Did you know that the Roman empire collapsed because emperor Vespasian banned free curbside parking and made car parking paid? The expression "pecunia non olet" refers to the exhaust fumes of the Roman cars. #LowQualityFacts
He also set the price of parking to a 5 denarii/horae fee for lot and a 1 Quinarii/horae fee for curbside parking. This prompted the need for the majority of Romans to return to using the less expensive, although often stolen "park anywhere" chariots or using slow, overcrowded public carts or to walking.
