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Re: Find SF parking cops

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Post by scottbez1 »

rahimnathwani wrote: post #111
scottbez1 wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The DMV is unfortunately wrong about this, with an invalid interpretation of CVC - the DMV handbook is NOT the law (it's a simplistic layman's interpretation), and is not a valid legal defense. That said, in SF proper it's absolutely inarguably illegal as a violation called "Obstructing traffic" in the SF transportation code. A bike lane is an active travel lane for vehicles as defined under the CVC (including bicycl…

I've had drivers cited for this in the past. I'm curious how you've managed to achieve this? I haven't found SF311 very responsive to requests related to illegal parking. Even if they respond, wouldn't the car be gone by the time they show up?

Yeah, they ignore SF311 reports by policy. I've managed it by flagging down an amazingly helpful parking control officer that happened to be in the area, or else by calling and reporting an obstruction of traffic (not mentioning the bike lane) and then waiting until the PCO arrived and talking to them.

The officers have almost always been helpful, but I think they generally tend towards lower confrontation and more "efficient" violations like street sweeping or expired meters by default (or perhaps directed by management).

Re: Find SF parking cops

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Post by mulmen »

jonahx wrote: post #79

What's funny is secure IDs could have easily prevented this but, even if the city discovers it and wants to shut it down now, I'd bet actually fixing the system would be too costly (IDs tend to couple to everything).

Just add a delay.

Re: Find SF parking cops

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Post by pfannkuchen »

knowitnone3 wrote: post #88
RyanOD wrote: post #64

Where I live, many people park at intersections right up to the curb making it almost impossible to see oncoming traffic from the right or left. Really scary when you have a 16-year old driver you're trying to keep safe. There is a very real reason why most intersections require drivers to park 20-30 feet away. Please think of the safety of others and adhere to this rule.

This is now illegal in some states

Hasn’t this been illegal in all states since the beginning of traffic laws?

Re: Find SF parking cops

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Post by buckle8017 »

RyanOD wrote: post #64

Where I live, many people park at intersections right up to the curb making it almost impossible to see oncoming traffic from the right or left. Really scary when you have a 16-year old driver you're trying to keep safe. There is a very real reason why most intersections require drivers to park 20-30 feet away. Please think of the safety of others and adhere to this rule.

This rule removed something like 10% of all parking spaces in SF.

Re: Find SF parking cops

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Post by lazyasciiart »

jeffbee wrote: post #127
JumpCrisscross wrote: post #97

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Why is it most impactful?

Re: Find SF parking cops

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Post by goopypoop »

vhcr wrote: post #85
RyanOD wrote: post #64

Where I live, many people park at intersections right up to the curb making it almost impossible to see oncoming traffic from the right or left. Really scary when you have a 16-year old driver you're trying to keep safe. There is a very real reason why most intersections require drivers to park 20-30 feet away. Please think of the safety of others and adhere to this rule.

This is solved with better infrastructure. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_extension

the picture on that article looks like a nice stripy parking space

Re: Find SF parking cops

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Post by Dylan16807 »

RyanOD wrote: post #149
vhcr wrote: post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is solved with better infrastructure. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_extension

Yes, I've seen some of this. While it certainly helps, it seems like a waste of limited resources. Why can't some people just follow such a simple rule?

Waste of what resources?

If anything I'd expect the sidewalk to be cheaper.

Re: Find SF parking cops

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Post by MisterTea »

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #117
mc32 wrote: post #102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Safeway? Sure. Mom-and-Pops? Not usually. How are small restaurants going to get their ingredients delivered if delivery trucks can’t park? Ok maybe in some locations they can park a few blocks away and deliver with hand trucks —but then they risk taking much more time to deliver and going back to a broken-in truck or van.

> How are small restaurants going to get their ingredients delivered if delivery trucks can’t park? The only city where this is a problem is New York, because we don’t have alleys in our densest neighbourhoods. And in New York, our solution is for folks to park illegally and the meter maids to print tickets which are treated as a business expense. In San Francisco, park in an alley, deliver at night, or park away fro…

> And in New York, our solution is for folks to park illegally, the meter maids to print tickets which are treated as a business expense.

Its a sad game that has to be played. Used to have a family business and a good chunk of our business was in Manhattan. The fucking parking games were insane and it got to the point where we gave up and started charging a Manhattan fee that was the cost of a parking ticket. Another issue was dealing with cops directly chasing you when double parked which was unfortunately another commonly needed tactic. Even UPS and FedEx play the game. You see a driver got out, load up a cart with a few dozen boxes and head down the street all while a traffic cop is writing up a ticket. It's such a bozo city sometimes.

Re: Find SF parking cops

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Post by renewiltord »

sugarpimpdorsey wrote: post #58
spankalee wrote: post #25

> $158 > 99 Grove St > 10:43 AM • Truck > Blocking bike lane Thank you, Officer 0227!

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Unfamiliar with SF? Uber Eats drivers don't "find parking". They drive two wheeler electric bicycles and scooters with a big box on the back. When they 'park' they stop their vehicle on the sidewalk.

I mean, I get your point that you can make rules that make other things costly. It's just that the SF adaptation doesn't have the characteristics that you describe so it's some kind of personal political erotica. What actually happens is:

> Dreams of a utopia with bike lanes everywhere and drivers ticketed left and right

> Delivery drivers double park their trucks and tickets are cost of business

> UberEats and DoorDash are delivered by electric bike with HMP logo on front

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