{"id":17298,"date":"2013-01-11T05:55:10","date_gmt":"2013-01-11T03:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/our-very-first-traffic-hero-of-the-day\/"},"modified":"2013-01-11T05:55:10","modified_gmt":"2013-01-11T03:55:10","slug":"our-very-first-traffic-hero-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/our-very-first-traffic-hero-of-the-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Our very first Traffic HERO of the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I am of the humble opinion that I have vast experience in photographing and dealing with people who park illegally in Disabled Parking areas. Up until yesterday the people that I have photographed or engaged in corrective behaviour with have been rude and dismissive of my community spirited attempt to take up the cudgels on behalf of the disabled.<\/p>\n

I have been verbally abused, accused of being racist, physically intimidated, warned by the Longhair that someone will take a knife to me and temporarily disowned by my children who think I have a death wish calculated to embarrass them no end.<\/p>\n

NOT ONCE has an illegally parked driver done the right thing, acknowledged his mistake and moved his vehicle immediately, until yesterday that is<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The story goes like this: I snapped a vehicle as it was entering a disabled parking space at the Acres Shopping Centre. The driver made a gesture of question to me and I, gearing my loins for a tirade of abuse, pointed out to him that he was taking up a space meant for the disabled. Much to my surprise he apologised profusely and promised to move his car immediately. Then he followed up by finding me in the Acres Spar<\/a> and confirming that he had moved his car and once again apologising. Colour me so impressed to find someone so willing to acknowledge a mistake AND rectify it immediately.<\/p>\n

I promised to not make him the Traffic Hooligan of the day and delete the image.<\/p>\n

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BUT, I then thought that this was such a rare occurrence that it would be fitting to make him the very first MyPE TRAFFIC HERO OF THE DAY.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Originally submitted to MyPE<\/a> by:<\/strong> Alan Straton<\/p>\n

\"Traffic<\/p>\n

Traffic Hero Of The Day<\/p>\n

Click here to see more PE Traffic Hooligans of the day<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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