Dan Abel wrote:

> In article >,
> Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>
>
>> > "James Silverton" > wrote in
>> > news:zER8l.4060 :
>
>> >> I got caught by one of those damned mobile speed cameras. I
>> >> could have sworn the limit was 45, which is what I was
>> >> doing, but I checked and there is a new sign near the fire
>> >> station saying 35! I think I missed it because I was busy
>> >> reading the dumb messages the firemen display; this time a
>> >> warning not to leave cooking unattended. How about crock
>> >> pots? It cost me $40 but no points or reporting to my
>> >> insurance company.
>
> Don't know about the speeding cameras, but they're into the red
> light cameras north of here. Big signs warning you, and they
> say US$270 *minimum* fine. You can get it wiped, depending on
> your record, so it's no points and no insurance notification.
> That's *another* US$40, plus a one day class, plus the fee for
> the class (mine was US$28).
>
>> No kidding. Last month I got a *parking* ticket that was $45.
>> And that wasn't for illegal handicapped parking or antying like
>> that -- I just ran my meter out.
>
> My daughter has no parking space, so she has to park on the
> street. Once a month, they sweep the streets. No parking on
> the street in the neighborhood. She's gotten two tickets. I
> think they're US$50.

Sweeping is weekly here. In my case, every Thursday from 10 AM to
noon is the no-parking window. And it's by street side, so you
can generally move to the other side...if you get there first. I
haven't got a ticket for that in so long that I don't know how
much they cost.


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