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Have you ever rolled through the lustrous core of downtown Toronto, cycling with more freedom of movement than a lot of the gridlock-laden traffic, and many times faster than the pedestrians?
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London -
A city worker was charged £3,700 ($5,500) by National Car Parks, the largest parking provider in the UK, for parking in central London for six hours.
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London -
It may be the least of the Greek government's worries, although it has been revealed just how much Greek government officials in London owe in traffic related fines.
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The roads of the future will be able to manage traffic congestion much better than today's networks, according to an Ofcom report released today.
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A shopping mall in Dalian, in northeast China's Liaoning Province has opened a female-only car park that features wider parking spaces to make women feel comfortable when parking.
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Paris -
A senior police officer, in charge of a road traffic division in the Paris area, has allegedly told his traffic officers to issue at least three tickets for driving offenses every day, or lose out on days off over the Christmas period.
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A video showing the driver of a blue Vauxhall Corsa trying to reverse out of a car parking space has gone viral with over 1.5 million views since it was uploaded on October 11.
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San Francisco -
A parking spot in San Francisco recently sold for $82,000. Parking is typically at a premium in San Francisco, but even this price has shocked some residents, according to media reports.
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Police say Angela Cornett, Bartow County school board member, is facing a misdemeanor charge after she hit a 17-year-old with her SUV during a dispute over parking space at the Cartersville Walmart. Police say they arrested Cornett on Friday.
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Munich -
A German man who lost his car two years ago has finally been reunited with his missing vehicle. The car was discovered a few miles from the location where he thought he had parked it.
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New York -
The boyfriend of MTV star Stephanie Pratt was taken down by police when he tried to get out of a parking ticket by apparently driving over a cop's foot in his $257,000 Ferrari 458.
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Ontario -
The right to park has suddenly become a human rights issue. A Canadian woman claims her human rights have been violated through discrimination by the City of Ottawa which refused her application to build a parking pad in front of her house.
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London -
Some London drivers are getting a pleasant surprise when they return to their cars, notices praising their parking skills.
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Parking tickets with a yoga theme are being handed out in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The city may have thought the yoga images would be calming but they don't appear to have that effect on those being fined.
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San Francisco -
Soon San Franciscans won't need to rely on luck and prayers to the parking gods, though it might cost them. New "SFpark" parking meters will charge more for parking spaces in popular areas. Spots in less popular places will cost less.
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A new survey indicates that over half of the patients being treated for cancer in England do not get free or reduced cost parking fees when they go for hospital treatment. This goes against the governments own guidelines.
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When Maureen Birdsall took her disabled, 92-year-old grandfather to a California hospital, she lost the only available handicapped-parking spot to a woman in a snazzy red corvette.
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A $1 parking ticket from 1980 has finally been paid off, after the offender sent the payment along with a $3 late fee to police without giving a name.
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Teen sets up website so people can rent out their driveways or garages to commuters. youcanpark.com seems to be a growing success!
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Finding a parking spot often requires drivers to summon their inner caveman: Scan the horizon for the target, then bag it before someone else does.
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Parking fees will be based on a car's emissions, even with street parking.
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You know who the boors are: they're the "chosen ones". Or at least that's how they see themselves.
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Robot parking garages - convenience or potential disasters?
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A lady tries to parallel park her car between two cars for 4 minutes.
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The price of parking in San Francisco -- assaults on enforcement officials and even a death
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Parking in the downtown core and beach areas of the cosy little coastal city of Santa Monica may just have become easier to find.
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A restaurant owner,tired of getting daily parking tickets, pays his fine in pennies.
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Up to half of all disabled parking badges in London are being used illegally by people who paid up to $500 to buy them.
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Bike parking in Toronto is sorely needed © Digital Journal
300 free motorcycle parking spots have been available in Toronto since 2005 © Digital Journal
Blue Vauxhall Corsa tries to get out of carpark. Ben McKenzie - YouTube
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