AUGUST
2, 2007 --
LPR
spotted this sign on the south side of 13th
Street, between Broadway and 4th Avenue.
Question:
Why doesn't the sign simply say:
No Parking Anytime?
LPR's suggested reply: People would not be lulled into $115 parking
tickets if there
was just a No Parking sign at this location.
With
these two signs, people might take a hurried look and
misread the "No Standing" sign to permit standing from
7 pm to 7 am.
Borrowing from a famous declaration of
President Reagan, LPR says: "Tear down this sign, Mayor Bloomberg."
Are people getting parking tickets at this 13th Street
location? They sure are. LPR spotted this sign and
several ticketed cars, the night before taking this
photo, last week.
One couple walked up to LPR, that
night, looking bewildered, with the the gentleman
holding a parking summons in his hand. He asked LPR
about the ticket and LPR showed him the "No Standing" sign
that LPR spotted not long before.
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Tear
Down This Sign |
LPR asked about
the fine and was told it was $115. The couple indicated they thought
ticket and fine were unfair. LPR does not disagree.
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