I saw a scooter yesterday that was parked at 45 degrees, 45 degrees in the opposite direction, lol.
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Who parks like this?
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triniboy27
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When I park, I do so in accordance with the bikes that are already there.
If everyone's parked perpendicular, then so am I.
If everyone's parked perpendicular, then so am I.
Exactly. We are agreed. So what does the angle requirement accomplish?
Edit: Max. distance from curb could make sense as a requirement perhaps. Are some bikes too long to park perpendicular? Though as long as a hummer is wide? Not likely. No, I don't get it.
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Well for one, to point out that parking with consideration for others is often illegal.
Haven't been to that mess of a city on the bike lately, but the street behind Gretzky's was always parked at 60 degrees. Why? Because I use to arrive at 6:30 and park that way. If you're 90 degrees, you're illegal, AND wrong! whether everyone else is doing it or not. All your friends downloading music and videos illegally, doesn't make it right; this is the same thing. Sheesh, if they all jumped off a Cliff . . .
Besides, like I said my bike is too long, so are many others. The street I used to park on was one-way and narrow. All kinds of people would park illegally on the other side of the street, forcing the through traffic to attempt to crawl through the narrow gap between vehicles. I'd seen a few bikes hit as a result, but never been one.
Some of the Green Hornets would ticket bikes parked 90 degrees, that were past the signs, or any other degree, for that matter, but most were 90. One would ticket everyone parked 90 degrees, but he was a sub when the regular guy was on vacation.
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If everyone is at 60 degrees, you can get just as many bikes in, and it's not illegal.
Better yet, they don't stick out into traffic.
Splash
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I see 2 bikes parked at 90 degrees and one at -45 degrees (or 315 degrees)
Splash
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no they don't
"no person shall park a motorcycle at an angle less than 45 degrees or greater than 60 degrees to the curb."
Clear as day
joe.bielski
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I'm guessing he had to poop real bad...
FLSTC
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"a motorcycle may be parked at an angle" - 'may', not 'shall'.
Earlier text says all vehicles 'shall' park in the direction they were proceeding with the right front and right rear wheels no further than 30cm from the curb (i.e. parallel).
Motorcycles are allowed to park at an angle, if they wish, within the allowed angle of 45 to 60 degrees.
Splash
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No... That makes absolutely no sense. What would the purpose of saying " within the allowed angle of 45 to 60 degrees" if you can park at any angle?
"Motorcycles are allowed to park at an angle within the allowed angle of 45 to 60 degrees"
All vehicles are to be parked at 180 degrees. But, there is an exemption for motorcycles. Read through it again.
Are big scooters listed in another subsection, or is it assumed that they will be parked on the sidewalk?
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Splash
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All vehicles are to be parked at 180 degrees BUT the exception is "no person shall park a motorcycle at an angle less than 45 degrees or greater than 60 degrees to the curb"
What's so hard to understand?
If you can park a motorcycle at any angle from 0 to 180, then why would they have "less than 45 degrees or greater than 60 degrees" in the regulation. Think a little.
No... Scooters are not listed because they are Motorcycles. And scooters are not allowed to park on sidewalks.
conundrum
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The one point that is interesting to me is the 'less the 45'...I always assumed it was 90 or less, and you could be parallel to the curb if you wanted to be. I rarely park on the street and when I do it is typically between 45-60, but I'll still have to keep this in mind.
read up the definition of exemption. Oh, and I was wrong it's 0 degrees, not 180. So, bikes can be 0 degrees and close to the curb, like cars, or 45 to 60 degrees with the back tire against the curb.
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SweetOnion
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You guys are thick in the head. The law is so that people on bikes don't park parallel to the street, in the direction of travel. That way the bike is far less visible, especially at night, and is more likely to be struck by a passing vehicle. It's not to nail people parking at a 90 degree. Still, parking at 90 has it's own risks... not being able to signal to enter the road because nobody could see your blinkers, or your tail light... but it's far better than parking dead straight.
kickstartt
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iegod
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The language is very clear here. You shall park your bike no less than 45º and no more than 60º. Not sure if you took math or not, but 0º is not within that range. This isn't even about exceptions.
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