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Long gone are the days when parking was a free-for-all. Parking has become a highly regulated industry for many reasons: it creates major revenue for municipalities; there’s a need for equal access for the disabled, accommodations are made for cultural events like concerts or Sunday church; and parking security must be formalized to monitor unauthorized personnel in sensitive places like schools and hospitals.

But our posts about parking regulations do more than just bring you the latest. We aim to give you context, simple breakdowns complicated jargon, and answer your questions. Are you wondering about whether you need to pay for parking if you have a disabled placard? How many accessible spaces businesses must provide for disabled employees or customers? The difference between loading, standing, and stopping? Read, comment, ask.

This Isn’t Quantum Physics: Don’t Drive Drunk

This Isn’t Quantum Physics: Don’t Drive Drunk

January 23, 2012

Despite human innovation and evolution, our species still engages in behaviors best described as utterly stupid. How many times can a person walk through the same door and forget that it needs to be pushed, not pulled, from the outside? How many commercials, lectures, and campaigns have focused on drinking and driving? Still, over 4 […]

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Distance between parking signs – how far should you go?

Distance between parking signs – how far should you go?

January 6, 2012

While posting appropriate Parking or No Parking Signs on roads, in private driveways, offices, malls, business complex etc., sign installers are often faced with questions like- How many signs should be installed- How much is too much?  How far apart should two signs be erected? How tall a Parking Sign should be in order to […]

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Tips for Safe Driving

Tips for Safe Driving

October 17, 2011 | 0 Comments

Today we drive safely on roads due to safer cars, DOT campaign of driving rules and signboards that have made most of us safe drivers. Because of these initiatives, U.S. registered a low accident rate recorded in the year 2008. According to NHTSA, there were almost 6 million car accidents leading to over 37,000 fatalities […]

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Maximize Efficiency With Employee Parking Signs

Maximize Efficiency With Employee Parking Signs

October 6, 2011

Are you frustrated with visitors or delivery people parking in spaces that are reserved for your employees? Driving around for a long time to find a parking space is annoying and leaves the employees irritated and angry at the start of their work shift. Moreover, competing with colleagues to be the first one to grab […]

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National Labor Day Crackdown Successfully Completed

National Labor Day Crackdown Successfully Completed

October 4, 2011

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration successfully completed the National Labor Day Crackdown. As many as 10,000 law enforcement agencies across the country and the State, local and Federal authorities joined hands to curb impaired driving as a part of the ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ initiative. Research shows that high visibility enforcement such […]

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Strangely Bizarre Driving Laws!

Strangely Bizarre Driving Laws!

September 29, 2011

Combine your love for cars with the driving laws. Driving laws will not only assist you in safe driving but there are lots many weird laws that will make you feel out of the ordinary. While driving, one hates it to be fined or jailed for breaking a law they were simply unaware of and […]

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One Way Signs – Making Movement Easy

One Way Signs – Making Movement Easy

September 26, 2011

One Way Signs are a common sight to see at busy intersections. One Way Signs are also often the reason we grumble and complain when we see the sign blocking an easy way out to our destination. As much as we’d like to hate One Way Street Signs, these save us from the daily chaos […]

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Kentucky Amish Men Imprisoned for Not Displaying Slow Moving Vehicle Signs

Kentucky Amish Men Imprisoned for Not Displaying Slow Moving Vehicle Signs

September 19, 2011 | 0 Comments

Who would have thought that sign placement on a carriage would be a hot-button issue in the national media and raise the issue of religious practices? On September 15th, 2011, nine Amish men in the state of Kentucky were sentenced to jail for not placing signs on their horse-drawn buggies and violating state law. The […]

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Overlooked facts about accessible parking requirements

Overlooked facts about accessible parking requirements

September 12, 2011

Almost everyone is accustomed to the spaces reserved for those with accessible parking permits, and knows to leave those spaces for people who truly need them (we hope). We know that anyone with restricted mobility qualifies for handicapped parking. However, limited mobility isn’t always visible; a common misconception that should be noted next time you […]

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States Come Forward to Put a Stop to Drunken Driving

States Come Forward to Put a Stop to Drunken Driving

August 31, 2011 | 0 Comments

Drunken driving has been an unswerving menace on the roads, taking over 11000 lives in the past year, more than any other occurrence. While driving with alcohol can prove fatal to the driver, it poses serious danger to other vehicles and pedestrians too. To curb drunken driving and prevent misfortune, especially during the Labor Day […]

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School Crossing Signs – Ensure Your Child’s Safety

School Crossing Signs – Ensure Your Child’s Safety

August 25, 2011

Schools are fun places for kids. But school areas can also be dangerous for them. There is constant road traffic around schools that pose safety threats to children. School areas are prone to accidents. The small statures of children make it difficult for the drivers to spot them easily, especially when they are standing against […]

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