Fw: [Winona] handicapped parking

[Kathy Seifert]

Neil:   You can disagree with the idea, but you have to hand it to Paul for his creative problem-solving ideas!  I believe it is exactly that kind of thinking that truly great solutions evolve from!   Kathy Seifert   ----- Original Message ----- From: Neil Kamrowski To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 1:33 PM Subject: [Winona] handicapped parking I've seen the Handicapped parking places being used by people without the plates, or stickers.  I've also seen people use the handicapped places who had stickers, but were obviously not handicapped.  As far as taking pictures to hand in to law enforcement officials, I feel that is a bad idea.  If offered a reward for this, people could generate their own pictures on a PC for nothing but reward money.  It isn't that hard to do.  If a picture is what you desire of someone breaking the law in front of a store, then how about encouraging the store to photo people parking in those spots instead of a consumer.  If a store does this (with no reward), then there is no risk of someone out there to just make up a couple of pictures for a couple of quick bucks.  The fine for parking in a Handicapped spot is $200 the last I remember.  An enterprising person could make quite a bit of money.    About your speeding situation.  Would you be willing to spend the extra money to equip your car with a digital readout?  If so, how much do you feel this would cost the average person?  Also, how do you think a digital readout would fare against the weather here in Minnesota in the winter, or in extrememe rain conditions?  Also, what do you consider speeding?  Is 1 mile over the limit speeding?  How about 5?  Legally they both are, but our law enforcement is usually leniant with someone under 5 MPH over the limit.  Oh yea, one more thing on that subject...  Don't you think the extrememe speed of someone speeding is enough to "advertise to the world" that they are breaking the law?   Getting back to the Handicapped parking thing... the thing I can't stand is "Senior parking".  If these people don't qualify for handicapped parking, then they can walk like the rest of us.  These places are biasing based on age.  What if someone in their 30's has trouble getting around just as much as some of our seniors?   I agree with Mary Jean Kinzie.  The problem isn't as big as you're making it out to be.   Neil Kamrowski