Nothing.
Why?
Because GO lots are first come, first serve. I know this seems unfair. I know that many people feel because of the cost of fare and the (still!) shitty communication surrounding delays, GO should do more when it comes to improving customer service and for many, this means creating more parking spaces.
They have.
They've built parking garages.
They've built parking garages at near-by stations to help passengers, such as those who usually depart from Oshawa, find a place to park. So you drive seven more minutes to Whitby, big deal. I did it many times. Usually when I was running late.
Now I just take the bus.
The onus is on the passenger to figure out how they will get to the station and to have a strategy in regards to parking. People who arrive early and park legally shouldn't have to be boxed in and blocked by people too lazy to get their shit together.
Occasionally I sympathize with illegal parking donkeys only because arriving at the station (Oshawa for example) and not knowing the parking situation, can be a shock to those who don't normally commute by GO. These people didn't intentionally leave at a time that leaves no time to find alternate parking. But parking illegally is a risk (and wrong, and they know it).
Those who are whining about being towed and being ticketed are people who are VERY FAMILIAR with the parking situation at over-capacity stations, but they park illegally anyway because they see others do it with no repercussions, so they figure "why not?" Bad strategy, folks.
More online at the Toronto Sun's website.
6 comments:
Woohoo! Even though it no longer affects me, I am just glad that GO is FINALLY doing something about the parking situation at the stations. Mostly, they are following through with the signage that has been there since Kingdom come saying that they will tow.
I did read a shoutout last week or the first week of October about some woman (I am assuming) bi*ching about the fact that she was towed at Clarkson.
wow, the article was pretty pointless, but the comments below it are scathing (and some racist). Reminds me why I don't read the Sun.
The comments section of the Sun is the only reason i read it. Comedy Gold.
I don't know how you do it. Some of those comments make me think there isn't much future for the human race.
I read the Sun. It is my main paper since I got into it with the Star and they pissed me off with telemarketing and I told them I want nothing to do with their company. I stand by my word.
Personally, I enjoyed the majority of the comments (except for the blantantly racists ones) because they said what we are all thinking: the woman in question is an idiot to do something illegal and then complain to the media when she was penalized for it.
Ya know GO commuters, STOP driving to the station and take the local bus, carpool, or walk/cycle.
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