Parking tickets are usually—but not always—placed under windshield wipers. “Avoid parking tickets by leaving your wipers on high” is a jocular parking saying that has been printed on several images.
 
“One wat to avoid a parking ticket while illegally parked is to set your wipers on high!” was posted on the newsgroup rec.autos.driving on March 17, 1999. “Woody Paige - Avoid parking tickets by leaving your wipers on high. Lol” was posted on Twitter on December 13, 2010. American sports columnist Woody Paige helped popularize the saying.
 
   
Wikipedia: Woody Paige
Woodrow Wilson “Woody” Paige, Jr. (born June 27, 1946) is a sports columnist for The Gazette, author, and a regular panelist on the ESPN sports-talk program Around the Horn. He was a columnist for the Denver Post for 35 years, co-host of Cold Pizza and its spin-off show 1st and 10 until November 4, 2006, when it was announced that Paige would return to the Post.
     
Google Groups: rec.autos.driving
Avoiding parking tickets
ralph
3/17/99
Leave your wipers on high speed when you park. Another handy tip!
   
Google Groups: edm.general
Wiper Blades and avoiding tickets?
KATO
2/23/03
One wat to avoid a parking ticket while illegally parked is to set your wipers on high!
 
Twitter
Charlie Tweeder‏
@CountyPresident
avoid parking tickets by leaving your wipers on high…
4:14 PM - 13 Dec 2010
 
Twitter
AustinNeedsCoffee‏
@AustinDWaldron
Woody Paige - Avoid parking tickets by leaving your wipers on high. Lol
4:14 PM - 13 Dec 2010
 
Twitter
Ehab‏
@thisisehab
“Avoid parking tickets by leaving your wipers on high” lol
4:15 PM - 13 Dec 2010
 
Twitter
Walter Madison‏
@WalterMadison
Avoid Parking Tickets Leave Your Wipers On High
4:23 PM - 13 Dec 2010
 
Twitter
Jake Sproul‏
@Snickers401
Want to avoid parking tickets?... Leave your wipers on high. (via Woody Paige) #GoodAdvice
11:24 AM - 15 Dec 2010
 
Yahoo! Answers (January 6, 2011)
Do you avoid parking tickets by leaving the wipers turned on high?
 
Funny Status
Avoid parking tickets by leaving your wipers on high.
May 26, 2011 Misc. Status Updates
Avoid parking tickets by leaving your wipers on high.
 
Google Books
Diddlysquat
By Wilkie Lee Jernigan
Pittsburgh, PA: Dorrance Publishing Company, Inc.
2012
Pg. 238:
Avoid parking tickets. Leave your wipers on high.
 
Facebook
Bangstyle
May 24, 2013 ·
Avoid parking tickets by leaving your wipers on high.
 
Funny Status
Avoid parking tickets by leaving your wipers on high.
July 10, 2013 Silly Status Updates
Avoid parking tickets by leaving your wipers on high.
 
Twitter
Bill Murray‏
@BiIIMurray
Avoid parking tickets by leaving your wipers on high.
2:30 PM - 4 Jun 2017