Parking Ticket in SF - VC22502A - Over 18" from curb

[MB DNA]

"I was definitely not 18" from the curb, I was actually touching the curb" with your RIGHT front tire only.

And where was the RIGHT rear tire? About 70 inches from the curb thus you did break the over 18" from the curb rule - I'm thinking that this ticket will stick.

[letsgoskatepool]

Blech, if you are not in the way of traffic you should not get a ticket. Just because the laws have not caught up with technology does not mean you should get a ticket.

[mmmeat]

Originally Posted by letsgoskatepool

Blech, if you are not in the way of traffic you should not get a ticket.

I concur. In fact, to show how much smarter you are than everyone else, go out and park next to a red curb. Or in a blue parking space. you show 'em!

We are a nation of law. If you don't want to obey the law, then move to some place far less lawful. Like the Middle East. Or Africa. Then you can park your Smart anywhere you want to and - barring jihad, military coup, or the uneducated having a bigger gun than you - you can do whatever the heck you like. Otherwise, obey the law.

Your pal,
Meat.

[MB DNA]

Originally Posted by letsgoskatepool

Blech, if you are not in the way of traffic you should not get a ticket. Just because the laws have not caught up with technology does not mean you should get a ticket.

Huh? What does technology have to do with this??

An on-street city parking space can be as narrow in width as 102". A smart is 106" long thus such parking does deserve a ticket.

Safety is another concern as entering the flow of traffic by pulling away from the curb nose first is much safer than backing out into the flow of traffic as Blech did,

The LAW wins.

[Alchemy R]

Originally Posted by mmmeat

I concur. In fact, to show how much smarter you are than everyone else, go out and park next to a red curb. Or in a blue parking space. you show 'em!

We are a nation of law. If you don't want to obey the law, then move to some place far less lawful. Like the Middle East. Or Africa. Then you can park your Smart anywhere you want to and - barring jihad, military coup, or the uneducated having a bigger gun than you - you can do whatever the heck you like. Otherwise, obey the law.

Your pal,
Meat.

But what if you love your country and don't want to leave it?

If you think it's a bad piece of legislation than work to change it. There's certainly enough of that around... bad legislation that is...

However, they did make the 451 longer than the 450. Just enough to make it not really fit perpendicular in most of our S.F. parking spots. I've talked to some DPT officers and they've said it's a gray area. They can ticket you for it if they want to but most probably won't. Some spots in the city do accommodate our cars fine but you're probably better off parking in a spot that would only fit a Smart. Or two upping in a metered spot if there's another Smart around.

Me? I'd contest it. What have you got to lose?

[sk8ndad]

The law is actually very clear. The right wheels (yes, both of them) should be within 18" of the curb. Obviously, they did not have the smart in mind when they made the law. If you think it should be changed, work with the legislature to change it. But the way you parked, one of your right wheels was definitely more than 18" from the curb :-).