Ethics-free Parking?
What can be done about people who park by chasing a streetcleaner and ducking in to a space open from those that have temporarily double parked for said streetcleaner? I know it’s America..free to do as you please..but c’mon. Isn’t this a totally ruthless and slimy tactic? Aren’t there certain unwritten rules that we all…
What can be done about people who park by chasing a streetcleaner and ducking in to a space open from those that have temporarily double parked for said streetcleaner? I know it’s America..free to do as you please..but c’mon. Isn’t this a totally ruthless and slimy tactic? Aren’t there certain unwritten rules that we all go along with so that this cauldron doesn’t bubble over?
Seems to me you are all gaming the system. And it is the double parker who is violating a (albeit rarely enforced) parking regulation. No outrage on this one.
On my block it just seems to work out, except for the few off-duty cops who don’t move their cars for nobody. The street cleaner usually finishes 15 minutes after alternate side begins and Traffic agents are pretty hardcore about writing up violations right up till the minute alternate side ends. (Then we don’t see them again for a week).
I just hope that when you leave your car double parked you also leave some form of contact info in case the person that you’ve blocked in has to move.
jebensch,
As a bike commuter, do you stop at all red lights and wait for them to turn green? Do you use the bike lane and only travel in the direction of traffic? If you say yes, your a lier! The answer, from 99% of bikers, is NO. So, STFU about your unwritten rules and start following the written laws on your bike!
If I may say so, you got rich people problems. “Oh, where to put my car???” Count your blessings, friend.
Well it usually doesnt happen as soon as the sweeper goes by (unless it goes by as soon as the restriction ends). But say the restriction ends at 1 PM…and your double parked (maybe you have been sitting in your car for 10 minutes waiting to move it into that spot right next to you on the other side of the street)…but right when you begin to oull over to it some guy comes flying down the street and gets there before you. That is what she is saying. But its NY…so I would never expect someone to actually let me get the spot anyways!
i have never seen that happen
hahah…ya I now understand you. That is rather annoying, but hey…this is NYC!
I’m talking about the empty side of the street that is temporarily so, in order for the cleaner to come through, and then cars directly behind the cleaner jumping into the empty spaces as the double-parkers are starting their engines to move back.
I know there’s no dibs. I know there’s no ownership of a street space. But I also know that neighbors here are generally considerate of one another when it comes to city-living that requires some interdependence. I consider it ruthless because it involves a large group of people trusting one another to make something work and it does, until one person essentially cuts the line and gives the finger.
Buttermilk – what can I say. I’m a bike commuter. I don’t use plastic bags. I buy local. But I also have two dogs and if I ever want to visit my parents or out-of-town friends, I need a car. It’s an economical 4 cylinder.