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Fire Lanes: Don't Park in Them

Fire lanes are designed for fire trucks and other emergency vehicles, for emergencies. Convenient drop-off service for Christmas shopping is not an emergency.

It might seem obvious that shoppers shouldn't stop, or park, in a fire lane. Same goes for parking in a handicapped spot, if you aren't handicapped. But it's happening more frequently, now that the retail stores are busier than ever, and people are out shopping for Christmas. Milford Police are ticketing people more often for illegally stopping in fire lanes or in prohibited spaces. This would include parking in a handicapped space if you are not the placard-holder. Over the weekend, shoppers were ticketed at Hannaford Supermarket, as well as outside TJ Maxx. The fire lanes in front of, and behind, retail buildings, schools, supermarkets and other public spaces are designed for emergency vehicles. And the handicapped spots are for people …

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