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Old 11-21-2017, 11:36 PM
 
Location: From Sunny Honolulu to Rainy Puget Sound Area
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I visited my doctor's office today, and his office is located near Tacoma General Hospital which is near downtown Tacoma area.

I have been to my doctor's office multiple times in the past, and have parked on the street, as finding parking in the parking structure tend to be difficult. I have always parked my SUV on the street without turning my front wheels towards the curb.'

Well today, I came back to my vehicle after my doctor's office visit as well as waiting for eternity at the pharmacy to get my medications.

I walked back to my SUV and saw a yellow envelope on my windshield, clamped down by one of my windshield wipers.

I thought it was some kind of business card or advertisement.

I looked closely and it was a parking citation. I was like "huh? there are no parking meters here, and the curb was not painted red,....nor was there a fire hydrant near that area."

I looked inside the envelope and there was a receipt-like paper stating the infraction. I had to look at the citation again, and laughed. It stated that my infraction was not turning my front wheels towards the curb. The cost of the infraction is $40.00. It's not a lot, but how the hell was I supposed to know this parking rule? The receipt-like citation also stated that the parking enforcement officer also took a photo of my front wheels not turned.

Anybody else here received this kind of parking citation dealing with not having your front wheels not turned towards the curb?
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Old 11-22-2017, 12:39 AM
 
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It's not a super strongly enforced law, but yes, it is the law here to turn your wheels towards the curb when parking on a slope/grade.

You might be able to have the fine mitigated if you've never gotten a ticket for this before. In any case, it's not a moving violation, at least.
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Old 11-22-2017, 04:15 AM
 
Location: Alamogordo, NM
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Ya gotta be a real dwoib ta give someone a ticket for not pointing their wheels towards the curb. Yikes.
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Old 11-22-2017, 05:55 AM
 
Location: Seattle area
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The whole purpose of this ticket is revenue collection.
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Old 11-22-2017, 06:52 AM
 
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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The whole purpose of this ticket is revenue collection.
As are most of the parking tickets, in fact the reason for parking meters. On the other hand, not turning the wheels to the curb can be hazardous and a legitimate reason for a ticket if on a hill. Especially with the recent Dodge transmission issues.

https://blog.caranddriver.com/fiat-c...hifter-design/
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Old 11-22-2017, 08:07 AM
 
Location: Seattle
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As I drive a lot around the region, I've received a few "ticky tack" seemingly unnecessary parking tickets over the years. It always amuses me to see the meter policeperson vehicles parked at weird angles and in sometimes hazardous places. Perhaps a small measure of revenge: a couple of times I noted their infraction and left a handwritten "ticket" on their vehicle when they weren't looking.
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Old 11-22-2017, 01:21 PM
 
Location: State of Transition
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I visited my doctor's office today, and his office is located near Tacoma General Hospital which is near downtown Tacoma area.

I have been to my doctor's office multiple times in the past, and have parked on the street, as finding parking in the parking structure tend to be difficult. I have always parked my SUV on the street without turning my front wheels towards the curb.'

Well today, I came back to my vehicle after my doctor's office visit as well as waiting for eternity at the pharmacy to get my medications.

I walked back to my SUV and saw a yellow envelope on my windshield, clamped down by one of my windshield wipers.

I thought it was some kind of business card or advertisement.

I looked closely and it was a parking citation. I was like "huh? there are no parking meters here, and the curb was not painted red,....nor was there a fire hydrant near that area."

I looked inside the envelope and there was a receipt-like paper stating the infraction. I had to look at the citation again, and laughed. It stated that my infraction was not turning my front wheels towards the curb. The cost of the infraction is $40.00. It's not a lot, but how the hell was I supposed to know this parking rule? The receipt-like citation also stated that the parking enforcement officer also took a photo of my front wheels not turned.

Anybody else here received this kind of parking citation dealing with not having your front wheels not turned towards the curb?
I've heard of this. I don't know if you were parked on a hill, but even sometimes with a light grade to the street, they may ticket people who don't turn their wheels appropriately, for safety. I've completely forgotten about that part of the driver training, but I don't live in a hilly area. It's a good point to remember, though.
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Old 11-22-2017, 01:28 PM
 
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If you were on any type in incline/decline, its common sense to point your wheels away from/towards the curb. If it was flat, then yeah, its a BS ticket.
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Old 11-22-2017, 03:48 PM
 
Location: Independent Republic of Ballard
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Just because you haven't yet ended up chasing your SUV down the hill...
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Old 11-22-2017, 07:05 PM
 
Location: Seattle
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I remember that rule from my 1982 Drivers Ed course and practice it every time I park on a hill. If the hood is pointed down the hill, you turn wheels in. If the nose is pointing up, turn the wheels out.

The intent is to have the curb stop the vehicle in case it begins rolling. I'm sure not as common of a hazard in today's vehicles as it was back in the good ol' days.
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