Parking Wars

In Detroit, a violator attempts to drive away while his vehicle's being towed; a resident tries to remove a handicapped-parking sign the city of Detroit installed for him.

A Detroit car dealer wants to park vehicles on the sidewalk; drivers in Providence, R.I., get rowdy; Detroit firefighters need help keeping fire hydrants accessible.

A high-speed chase breaks out in Detroit; a face-off erupts in Providence, R.I.

In Detroit, a man becomes angry when he's ticketed near his house; repeat offenders contend their violations; Providence, R.I., residents are shamed into following the rules.

A gang of beauty-school students threaten violence in Detroit; a Providence, R.I., man blames a missing sign for his violation; and a booted car results in traffic problems in Detroit.

Nosy neighbors of violators in Detroit become a nuisance; crosswalk parkers are reprimanded in Providence, R.I. Also: A man's car is booted because of an illegal license plate.

A Trenton driver becomes outraged; a ticket writer is attacked in Detroit; and a man questions the legitimacy of a parking sign in Providence, R.I.

Residents become irate when their cars are towed from an apartment complex in Staten Island; violators challenge a ticket writer's authority in Detroit; and a Providence, R.I., man claims his tickets are bogus.

An irate Trenton woman attempts to prevent her car from being towed; angry residents are encountered in the Bronx.

A ticketer is harassed in Providence, R.I.; cars without permits are towed in Staten Island; and violators in Detroit refuse to admit their mistakes.

An angry man confronts a ticketer; illegal parkers are found in the Bronx; and a ticketer fights through strong winds in Providence, R.I.

An angry mob confronts a tow-truck driver in Trenton, N.J.; repeat offenders are ticketed in Detroit; and a driver tries to use an invalid handicap placard in Providence, R.I.

Tickets are issued to cars that are parked on a sidewalk in Detroit; a construction worker parks illegally in Providence, R.I.

A ticketer is disrespected in Detroit; a tow-truck driver is confronted by an angry woman in Staten Island; and a violator becomes enraged after being ticketed in Providence, R.I.

Offenders fly into a rage in Detroit; angry shoppers claim cars are being towed illegally.

A man blocks his car from a tow-truck driver in the Bronx; offenders are shown sympathy in Providence, R.I.; and repeat offenders attend traffic court.

Irate violators are ticketed in Detroit; car owners try to retrieve their towed vehicles in New Jersey.

A tow-truck driver demands to see a woman's parking permit; broken parking meters cause headaches for a ticketer in Detroit; and violators are ticketed in Long Island.

Former boxer Tommy Hearns is ticketed in Detroit; violators fight tickets in Providence, R.I.

A ticketer is confronted by angry violators in Detroit; the owner of a towed box truck becomes irate in the Bronx; and a ticketer attempts to educate drivers on new parking rules.

A ticketer gives parking tips to Detroit violators; a tow-truck driver tries to calm violators in Staten Island.

Illegal parkers are ticketed in Providence, R.I.; a woman tries to prevent her car from being towed in the Bronx.

An abandoned car is towed in Trenton, N.J.; taxi drivers try to evade the law in Providence, R.I.

A repeat offender tries to prevent her car from being towed in Staten Island; a driver parks in a bus zone in Hempstead, N.Y.