So my car died 2 months ago. It has been parked in the same place for 2 months. This morning, I woke up to a nice $40 parking ticket on the windshield. It says that I am parked 10 feet from the intersection, and that I am supposed to be 20 feet from it. I guess I can't dispute the ticket, I'm just pissed that one @$$hole cop decided to ticket me for such a ridiculous offense.
:2guns: :police:
Cops are good or bad depending on the view of the beholder, if he writes you a ticket he's a bad cop, if he writes the guy who pulled out on front of you he's the good cop---same cop.. If the car was there that long he is responding to a complaint or several complaints, in that case he is required to write the ticket. Parking tickets to a road cop are "trash", meaning it doesn't count on your monthly stats, only meter maids get credit for those because that's all they do. It's true there are some @$$hole cops ( mostly Gung Ho rookies ), but for the most part we just want to get through the day/night in one piece and go home.
When did a cop ever write up someone for pulling out in front of you ... yes after you crash and they have driven away the cop would write you up for a broken turn signal after you wait 90 mins for the Idiots to show up.
The one and only time I saw a cop do something right before something wrong happened was when a few weeks ago this minivan made a left turn after her light turned red. Heck it was after my light went green on the perpendicular road. The cop was right behind the minivan who I guessed hadn't seen him. The cop put on his lights and followed the minivan and pulled em over. Bingo.
Cool.
Buddha.
Well, let's see, it happened to me once while riding my motorcycle, a guy cut me off on the expressway and almost killed me ( closest I ever came to an accident on a bike ) and a State trooper saw the whole thing. I'd like to have a dollar for every time I was on the other end of that scenario on duty and had people come by and thank me for being there. I've had lots of civilian observers ride with me for full 8 hour shifts and wonder out loud how I manage to put up with all the ass- holes I have to deal with on a daily basis----but then you wouldn't know about that.
My favorite citizen rant ( while I'm handing them a citation ) is "Where were you when someone was breaking into my house"?---Gosh, i'm not sure, where is your house? I only have to patrol a 40 square mile district, don't know how I missed being there when that took place. I also ask them, percentage wise how do you think deaths resulting from residential break-ins compare with traffic deaths.
By the way, before you blurt that tired worn out old cliché, the only time I ever, in 25 years, set foot in a donut shop was once while on probation riding with my field training officer.
Here in OH, most things that drive me up the wall like texting and driving, etc. are secondary violations, which means that you have to be pulled over for something else FIRST, then be cited for something else, like texting.
80% of cars that I pass on the road have drivers actively texting, or gibber-jabbering on the phone. Is it REALLY that important? Most of the time, no.
Following too closely is something heavily monitored here, I know that for sure.
Cops are doing their job. If there is an increase in X and some real high up is moaning about it. It hits the commissioner's desk and get passed all the way down to the cop on the street who is told to enforce X. As that is who we deal with we pass our frustration on to them. It's not personal, it's their job. Your job is different. Nothing more.
Michael
Perhaps I should elaborate. I live just off of Tulane University's campus, and the TUPD just got its jurisdiction expanded into my neighborhood. NOPD was fine with my car there, but the bored TU cops just walk around writing parking tickets. I agree not all cops are bad, I've had some pleasant conversations with them before, but a large number of Tulane cops are power hungry jerks that get off on inconveniencing others and are just plain rude.
Graham
so...
:2guns: Tulane :police:
devils advocate, but how would you feel if a moto rider was SMIDSY'd because you car being too close to the intersection interfered with other road user's views of the intersection? I reckon you're lucky it wasn't towed, $40 is a cheap warning to move it.
Quote from: ThatOtherGuy on September 11, 2012, 12:03:32 PM
devils advocate, but how would you feel if a moto rider was SMIDSY'd because you car being too close to the intersection interfered with other road user's views of the intersection? I reckon you're lucky it wasn't towed, $40 is a cheap warning to move it.
I was going to say something similar. There is a reason that there a law against parking at an intersection. I'm sure you would be cursing the guy who did what you did if you had crashed into his car while trying to turn.
There are cars that park way too close to the intersection of the road I live on. It's extremely annoying and dangerous. I'd love it if a cop would write them a ticket.
I was half on the curb (in my yard), it was very easy to see around me. It is a very squat car.
Could you see a small child walking on the into the intersection over your very squat car? There are reasons for the laws. If you get caught breaking a law, you have very little to complain about. You can complain about the validity of the law, or whether there is sufficient public awareness of the law, but not the cop who enforced it. Take responsibility for your own actions. $40 dollars is not a big deal.
look, youre just gonna have to take my word for it, there was no safety concern. Trust me, the law doesnt exist to protect little kids from walking into roads. I think anyone would be pissed if they woke up to $40 being plucked out of their pocket. The law is ridiculous. it exists to facilitate turning onto roads that are very narrow and have parking on both sides of the road. The road the car was on is unusually wide for new orleans, and there are no parking signs that line the opposite side of the road. Can't I just be pissed about this? You would be too if your car that had been happily parked for 2 months was molested by a $40 ticket.
Quote from: ojstinson on September 11, 2012, 09:00:08 AM
Cops are good or bad depending on the view of the beholder, if he writes you a ticket he's a bad cop, if he writes the guy who pulled out on front of you he's the good cop---same cop.. If the car was there that long he is responding to a complaint or several complaints, in that case he is required to write the ticket. Parking tickets to a road cop are "trash", meaning it doesn't count on your monthly stats, only meter maids get credit for those because that's all they do. It's true there are some @$$hole cops ( mostly Gung Ho rookies ), but for the most part we just want to get through the day/night in one piece and go home.
local law enforcement here state " theyre not bound by a quota system" but i wonder sometimes. but id agree to the complaints, someone somewhere said something. or cops paid attn. to the same vehicle. my vehicles are on the road but since this section is a private drive it doesnt matter. but ive got to move the vic. because if the little house catches fire the car car block the truck. anyhoo in your case id say, cops were watching, and or someone kept saying something
I feel your pain with campus PD. Up here in Monroe at ULM, the cops try to ticket me when I park in this spot that's on campus but doesn't belong to campus.
You can't park in the grass!
Oh, well, this isn't your property, let me speak to your Captain.
Out of the 20+ tickets I've gotten, all of them have been dismissed when their boss told them that wasn't their jurisdiction.
College Student : 1
Campus PD: 0
Quote from: Alphad0g on September 11, 2012, 07:49:33 PM
I feel your pain with campus PD. Up here in Monroe at ULM, the cops try to ticket me when I park in this spot that's on campus but doesn't belong to campus.
You can't park in the grass!
Oh, well, this isn't your property, let me speak to your Captain.
Out of the 20+ tickets I've gotten, all of them have been dismissed when their boss told them that wasn't their jurisdiction.
College Student : 1
Campus PD: 0
thats always fun lol
Quote from: gsatterw on September 11, 2012, 02:00:01 PM
look, youre just gonna have to take my word for it, there was no safety concern. Trust me, the law doesnt exist to protect little kids from walking into roads. I think anyone would be pissed if they woke up to $40 being plucked out of their pocket. The law is ridiculous. it exists to facilitate turning onto roads that are very narrow and have parking on both sides of the road. The road the car was on is unusually wide for new orleans, and there are no parking signs that line the opposite side of the road. Can't I just be pissed about this? You would be too if your car that had been happily parked for 2 months was molested by a $40 ticket.
Parked half on and half off the road and too close to the intersection? Where I live you would have either....
1 - have been towed
2 - been hit with a sticker to remove car within X hours or it will be towed
3 - hit with a parking infringement notice
4 - number 1 and 3 combined
You did the wrong thing. You know it. Are pissed for getting busted. I think you've learned a lesson.
Michael
Why isn't "burnchasis" here? This seems like a perfect thread for him to destroy with all of his :bs: you-know-what. :bs:
Quote from: adidasguy on September 12, 2012, 11:55:47 AM
Why isn't "burnchasis" here? This seems like a perfect thread for him to destroy with all of his :bs: you-know-what. :bs:
Now that you have shown up I'm sure he'll make an appearance :icon_mrgreen:
Oh, hang on. It's not You that posted you got fined. So he'll probably be a no show. :dunno_black:
Michael
LMAO around here, 24 hour tow notices. orange for warning, followed by green for " take it" for whomever is towing that day. basically if i were to see a green sticker , id have to bust my arse to move the vehicle quickly
Okay,
well here is my pi$$ed off about a ticket moment. In the state of Florida you are not allowed to drive with your handicapped placard hanging off the rear view mirror. But, when parked it has to be there. The other day I was at the library for 40 minutes just as I was turning off the engine my friend from Boston called. Just enough to make me forget to put up my hang tag. But, it was laying visibly on the passenger seat. So, I came out after taking my test and I have a $200 parking ticket~ :icon_twisted: Well, actually not me my roommate because technically Rocky is under his name, not mine. I went straight to KPD two blocks away showing my hang tag and the registration that has the address matching my DL. The guy looked at me and said " let me guess you left it on the seat we will rescind it. Catch though $25 paperwork fee!" I was livid why the freak do you need to charge $25 to make a copy of my DL and hang tag and four key strokes on a computer :dunno_black:
Sorry, but that pi$$es me the fluck off. Your darned if you do and danged if you don't! No one's safety was at risk and I wasn't doing anything harmful. I wish I could get the registration in my name so I could get a permanent plate like Flick but unless your name is on the title no deal.
BTW KPD told me the library is the worst place to forget your tag old people call us all the time complaining. We get 10-15 calls a day! That is ludacris! Old people need to get a life!
Mary
Quote from: Toogoofy317 on September 12, 2012, 10:25:21 PM
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BTW KPD told me the library is the worst place to forget your tag old people call us all the time complaining. We get 10-15 calls a day! That is ludacris! Old people need to get a life!
Mary
That is their life. :icon_lol:
Never had a good experience with a cop. I have been pulled over for everything from low tire treads on my car to license plate lights that appear to glow in color instead of white. They always are writing ridiculous tickets just to see if they can stick. Even when someone stole a work van from in front of my house they were not helpful. They showed up and the only questions they asked was as if they thought i didn't make a payment or the neighborhood had it towed. Because it makes sense that a tow truck would mow down mailboxes as they were towing the vehicle or someone would make payments on a 20 year old vehicle. To make it even worse after a few weeks they called me to ask me if I found the vehicle so they could update the case.
Like I said, USELESS.u
I remember one early Sunday morning at the beginning of my shift I came upon a couple in a station wagon that had stopped on a paved street of a construction development that had run out of funds and had been abandoned, it was pretty desolate, miles from any inhabited area---it consisted of nothing but paved roads on a vacant tract of land. Seems these folks had adopted 8 or 9 homeless dogs and frequented this particular area to let them run free and play. While I was standing around talking to them and trading dog stories another cop from a neighboring district drove up and informed them ( while ignoring me---in my police car- in uniform - on duty ) they were trespassing and improperly parked, and if they didn't leave he would tow the car, arrest them, and call animal control to come pick up the dogs. Needles to say the guy was a complete and total Ass-* Hole. I quickly pulled him aside and following a brief but intense private discussion this arrogant jerk was on his way and the "subjects" were told they could stay as long as they wished. I won't argue that there are definitely some out there that aren't fit to wear the uniform, but fortunately, in my experience, they are few and far between.
It also depends on the locality.
I park my gs500 downtown in an alley on the sidewalk in Cincinnati. Have been 5 days a week for 6 months. No ticket no warning. Nothing.
The other day I was on my way to Chicago on my bike. Stopped at sbux for a coffee. Parked on the sidewalk cause there was no spots in the lot. 30 seconds later a cop comes storming in the coffee shop yelling at me. Told me that it is against the law etc etc. I said sorry officer I will move immediately. He then proceeded to tell me 3x that there was empty spots in the parking lot. Those spots just became available 20 seconds prior.
Quote from: ojstinson on September 13, 2012, 06:13:08 AM
I remember one early Sunday morning at the beginning of my shift I came upon a couple in a station wagon that had stopped on a paved street of a construction development that had run out of funds and had been abandoned, it was pretty desolate, miles from any inhabited area---it consisted of nothing but paved roads on a vacant tract of land. Seems these folks had adopted 8 or 9 homeless dogs and frequented this particular area to let them run free and play. While I was standing around talking to them and trading dog stories another cop from a neighboring district drove up and informed them ( while ignoring me---in my police car- in uniform - on duty ) they were trespassing and improperly parked, and if they didn't leave he would tow the car, arrest them, and call animal control to come pick up the dogs. Needles to say the guy was a complete and total Ass-* Hole. I quickly pulled him aside and following a brief but intense private discussion this arrogant jerk was on his way and the "subjects" were told they could stay as long as they wished. I won't argue that there are definitely some out there that aren't fit to wear the uniform, but fortunately, in my experience, they are few and far between.
wholeheartedly agree. like bikers, the bad cops fall into the 1% grouping. 1% make the other 99% look bad. Or put them under undeserved scrutiny.
Yup,
This is called confirmation biased. You have a thought in your head "cops are a$$holes" then you meet 1 that is a jerk out of say 20 other positive encounters you are going to remember that one encounter because it reinforces your belief that "cops are a$$holes" despite the fact that 19 of them where great guys.
Mary
In Seattle you are only allowed to park on a city street in one spot for 72 hours. No ticket, they just tow your vehicle. That happened once with my GS ($150+ in tow fees) and almost happened with my Van but I saw the notice in time. $40 is not too bad considering you broke the law. Plus it sounds like you knew the law ahead of time!
I have also seen the UWPD in our university district call in a fleet of tow trucks and tow an entire block of cars. "They can't tow all of us!" ---uh, yeah they can! :mad: