
118. Parking Is Hell
Freakonomics Radio
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Parking Meter Non Payment - Is That the Largest of the Problems?
There's three reasons why a vehicle could be sitting at a parking meter not having paid. The first one is simply that the meters failed. Government credentials, such as those of police officers or city council members, are also used to park for free. Disabled placard use was twice as many spaces were occupied by vehicles hanging disabled placards than people who had just chosen not to feed the meterk.
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