Neal Gaffey spotted a newly Denver-booted Sports Hub SUV on Canal Street today.
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If there was a God...
By moxie
Thu, 04/23/2015 - 3:39pm
That would be Michael Felger's car.
If there was a God that would
By anon
Thu, 04/23/2015 - 4:03pm
If there was a God that would be Felgers mouth.
Seriously
By Lanny Budd
Thu, 04/23/2015 - 7:49pm
I hadn't listened to Felger and Mazz in a while and tuned in the other day. Man, when did they become so negative? I used to trust Mazz to at least analyze sports with some reason, but all I hear now is "that guy's a jerk" and "that guy wanted out of the game because he's a problem", etc. It's like they already have the answer to every question, and the answer is "he's a crybaby and a jerk".
I would rather listen to somebody like McAdam talk baseball for an hour than these guys for five minutes.
Please.
By Cuzidotrumpet
Fri, 04/24/2015 - 11:18pm
They're ok compared to me.
Whenever I go to a Super Bowl party I've been invited to, I always decline cuz I do not know what's going on, besides people bashing into each other (and in the case of last year, hoping that the Pats would somehow win in whatever way you win in football...good job Malcolm...).
I didn't even know what a touchdown was until middle school.
Don't judge, please...
98.5's response
By roadman
Thu, 04/23/2015 - 3:49pm
Just like any other commercial vehicle that gets ticketed - cost of doing business.
Perhaps if the City actually towed these scofflaws instead of placing a boot on the vehicles - which also renders the parking space unusable to anyone else (or perpetuates the hazard to others should the scofflaw be in a place where they shouldn't park at all).
But that's what happens when you have policies that focus on revenue instead of on enforcement.
Booting is step one
By Waquiot
Thu, 04/23/2015 - 3:52pm
Towing is step two. Or didn't you know that if the bill is not paid within a time period after booting, the trucks come out. At the end of the day, it's a more cost effective system.
If the vehicle owner
By roadman
Fri, 04/24/2015 - 2:57pm
is responsible for towing costs, then the "cost effectiveness" of towing shouldn't even be an issue. Especially when, as I noted above, a booted car either denies another person use of a legal space or creates an unnecesary hazard by blocking an area where parking is normally prohibited anyway.
And I'm curious.
How many tickets does a person need to get before the boot is applied? AndDoes the City have a policy whereby a person who was previously booted but paid up is automatically towed the second (or third or whatever) time they reach the threshold for booting? I can't find anything on the City's web site or in MGL addressing this.got my first question answered by looking at MGL - see my "Not a good gambler" post below
A small suggestion
By SwirlyGrrl
Thu, 04/23/2015 - 5:08pm
Instead of complaining about this here, why don't you call traffic and parking and ask them why they do it this way?
I'm betting that it has something to do with some state or local law that says that they have to do it this way. If it is, then you will need to contact the relevant representative and request that they consider doing it differently. Or accept that you may not be correct about the efficiency of your suggestion.
A small suggestion for you
By anon
Fri, 04/24/2015 - 9:19am
Please seek professional help for the obvious superiority complex you are suffering from. This complex is clearly demonstrated by your increasing tendencies to belittle people who make reasonable comments that you don't happen to agree with.
Suppose the booted vehicle in question was blocking one our your precious bike lanes? Would you then argue the vehicle shouldn't be towed because it isn't "cost efficient" to properly enforce parking regulations?
I think...
By perruptor
Fri, 04/24/2015 - 12:29pm
that "superiority complex" is not actually a thing you'll find in any edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, so you won't see any professionals treating it. Fortunately, "strawman" is also not listed there, so you won't be subjected to any treatment for that.
Not a good gambler I take it
By roadman
Fri, 04/24/2015 - 12:40pm
MGL Chapter 90, Sections 20A and 20A 1/2, state, in part
So towing or 'booting' are appropriate actions to deal with someone who's accumulated multiple parking tickets, but there is no legal requirement that states a city or town has to boot the car and leave it for X number of days before towing.
Did you check what Boston's rules are?
By SwirlyGrrl
Sat, 04/25/2015 - 7:12am
The MGL does not preclude Boston having a home rule petition, nor does it keep Boston from having either a policy or ordinance specifying booting happening first.
I know from my time in Boston, as a resident and employee, that they generally only tow when it is considered a matter of public safety (e.g. fire lane). Thus they would tow someone from an alleyway in Kenmore if the car was blocking the alley, but ticket someone in a handicap access spot. Blocking private property/driveway required a private towing company be involved (unless it was a fire lane).
Justice would be crushing it
By anon
Thu, 04/23/2015 - 5:03pm
Justice would be crushing it into a cube on the spot and allowing some lucky scrap metal scavenger to hit the life changing jackpot turning it in at a local scrap heap.
Life imitates art?
By roadman
Fri, 04/24/2015 - 9:28am
from the Simpsons
Automobiles $0.03-0.06 / lb
By kvn
Fri, 04/24/2015 - 9:47am
Automobiles $0.03-0.06 / lb Current Prices as of April 24th, 2015
Schnitzer-Everett
69 Rover St , Everett Massachusetts 02149
Why do they even need to boot
By bridge beacon thief
Fri, 04/24/2015 - 2:46am
Why do they even need to boot? It's just going to show up threefold when they go to renew the registration. After all, mystery tickets, bogus tickets and appealed tickets all have a way of turning up then too.
Why do they need to boot?
By Waquiot
Fri, 04/24/2015 - 11:46am
Because there are unpaid tickets. Suddenly not being able to use your vehicle, with the possibility of the vehicle being towed and incurring further fees and the longer term possibility of your vehicle being sold at auction, might get those tickets paid quicker than waiting 2 years for the registration to be renewed, assuming the person will actually renew their registration.
It works in Boston. It works in other cities (hence they call it a Denver Boot.) That's why they boot.
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