Why can’t you park? Rant

[Seriously?]

Why can’t you park? I get that the owners of high-end cars just see no parking areas as an expensive parking spot, but what’s the excuse for the rest of you? No parking means no parking. You can’t park halfway on the curb because your car is too big for street parking. Bus stops are not pick up or drop off zones, nor are they a pull over spot for texting. 30 minute load zones are that. They’re not 30 minute+ parking zones to grab lunch, go to yoga, or a doctor’s appointment. You don’t get to block sidewalks because your car can’t fit in the driveway. You don’t get to park in front of fire hydrants. You are not so important that the rules don’t apply to you.

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[CarDriver]

I know what you’re talking about! I see it every day too. Unfortunately, as you know it’s been going on for a LONG time. The bad parkers have kids and since it must be a genetic trait the kids do it too. Sigh.

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[NorseGirl]

I don’t understand why drivers ignore the legalities of parking at the inconvenience/safety risk of other drivers and pedestrians.
The other day, in mid-Junction, this guy was double parked with car blinkers on. (FYI: there were a couple available parking spaces just ahead of him on California). He was on the inside lane causing a complete blockage of the lane, requiring drivers to move around him into the already busy outside lane. Many drivers who finally made it around threw him gestures, rolled down their window and said something to him. He just smiled, shook his head and waved them off.
I don’t know how long he had been double parked when I came upon him. However, I sat in the line of blocked cars and angry/frustrated drivers for about ten minutes. Finally, I saw him pick up a passenger from the nearby store and meander away in his car.
So selfish.

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