uk.people.disability

* Palindrome wrote, On 11/09/2007 23:37:

>
> I would suggest that what is needed is an RFID chipped badge - that gets
> rid of the duplicated copies and theft of badges - a stolen one would be
> rendered useless, within hours of being reported, simply by being
> removed from the database.

Yes, I think that would be an excellent approach. Of course, stolen
ones would probably still be usable for on street parking but it would
certainly help.

> Plus require supermarkets and other off-road parking to have a
> barrier-protected disabled parking area, with the exit automatic
> barriers having a transponder sensing the badge.
>
> Finally, if the badge holder is not present when a traffic warden/
> police office/ cso checks the car, one "point" will be added to the
> badge. After 2 points in any calendar month, the badge is deactivated
> for the remainder of the month.

The problem with that is that the badge holder will probably only be
present for a few minutes, when arriving and leaving. In between
those times, they are likely to be away from the car and unavailable
for checking.

Even if the warden (or other official) was present when the car either
arrived or left (but not both), it would be hard for them to
differentiate between cheats and people who were using the badge
legitimately to drop off or collect the badge holder.



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