How do you really feel about the parking chair? (Pittsburgh: cul-de-sac, home)

[PghYinzer]

Originally Posted by toosie

You mean doing a u-turn in order to park? Totally do that.

No, just crossing traffic to park your car so that your headlights are pointing into oncoming traffic.

[Moby Hick]

Originally Posted by PghYinzer

No, just crossing traffic to park your car so that your headlights are pointing into oncoming traffic.

I thought that was completely legal here.

[erieguy]

Originally Posted by Moby Hick

I thought that was completely legal here.

That's not legal anywhere.

[Pitt Chick]

§ 3354. Additional parking regulations.

(a) Two-way highways.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, every vehicle standing or parked upon a two-way highway shall be positioned parallel to and with the right-hand wheels within 12 inches of the right-hand curb or, in the absence of a curb, as close as practicable to the right edge of the right-hand shoulder.

(b) One-way highways.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, every vehicle standing or parked upon a one-way highway shall be positioned parallel to the curb or edge of the highway in the direction of authorized traffic movement with its right-hand wheels within 12 inches of the right-hand curb or, in the absence of a curb, as close as practicable to the right edge of the right-hand shoulder, or with its left-hand wheels within 12 inches of the left-hand curb or, in the absence of a curb, as close as practicable to the left edge of the left-hand shoulder.

[Pghuser]

The parking chair/cone doesn't mean anything to me. No one owns the public parking spot in front of their home. Should've bought a house with a garage.

[Lost_In_Translation]

Originally Posted by Pghuser

The parking chair/cone doesn't mean anything to me. No one owns the public parking spot in front of their home. Should've bought a house with a garage.

I love how some RE agents advertise parking in front of homes in Southside...as if having a non assigned spot in front of your half lot row home counted as personal parking. I don't own a car terrible enough to subject to the horrors of street parking.

[speagles84]

Originally Posted by Merge

I don't put out a chair, and neither do the folks on my block. But you are pretty naive if you think there will be no consequences if you decide to move one. It's just not a good idea, especially if you don't know the people in the neighborhood. SCR can get away with it because he's in-and-out. But if you are going to stay for a bit you should expect ramifications, even if unjustified.

Agreed. My roommate did it once and his car was keyed the next morning with a nasty note on the windshield.

[lprmesia]

Originally Posted by Lost_In_Translation

I love how some RE agents advertise parking in front of homes in Southside...as if having a non assigned spot in front of your half lot row home counted as personal parking. I don't own a car terrible enough to subject to the horrors of street parking.

To be fair though, some of the streets in South Side do have permit parking.

[Paul2421]

Originally Posted by jay5835

Bless your hearts.

Wouldn't expect otherwise from those two.

[eschaton]

I have a coworker who lives in Edgewood. His family has a driveway, and only one car, so he doesn't have to worry about off-street parking. However, his next-door neighbor doesn't have a driveway and has two cars. His neighbor not only parks in front of his house, but puts up a chair in front of his house when not using the space. It frustrates him to no end, because it makes everyone on his block think he's the jerk.

Personally I've never lived anywhere in Pittsburgh where people used "the chair." I have had neighbors who seem to park like idiots though, leaving a half car space in front and behind them to ensure no one gets near them. Since I've moved to Morningside, I've found that a lot of people actually seem to believe they "own" the spot in front of their house. One guy even told my wife (nicely) that the parking space was included in his rent. I dunno if he was just speaking rhetorically or getting ripped off.