I had intended this to go to the list, but for the reasons George
gave earlier today, it went to his private address.
On 26 Sep 2008, at 18:36, George Pearson wrote:
> The traffic warden has far more opportunity to generate parking fines,
> because:
> - the warden will be patroling far more parking spaces than there
> would
> be moorings in a honeypot location
> - moorings would be on a 24 hour basis, parking on perhaps 1-2 hour
> basis,
> so for parking there are many more opportunities to generate fines on
> the same parking space during any given 24 hour period
> - with parking, people often misjudge their time needs (and sometimes
> gamble they won't be caught), providing more opportunities for
> violations.
>
> These factors mean it is far more likely for a traffic warden to
> generate
> significant fines than a mooring warden could at a honeypot site.
OK, OK, I agree the validity of your arguments. But I still think
more rigourous enforcement is the answer, not additional fees.
(This is called modelling socially appropriate behaviour in psychospeak)
All the best
Bruce
There are no strangers on the cut, only boaters we've yet to meet.
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