This is what the parking meter looks like on the payment side. On the other side, the driver is notified that it's a tow-away zone between 7-9 AM and 4-6 PM and there is also another, stand-alone sign which states that there is no parking between the same times. This side says that the meter is enforced between 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM except Sundays and holidays and that there is a two hour limit. One minor improvement would be to put a tow-away zone sticker warning on this meter sides.
I put a dime into the meter at 8:31 AM on a Friday and what happened? It took my money and told me that I had 37 minutes and that it expires at 9:08 AM.
It also switched to this display which basically is the same information.
What does all of this mean?
I am alright with peak-hour on-street parking restrictions. I'm alright without any parking restrictions if it won't affect public transit. However, if there are on-street parking restrictions, we need to be sure that all potential drivers are aware of the restrictions and that their car will be towed between 7-9 AM and 4-6 PM.
While there is plenty of signage warning people, it makes sense to reprogram the message output of these parking meters so that there is 0 confusion. I hate seeing any car get towed. That would be a day ruiner.
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