Caughtya™
A "Hall of Shame" to expose cars parked illegally
in disability or mobility parking spaces.
A "Hall of Shame" to expose cars parked illegally
in disability or mobility parking spaces.
I am fascinated by the use of technology to effect social change. A cell phone with an integrated camera, a website setup with blogging software, and the possibilities are endless. Caughtya.org focuses on disability parking offences worldwide. I recently mentionned HollaBack, which focuses on street harassers. I have now found Parking Idiots in Singapore which focuses on inconsiderate drivers who park improperly in Singapore.
We all aim for a similar thing: Creating changes in behaviour from people who shouldn't do some of the things they do. Our focus is different, our methods vary slightly, but it is about social change.
I was particularly pleased to find the Parking Idiot site, as it re-affirmed for me that it's not only people with disabilities who care about disability parking abuse. Granted, the folks on that site will snap anyone who does a bad parking job (parked over two spaces, rear end sticking into the road, etc). But they do recognise the importance of respecting mobility parking spaces. This is good, it really shows that everyone, whether they have a disability or not, can be socially responsible. It also shows that it isn't just about accessible parking, even if that is our focus.
Some of the comments left on Parking Idiots are somewhat scary. People react very aggressively, and some quite childishly, to having photos of their cars appear on the site. Or even just the idea that such a thing might happen makes them react. One might ask, rhetorically, why people react so negatively? They know it's wrong to park in disability parking spaces. They know it's wrong to take up two parking spaces. If they are prepared to do the "crime", they should be ready for the consequences, whether it is a ticket, or being spotlighted on sites such as Caughtya, Parking Idiot, or Hollaback.
I gained hope from reading about the positive reaction from the authorities, who were willing to take in complaints from the Parking Idiot site and act on them. I am looking forward to the day where caughtya.org will be used by the relevant authorities as the tool it is intended to be. Little by little, all the pieces of the puzzle will come together and in the end, we'll have some solid results.
[tags]Disability, Parking, Disability+Parking, Accessible, Accessible+Parking, Mobility, Mobility+Parking, Technology, Social+Change, Social+Responsibility, Disabilities, Blog, Parking+Idiot, Hollaback[/tags]
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Comment by: Webmaster
The taxi company was contacted and their general manager is going to look into it. He said:
"If you have any additional information on the date and time of this incident I would welcome the receipt of that so we can identify the driver concerned at the time and address the matter with them directly.
Comment by: Webmaster
I may not buy more in one go, but I guarantee you I spend as much, if not more, than the average punter does in a week.
Comment by: Dirk
By that i mean they have few issues pushing around large food carts.
@SharkKMV Remember when we first started talking & I said, "I don't paint trains, I run them." #bait #caughtya #winner <3
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