused with Gomer Pyle

who had a friend named andy who probably never gave out a $115 ticket in mayberry.

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damnraddem

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Tue May-11-04 11:36 AM
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11. Yeah, and just think of how rich that Mini driver is ...

after stealing all that gold back from the bad guy.

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truthisfreedom

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Tue May-11-04 10:46 AM
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5. my friend recently informed me that motorcyclists in NYC velcro their

license plates on so they can take them with them when they park on the sidewalk.

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TroglodyteScholar

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Tue May-11-04 10:55 AM
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7. That's an odd solution

Can't that get your car booted or impounded?

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damnraddem

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Tue May-11-04 11:38 AM
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12. How could parking your motorcycle on the sidewalk, sans plates ...

get your car impounded (that is, unless it was a Mini Cooper strapped to the back of the motorcycle)?

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makhno

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Tue May-11-04 11:16 AM
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9. Never seen that

But maybe I haven't been paying attention.

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Zerex71

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Tue May-11-04 04:20 PM
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13. Where's Paul Newman when you need him?

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