In Houston, my automobile can get a ticket, and I don’t. I just have to pay the ticket for my car.
Bad car. Don’t let it drive itself around for a month.
An automobile which is parked improperly may be towed and impounded as collateral for the parking "fee" (in most cases, it is essentially a fee, since someone who parks improperly, gets caught, and pays the fee, will not have a record any worse than someone who never parks improperly). Issuing a ticket is cheaper and less hassle than towing a car, both for those who enforce restrictions and for those who park improperly.