Citation for parking the wrong way in front of my house? (Dallas: crimes, law)

[lh_newbie]

Originally Posted by Spookmeister

Pardon my insouciance, but is that worth the cost of the citation? That ranks right up there with "But all those other cars were speeding too, officer, why don't you ticket them too?"

Since I thought no one got ticketted for this offense, I didn't think I would either. Now that I know it is enforced, I park in the correct direction. So no, it's not worth it.

[stillkit]

Originally Posted by kdogg817

LOL lets also include driving too slow as a fine.

You already can get a ticket for driving too slow, though it's not commonly enforced.

For instance, interstate's in Texas have a minimum 40 mph speed limit. If you're in the left lane of any mulitple lane highway and not overtaking the vehicle on your right, you can get a ticket for that too, which would essentially be a ticket for driving too slow.

As with parking in the wrong direction, just because nobody gets a ticket for it doesn't mean they can't, or that ignoring the traffic rules is a good idea.

[PanTerra]

Originally Posted by lh_newbie

Since I thought no one got ticketted for this offense, I didn't think I would either. Now that I know it is enforced, I park in the correct direction. So no, it's not worth it.

And miss out on the fun, for both parties, of pulling out into oncoming traffic, while sitting on the opposite side of the car? Where's the challenge in that?

[Grainraiser]

This is nothing more than the city fleecing the residents for cash. How anyone can see it any other way is beyond me. Calling it dangerous is pretty funny in my book.


Grainraiser

[loves2read]

This is nothing more than the city fleecing the residents for cash seems to imply there is something illegal about what the city is doing...there is not...
while you may not agree that it is time well spent by the police...it is not something like a speed trap which is designed to not be noticed until the speeder has entered the trap and been caught/cited by the patrol officer...
the idea that you can't park the wrong way was part of the TX driver's handbook rules of the road when I got my license--I would assume it is still there if people bother to read it before taking their test (although many people don't have to take a test now to get a license)...

and there are times when parking the wrong way and pulling out from that direction can be dangerous--not most of the time--but sometimes...

[Metro Matt]

Sure, its cool to be a jackass. I get it. Anyways...I hope Dallas continues to write more of these parking on the wrong side of the street tickets. Its only one of the oldest rules in the book & one of the first things they teach you in Drivers Ed & Defensive Driving.

All I know is if someone hits your car while parked its not gonna be their fault, but rather yours for parking like an idiot. This is the reason they have orange & red reflectors on cars - for night time safety.

[Fillmont]

Originally Posted by Metro Matt

Sure, its cool to be a jackass. I get it. Anyways...I hope Dallas continues to write more of these parking on the wrong side of the street tickets. Its only one of the oldest rules in the book & one of the first things they teach you in Drivers Ed & Defensive Driving.

All I know is if someone hits your car while parked its not gonna be their fault, but rather yours for parking like an idiot. This is the reason they have orange & red reflectors on cars - for night time safety.

It is not being a jackass, at all, for small residential streets. It's not about laziness either.

[Grainraiser]

I will be the first to admit that it has been 30 years since I looked at a drivers ed manual. I personally have never heard of parking in the wrong direction. Heck I don't even know what is considered the correct way to park on a residential street. The only rule my neighborhood has is not to block fire hydrants or mail boxes. This is clearly an attempt to generate revenue for a cash strapped city. I fear many other cities will follow their lead. If the city was realy concerned they would have gave residents warnings and then issued citations. Most residential streets are so narrow that parking either direction offers the same benefits. I personally have never heard of a person being involved in a accident because someone parked in the wrong direction. This would be a valid arguement if we were talking about downtown or Greenville ave. It does not hold water for your typical residential street IMHO. They are enforcing it for the money not the safety of the residents pure and simple.


Grainraiser

[loves2read]

The only rule my neighborhood has is not to block fire hydrants or mail boxes. ---
that is not a NEIGHBORHOOD rule--it is a STATE/FEDERAL rule--
NO neighborhood can allow residents to block mailboxes or fire hydrants...

of course they are enforcing it for the money---no one is arguing that--but the rule was put there for GENERAL SAFETY--so that every street did not have to be on a separate plan judging if it was/was not safe for people to park going the opposite direction...
there are times that individual streets in towns have special parking regulations (like NO PARKING during hours of X to Y) and when those are in existence the city public works puts out special signs to notify drivers that different rules are in force...

Dude--the cities are cracking down on drivers in many ways to bring in additional funding--lots of people have posted about more police using radar enforcement, doing registration/inspection sticker pullovers---so it was a logical thing to go to this enforcement...
frankly there are probably some neighborhoods where this problem is much more pervasive than others and having people get tickets might improve the overall appearance of the neighborhood...

don't do the crime, if you can't do the time...

[Fillmont]

Originally Posted by Grainraiser

I will be the first to admit that it has been 30 years since I looked at a drivers ed manual. I personally have never heard of parking in the wrong direction. Heck I don't even know what is considered the correct way to park on a residential street. The only rule my neighborhood has is not to block fire hydrants or mail boxes. This is clearly an attempt to generate revenue for a cash strapped city. I fear many other cities will follow their lead. If the city was realy concerned they would have gave residents warnings and then issued citations. Most residential streets are so narrow that parking either direction offers the same benefits. I personally have never heard of a person being involved in a accident because someone parked in the wrong direction. This would be a valid arguement if we were talking about downtown or Greenville ave. It does not hold water for your typical residential street IMHO. They are enforcing it for the money not the safety of the residents pure and simple.


Grainraiser

My thoughts exactly. There is nothing lazy or idiotic about parking either way on these kinds of residential streets.