Can people mark no parking spots or handicapped reserved spots with cones?

[Anonymous]

Is there some rule that allows people to put out cones to construct no parking or handicapped reserved spots? Sometimes getting to legal spots near them requires moving the cones.

[Anonymous]

I mean they can, and you can move them (or run them over). They don’t mean anything.

[Anonymous]

Is that really legit because if someone is in a wheelchair how do they easily move the cone to park.

[Anonymous]

Do just mean creating your own reserved spot on the curb? No, those are made up. But if I had a disabled neighbor trying to hold a spot near their house, I'd respect that spot and leave the cones alone.

I have seen people put out cones to remind / reinforce existing laws about not parking too close to driveways, stop signs, etc.

[Anonymous]

Just to be clear, no person has the right to obstruct a parking spot with cones, signs, etc even if that person holds a Residential Disability Parking Permit for that spot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there some rule that allows people to put out cones to construct no parking or handicapped reserved spots? Sometimes getting to legal spots near them requires moving the cones.

If on personal property, they owners or their proxy can do as they want.

[Anonymous]

In Chicago, if there’s heavy snowfall and you spend a substantial amount of time shoveling out an on-street parking spot for your car, and then you’re just going to make a quick trip somewhere, you put cones or sawhorses or lawn chairs in your spot so you can park when you get back. It’s called dibs and it’s generally respected, although it’s not legal. If you move somebody’s stuff and park in the spot they shoveled out, you might return to your car to find your side view mirrors broken off.

[Anonymous]

Some jurisdictions allow for those with a disability to apply for a permanent handicapped spot near their house. I don’t think it’s common, but I have seen that in certain locations with just street parking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In Chicago, if there’s heavy snowfall and you spend a substantial amount of time shoveling out an on-street parking spot for your car, and then you’re just going to make a quick trip somewhere, you put cones or sawhorses or lawn chairs in your spot so you can park when you get back. It’s called dibs and it’s generally respected, although it’s not legal. If you move somebody’s stuff and park in the spot they shoveled out, you might return to your car to find your side view mirrors broken off.

That’s pretty common in many cities with large snowfalls - Boston, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, etc.

[Anonymous]

That is an absurd thing to do on a public street

[Anonymous]

My brother lives in a small town in Illinois and the town made a section of curb in front of his home “disabled parking” spaces, because apparently there was a lawsuit against the town by some advocacy group that said the town didn’t have enough disabled parking spaces per capita. So the town’s solution was to just go around randomly adding disabled parking spaces to every street, regardless of wether or not a disabled person actually lived early or not.

So now my brother and dozens of other residents can’t park in front of their own homes, and are ticketed by their town cops when they do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My brother lives in a small town in Illinois and the town made a section of curb in front of his home “disabled parking” spaces, because apparently there was a lawsuit against the town by some advocacy group that said the town didn’t have enough disabled parking spaces per capita. So the town’s solution was to just go around randomly adding disabled parking spaces to every street, regardless of wether or not a disabled person actually lived early or not.

So now my brother and dozens of other residents can’t park in front of their own homes, and are ticketed by their town cops when they do.

Repaint over the spots with black paint. Problem solved. They cannot ticket someone if those spots mysteriously keep getting painted at night.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some jurisdictions allow for those with a disability to apply for a permanent handicapped spot near their house. I don’t think it’s common, but I have seen that in certain locations with just street parking.

Yes, I've seen this in MoCo. It is a reserved spot with license plate listed.

From the Maryland page,
If you or someone living in your home has a disability, you may be able to reserve a parking space near your home. The steps for you to follow in requesting the action are described below

https://mva.maryland.gov/about-mva/Pages/info/12100/12100-01T.aspx

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That is an absurd thing to do on a public street

I grew up in Pittsburgh and every few years some politician would try to get people to stop doing it but that only lasts a little while.
If you choose to move the cones (more commonly a broken kitchen chair) I certainly hope you don't leave your car unattended for very long. Something might happen to it and there will be no witnesses.