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In c700 BCE, King Sennacherib of ancient Assyria implemented the first parking restrictions, which were inscribed on signs reading Royal Road let no man decrease it . Anyone who disobeyed this rule was subject to the death penalty, followed by impaling outside their own home.

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In c700 BCE, King Sennacherib of ancient Assyria implemented the first parking restrictions, which were inscribed on signs reading “Royal Road – let no man decrease it”. Anyone who disobeyed this rule was subject to the death penalty, followed by impaling outside their own home.

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