Re: A Parking Ticket!

• Author: black twingle (---.gac.com)
• jconstantinos
• Date Posted: 07-01-08 10:51

I believe that you are all correct that it was legally incorrect for me to lock my bike up on the sidewalk (and that contesting a ticket would be a bit silly).

Still, I don’t agree with that particular bit of legality – if you have to lock it up (which you do with a light motorcycle or a moped) you really can’t park it on the street – are you supposed to just ride around until you find a place on the street that happens to be close enough to something you can lock up to?

I’d want to contend the ticket just to say “Look, I used common sense, and didn’t hurt anyone. Your ticket is legally correct, but it’s hardly sensible and it hurt me.”

Also, a bicycle is 90% of my transportation – I’m never going to get over the habit of locking up my stuff. I own two locks that are actually capable of securing my car to a post, if I should ever need to.