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Originally Posted by mwadswor
That seems a little harsh. What moving violation in a car carries a penalty of having the car disabled? Towed away maybe.
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This is a direct result of the peculiar urban form of this area and its demographics (largely elderly at least of time of this passage)
There were collisions with bicyclists and elderly....of course in such a collision which could involve broken bones could be life threatening. Additionally the sidewalks offered a straight shot to the Lake Path...hence they drew heavy traffic
It is a pretty steep penalty....but it did not arise ex nihilo