PARKING ISSUES

It's not enough that local drivers park where ever they want, now they can do it with impunity. The Israeli Police announced that they are not giving parking tickets anymore. Not for parking in a cripple space, double parking, parking near a hydrant, near a crosswalk or on a sidewalk. It's too insane for words. And it's not like they really bothered with enforcing parking laws before the big announcement. At least no one dares so much as stop for a minute in my place at home anymore. They are all afraid that if they do and I arrive, I'll just park there anyway and destroy their cars! I would too.
A local parking authority was supposed to have been set up a few months ago. It got delayed because the mayor was afraid he'd have to enforce it and his pals who are chronic violators would get mad at him. Never mind that if it was enforced the fines would solve a good part of the city's financial problems, and traffic would flow better on the streets and sidewalks. But something strange did happen yesterday. I ended up driving by City Hall twice yesterday because there cars parked in the red/white zone near the flower store.There were no cars in the red/white zone in front of city hall. Not a one. Never have I seen that. Maybe someone woke up and told all the city hall employees who park there to stop it?
Granted it's not exactly a world shaking problem, but it is indicative of the general attitude over here. People seem to think that they can do what they want the minute they get behind the wheel of a car. It's an Israeli attitude thing. I do because I can. There is next to no accountability from the top down. We really are going to have to get over that if we want to get anything done here.