Soon, in Washington DC, hoping to be lucky and be out of the way of the parking ticket officer's route isn't going to be an option anymore when parking illegally. That's because the city has plans to install cameras on street sweepers, cameras that'll take pictures of the license plates of every car parked in its path for the issuing of tickets.

It's actually a pretty smart idea, one that'll strike fear into the hearts of drivers all over the city. It's sure to drive up city revenue with all the extra tickets they're handing out, and it might just encourage some more people to ditch their cars and use public transportation, which is always a plus. Good thinking, DC.

Washington Times, via The Raw Feed