Oh wow this is from the same author as https://walzr.com/bop-spotter -- love these projects
Find SF parking cops
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Re: Find SF parking cops
#122I did a fascinating analysis of SFMTA data a few years back. They posted a public list of names and license plates [1] that they refuse to take down, despite many emails from me over the years. I found a particular license plate that belonged to a plumber with an impeccable 5 star reputation on Yelp, whose business in SF was effectively ended by street sweeping fines. He accidentally paid the same ticket twice, which…
I don't understand or this makes no sense. If he paid the ticket twice, shouldn't SFTMA own him money? Why was it delinquent if he paid twice? Something does not add up in this story.
I think he got two tickets but paid one of them twice and forgot to pay the other one.
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#123Re: Find SF parking cops
#124This is kinda taking me aback a bit :).
I live in a small town (I happen to be in SF right now on business, and walked outside. There was an officer about a block away, right where the map said they were ~10m ago.
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#125> $158 > 99 Grove St > 10:43 AM • Truck > Blocking bike lane Thank you, Officer 0227!
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Others have already pointed out some of the obvious issues with your reasoning, but I'd like to add that improving bike and pedestrian infrastructure can actually make it easier for motorists by reducing the number of vehicles on the road and by easing congestion through traffic calming. You can actually end up with more parking spaces because while some parking spaces may be lost by adding bike paths (which is not a given!) it's entirely possible this is offset by a reduced number of cars on the road.
Also, in places with good bike infrastructure it's normal to see food delivery drivers riding bikes instead of driving cars.
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#126Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's illegal in California but in San Francisco official policy is to not enforce this law. If there's no red paint on the curb, they won't ticket you. This is official policy: https://www.sfmta.com/blog/making-enforcement-fair-our-new-p...
It makes sense. It was ridiculous that they were originally proposing ticketing people without there being signage that it was illegal to park there. They need to just paint the curbs.
Is it ridiculous to ticket someone who parks in the middle of Market St if there's no sign that it's illegal?
No. Driving a car is a privilege, and a dangerous one at that, which requires a competency test. It is not unreasonable to expect licensed drivers to know the statewide laws that govern that privilege without reminder signs.
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#127Earlier quoted context omitted.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/6663 Moreover: https://www.irs.gov/irm/part25/irm_25-001-006
One, yes, the separate charge of civil tax fraud is not tax evasion and is not a crime. Two, the IRS is a civil agency. It can only bring civil actions, even against alleged crimes. The DOJ, on the other hand, takes criminal referrals. (We tend to see civil siblings to criminal counterparts across our body of law.) Going back to OP’s question, when people refer to a high-crime neighbourhood, they aren’t talking about…
Yeah, that's my point. It's not a neutral point of view. Unlawfully operating cars is the most widespread and impactful behavior in SF, followed by wage theft, tax fraud, and tenant harassment. And all the other stuff that gets discussed as "crime" is in 4th place or lower.
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#128> $158 > 99 Grove St > 10:43 AM • Truck > Blocking bike lane Thank you, Officer 0227!
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I mean... I ordered dinner last night after getting into SF around 2am. Not only did I meet the Dasher in my hotel's lobby, when I saw the direction he was coming from on the app, I went outside, across the street, and over to the alley he was coming down then held my phone up so he could see me.
I don't live here, but I can see parking is a huge hassle. Why make the poor guy circle the block until the hotel's portico had an opening for him to park when I could just walk like 50', get my food faster, and save him 5-10 minutes?
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#129I'm missing something here. How did you get the dataset for this? And that too, in real-time?
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#130Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's illegal in California but in San Francisco official policy is to not enforce this law. If there's no red paint on the curb, they won't ticket you. This is official policy: https://www.sfmta.com/blog/making-enforcement-fair-our-new-p...
It makes sense. It was ridiculous that they were originally proposing ticketing people without there being signage that it was illegal to park there. They need to just paint the curbs.
The law has been widely communicated.
You could argue that people cannot be expected to carry tape measures with them, because their glove compartments are too small.
But the difficulty of judging the distance from the intersection is a factor in a minority of cases.
SFMTA could have chosen to enforce the law but allow a tolerance of 5 feet. That would start providing safety benefits earlier without surprising any driver who made an honest mistake in their estimate of the distance.