Austin Ponders Vigilante Meter Maids Armed With iPhones

Residents of Austin, Texas may soon have the power to issue parking tickets by taking a few photographs of someone else's car with their smartphones. A unanimous council voted on October 20 to explore the concept of deputizing vigilante meter maids using an iPhone app. Disabled advocates pushed the program at the council meeting in the hopes of guaranteeing easier parking. They were joined by others who were just interested in writing the $511 tickets.

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internationalmanofmystery - 11/4/2011 10:10:04 AM

+1 Boost

"...Vigilante Meter Maids Armed With iPhones"

If the "non-handicapped parking in the parking spots of the handicapped" parking situation is that bad, then maybe, but I see court challenges to this already! Where are the regular meter maids??? Hire more, if the revenue stream is that great!! And at $500 a pop, it sure sounds like it!