01-12-2017, 01:47 PM
(01-11-2017, 12:01 PM)Coke6pk Wrote: “park” or “parking”, when prohibited, means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when standing temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers; (“stationnement”)
“stand” or “standing”, when prohibited, means the halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers; (“immobilisation”)
“stop” or “stopping”, when prohibited, means the halting of a vehicle, even momentarily, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or of a traffic control sign or signal; (“arrêt”)
If the taxis were actively loading/unloading passengers they were standing. I will assume they were likely parked. Regardless, as there is no stopping on the tracks, they shouldn't be using it as a taxi stand.
Coke
(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)
Coke, as always, thanks for your insight into this!
This morning on my way to work, I did a little mini-tour along the South part of the line... no parking on the rapidway on Charles, but still lots of cars on Borden. I don't think there are "targeted" signs up down there, though - just in UpTown on King, and in front of the Transit Terminal and The Tannery, on Charles.
The priority will to keep people off of the areas with those signs, for right now, since Mass Electric is starting there with additional OCS/Catenary work, and working South. They won't be down Borden/Ottawa way for a bit.