Reply #7: Cities may be strapped but they don't usually - [View All]

[olddem43]

try to remedy this by chiseling money from small traffic tickets. All this would accomplish is to make the citizens angry. Usually, tickets like this are issued on a complaint basis... Laws like this are generally passed to solve an existing problem and to prevent similar problems in the future. Streets are for transportation, access to abutting properties and if space is left over, for parking. But not for a huge outdoor market. How would you feel if your neighbor started using the street in front of your house or business as his private used-car lot?