Near one of the entrances to my kid's school, there are signs on one side of the street that says "NO PARKING SCHOOL DAYS 7 AM-4 PM". However, this one is a little bit odd. The first sign starts on the straight side of an angled T intersection where the cross street is at an angle. This side also has no curb, which is common in the area. There's about room for two cars from one driveway until the first sign, and I was under the impression that it was legal to park until the first sign. I've parked there before and never gotten a ticket, although I remember one guy yelling at me that I couldn't park there.
Well this morning I brought my kid to school and saw one of the local cops writing a ticket. I'd never seen that before, and I'd actually seen them driving by while cars were parked there.
The sign is pretty small. It's not one of those that have an arrow and that necessarily mark where the no parking zone starts. The T intersection makes it hard to figure out where it should start. If there was a corner, that would be obvious. I'm wondering if this is something that could be contested in a hearing or court on the basis of it being unclear where the no parking zone starts.
Well this morning I brought my kid to school and saw one of the local cops writing a ticket. I'd never seen that before, and I'd actually seen them driving by while cars were parked there.
The sign is pretty small. It's not one of those that have an arrow and that necessarily mark where the no parking zone starts. The T intersection makes it hard to figure out where it should start. If there was a corner, that would be obvious. I'm wondering if this is something that could be contested in a hearing or court on the basis of it being unclear where the no parking zone starts.