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I suspect if you scattered 400 cars around the city, randomly parked in the middle of streets and sidewalks, the city would have some unkind words for you, too.

jdavis703 8y ago
Except this is exactly what happens. Cars double park or park in bike lanes all the time. Cars drive on sidewalks or park in driveways blocking sidewalks (heck I was just honked at by an angry motorist driving his car down a sidewalk near downtown because I wouldn't move out the way). Cars park in private lots without paying. There's a reason why there are private tow operators, meter maids and cops out to enforce traffic violations.
- dragonwriter 8y ago
  > There's a reason why there are private tow operators, meter maids and cops out to enforce traffic violations. Right, so just dumping cars wherever isn't tolerated either.
  - jdavis703 8y ago
    The thing is so many people store their cars incorrectly nothing is usually done, so poorly parked cars and scooters are about the same problem -- except that a poorly parked car is potentially life threatening whereas a poorly parked scooters is annoying.
    - olliej 8y ago
      I assume from this comment you don’t live in SF? Because they do very quickly ticket and/or tow. They also frequently sweep up any tents put up by homeless people.
      - thaumasiotes 8y ago
        San Francisco is an outlier. I used to frequently see a meter maid waiting by a car parked right outside the office, until the hour turned and he could ticket the whole row.
    - geezerjay 8y ago
      > The thing is so many people store their cars incorrectly nothing is usually done This is patently false, as not only public entities (i.e., law enforcement and local governments) but also private companies (private tow operators) create and invest in specific services to address the problem. So,once a whole industry emerges to tackle a problem then obviously something is being done.
    - TeMPOraL 8y ago
      > The thing is so many people store their cars incorrectly nothing is usually done, so poorly parked cars and scooters are about the same problem In both cases, it's part of your civic duty to report cases like these. There must be a phone number in your city that you can call when you see someone parked a car (or a scooter) in a place where it's a) illegal, and b) is causing troubles.
megy 8y ago
Yes, except cities have 100,000 of cars randomly parked. So not sure what you are talking about. I mean, yes, there are generally accepted places to put a car, but only because they have been around so long. Yes, new things don't currently have that luxury, They are also a 100 times smaller, and easy to move, unlike a car.

jdavis703 8y ago

Except this is exactly what happens. Cars double park or park in bike lanes all the time. Cars drive on sidewalks or park in driveways blocking sidewalks (heck I was just honked at by an angry motorist driving his car down a sidewalk near downtown because I wouldn't move out the way). Cars park in private lots without paying. There's a reason why there are private tow operators, meter maids and cops out to enforce traffic violations.

dragonwriter 8y ago
> There's a reason why there are private tow operators, meter maids and cops out to enforce traffic violations. Right, so just dumping cars wherever isn't tolerated either.
- jdavis703 8y ago
  The thing is so many people store their cars incorrectly nothing is usually done, so poorly parked cars and scooters are about the same problem -- except that a poorly parked car is potentially life threatening whereas a poorly parked scooters is annoying.
  - olliej 8y ago
    I assume from this comment you don’t live in SF? Because they do very quickly ticket and/or tow. They also frequently sweep up any tents put up by homeless people.
    - thaumasiotes 8y ago
      San Francisco is an outlier. I used to frequently see a meter maid waiting by a car parked right outside the office, until the hour turned and he could ticket the whole row.
  - geezerjay 8y ago
    > The thing is so many people store their cars incorrectly nothing is usually done This is patently false, as not only public entities (i.e., law enforcement and local governments) but also private companies (private tow operators) create and invest in specific services to address the problem. So,once a whole industry emerges to tackle a problem then obviously something is being done.
  - TeMPOraL 8y ago
    > The thing is so many people store their cars incorrectly nothing is usually done, so poorly parked cars and scooters are about the same problem In both cases, it's part of your civic duty to report cases like these. There must be a phone number in your city that you can call when you see someone parked a car (or a scooter) in a place where it's a) illegal, and b) is causing troubles.

megy 8y ago

Yes, except cities have 100,000 of cars randomly parked. So not sure what you are talking about. I mean, yes, there are generally accepted places to put a car, but only because they have been around so long. Yes, new things don't currently have that luxury, They are also a 100 times smaller, and easy to move, unlike a car.