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Originally Posted by HockeyIlliterate
1) The City issues them well after the snowfall has ended, thereby making it difficult for some to actually move their cars (since, you know, they are snowed in...);
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When the snow is still falling, the crews are busy ensuring that the main roads are clear for travel. Once the snow stops and the main roads are clear, the focus shifts to the residential roads. Why inconvenience people for 1-2 days longer than necessary if there's zero chance of getting to their road with a plow anyway?
The citizens of Calgary, and the media of course, don't seem to separate the two very different concepts : storm response and snow removal. Snow removal shouldn't begin until the storm response is complete.
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Originally Posted by HockeyIlliterate
2) The owner of the car is on vacation or on a work trip out of the city, and, having left their car parked on the street, is now unable to move their car (since, you know, they aren't in Calgary at the moment and--quite possibly--won't be for some time); and
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I said this in another thread, and I'm not trying to be too repetitive : I got an email alert about a snow route ban while in England (my parents live on a snow route, and were with me at the time), and within minutes their neighbour had moved their vehicle. It was extremely easy using the internet, the phone, and a helpful neighbour.