01-11-2017, 12:22 PM
(01-11-2017, 12:01 PM)Coke6pk Wrote: (One of my favorite lines from working by-law was when I issued a Fire Route ticket to a car with someone in it (but not actively loading/unloading) when they said "I'm not parked", I would reply, "What gear is your car in sir?". I'd always have to do a quick glance to make sure they didn't have a standard)
Although to be fair to the driver, an occupied car in a fire lane isn’t really a problem — if they see a fire truck presumably they’ll clear out. The problem comes when people leave their car, so there is no way short of ramming it for the fire truck to get through.
In general, I think short term (<15min) parking needs to be more available and free in more locations, while longer term parking needs to be less available and paid in more locations. Such short term parking is really just a function of driving at all — whereas longer term parking is car storage.