http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/ticketed-winnipeg-family-confused-over-car-cord-controversy-1.2912160
Ticketed Winnipeg family confused over car-cord controversy Jan 15, 2015 [image] Charlene Mash-Hadlow says one of her family's cars was ticketed because the cord running from their house to the car was deemed an obstruction and safety concern by the city. A family living in Winnipeg’s St. Vital area is confused and angry with the city after their car was ticketed earlier this week. Charlene Mash-Hadlow said one of the family’s cars was ticketed for having it plugged into their home. The cord was strung from the front of their home across the lawn and to their car, which was parked on the road nearby. The cord was deemed an obstruction and safety concern by the city employee – something Mash-Hadlow disputed. “There is no obstruction at all,” she said. “It's the cord just running from our electrical outlet right to our vehicle, so no safety concern, I don't think." The city bylaw states that no one can run an electric cable across a street because of safety reasons. What angers and confuses the Mash-Hadlows is the fact that there is no sidewalk in front of their property. Councillor Brian Mayes said he remains unsure as to why the ticket was issued. “As you can see, there is no sidewalk here, so I'm not really sure what the issue is, so we'll follow up and check back at city hall,” said Mayes. “I'm not sure what the motivation was but (we) haven't had any other complaints about this property at all.” In Saskatchewan, some municipalities have softened their legislation around electric cords near city property. They have asked ticketing staff to consider car cord issues on a case-by-case basis and to be considerate of instances like the Mash-Hadlows that are at least within a grey area of the bylaws. The family has lived in its St. Vital home for 18 years and said they've never even been warned about breaking a city bylaw for plugging in their car. [© cbc.ca] For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html#nabble+template%2FNamlServlet.jtp%3Fmacro%3Dsearch_page%26node%3D413529%26query%3DEVLN%2Bbrucedp2%26days%3D0%26sort%3Ddate http://www.utilityproducts.com/articles/2015/01/utility-safety-disconnect-fuse-kit-safeguards-electrical-vehicle-charging-stations.html Utility safety: Disconnect Fuse Kit safeguards EVSE http://www.nextgreencar.com/news/6920/Bristol-Airport-plugs-in-with-electric-van Bristol.uk Airport IT using e-NV200 electric van ... http://www.nextgreencar.com/i/news_xlarge/bristol-airport-ev.jpg http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1473171/nissan-and-hydro-quebec-partner-to-expand-the-electric-circuit-public-charging-network-in-quebec Nissan&Hydro-Québec Expand the Public EVSE Network in Quebec.ca ... http://montrealgazette.com/business/local-business/quebecs-ev-charging-network-gets-a-major-boost + EVLN: polaris.com Acquires Brammo Electric Motorcycles {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Winnipeg-ca-Woman-s-family-Charge-cord-Ticketed-by-City-tp4673497.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
