What’s the biggest parking fine you have ever seen? How does it compare to $397? Granted I mistakenly parked in a disabled spot but please consider the following: 1) It was on my 50cc scooter which is only 60cm wide; 2) I actually parked between 2 spots so didn’t physically obstruct anyone from from using the spots; 3) The spots are usually inhabited by courier vans or utilities [perhaps Sydney does have the highest concentration physically disabled tradesmen/couriers in the world].
So Clover Moore, you wonder why Sydney is going backwards at rates of knots…
There are 496 motorbike parking spots in Sydney CBD. I don’t know much about know much about town planning but in a city of 300,000 workers, 28,000 residents and thousands of daily visitors, 496 doesn’t sound great. Especially when you consider that Sydney is drowning under the weight of too many cars relying on outdated infrastructure. It’s akin to boasting about having 3 steaks for your 25 mates that are coming around for a BBQ.
My question to Sydney’s mayor Clover Moore is to justify the $397 figure. I would have gotten the same fine if I had been driving a Hummer and taken up 2 spots. It would have been cheaper to just get it towed. Actually, at only 90kg you could have saved the towing costs and just picked it up to move it. Perhaps one of these disabled tradies could have given a hand.
At $397 that equates to almost 3 years of petrol money, 10 zimmer frames, 6 weeks of physiotherapy or a pair of extreme prescription glasses for the practically blind.
Perhaps I wouldn’t take such issue if I actually felt as though Sydney City Council was actually good at spending money in a constructive way….(see previous blog on Clover Moore’s floral aspirations)…
