ContraCostaTimes.com | 01/27/2007 | These streets aren't made for walking
Thanks to Fred Pilot for this link, which is a real news story and not, I repeat, NOT a parody from The Onion of gated community baskethead repressiveness:


Get caught walking in the middle of the streets in Discovery Bay's Lakeshore neighborhood these days and it could cost you $50. The Lakeshore Residential Owners Association recently enacted a rule that prohibits people from walking in the streets of the gated 450-home community. The rule is meant to protect pedestrians and keep people from blocking traffic, said Carlos Tabarini, president of the association that governs the neighborhood. "It's intended for safety and good neighborly conduct," Tabarini said. "I don't think it's strict."