Reminds me of a much lower level "fight" between someone and the traffic authorities out here.
I have friends who live in a townhouse (think owned two-story flat). Most of the parking lot and garage access is communal, except for about 4-8 units that have a little junction just a little before you'd make a right turn into the main complex. This little junction doesn't have a lot of provision for outdoor parking really.
Well, one person, living in one of the units, rather than dealing with the extra walk entailed by parking in the main lot (I presume schedules conflicted enough that parking on the pad in front of the garage was NOT an option), would park on the street, between the entrance to the little junction and the main parking lot entrance.
This little spot between the junction and the main lot is maybe four car lengths total. On a one lane each way street. Right near one of the main drags. With no change in curb from the main intersection to where you'd make the actual right turn, basically if you turned, intended to go into the main complex, were used to there being no car there at all and not paying attention or eyes into the sun in the evening, you'd be at least banging corners really hard.
You can see where this might become something of a safety issue.
After some complaints, the city installed some "NO PARKING" signs along that little stretch. Predictably, the signs disappeared shortly after installation and the vehicle resumed parking along that bit. This happened something like two more times before the city upped the ante.
The city PAINTED IN A RIGHT TURN ONLY LANE at this point, because removing those painted lines would be a hell of a lot harder than cutting down the signs. Curved arrow, white line, the whole nine yards. Last I had heard, the vehicle effectively disappeared shortly after the vehicle's rather inconsiderate owner was seen arguing with a cop because he'd parked there again, I presume having attempted to position his vehicle to cover the arrow when doing so.
So yes, probably not the best idea to go against the authorities, especially when you are actually in the wrong, even if it's not "letter of the law" sorts of wrong (after all, until he started regularly parking there, they didn't have an actual reason to be more specific about that little stretch of road). They WILL make you eat that crow.
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"You know how parents tell you everything's going to fine, but you know they're lying to make you feel better? Everything's going to be fine." - The Doctor
I have friends who live in a townhouse (think owned two-story flat). Most of the parking lot and garage access is communal, except for about 4-8 units that have a little junction just a little before you'd make a right turn into the main complex. This little junction doesn't have a lot of provision for outdoor parking really.
Well, one person, living in one of the units, rather than dealing with the extra walk entailed by parking in the main lot (I presume schedules conflicted enough that parking on the pad in front of the garage was NOT an option), would park on the street, between the entrance to the little junction and the main parking lot entrance.
This little spot between the junction and the main lot is maybe four car lengths total. On a one lane each way street. Right near one of the main drags. With no change in curb from the main intersection to where you'd make the actual right turn, basically if you turned, intended to go into the main complex, were used to there being no car there at all and not paying attention or eyes into the sun in the evening, you'd be at least banging corners really hard.
You can see where this might become something of a safety issue.
After some complaints, the city installed some "NO PARKING" signs along that little stretch. Predictably, the signs disappeared shortly after installation and the vehicle resumed parking along that bit. This happened something like two more times before the city upped the ante.
The city PAINTED IN A RIGHT TURN ONLY LANE at this point, because removing those painted lines would be a hell of a lot harder than cutting down the signs. Curved arrow, white line, the whole nine yards. Last I had heard, the vehicle effectively disappeared shortly after the vehicle's rather inconsiderate owner was seen arguing with a cop because he'd parked there again, I presume having attempted to position his vehicle to cover the arrow when doing so.
So yes, probably not the best idea to go against the authorities, especially when you are actually in the wrong, even if it's not "letter of the law" sorts of wrong (after all, until he started regularly parking there, they didn't have an actual reason to be more specific about that little stretch of road). They WILL make you eat that crow.
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"You know how parents tell you everything's going to fine, but you know they're lying to make you feel better? Everything's going to be fine." - The Doctor