DC residents could soon issue parking tickets

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Anonymous wrote:Big Brother is watching

This is actually small brother

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Anonymous wrote:I may move back into DC just to be able to do this. I'd only work on Sundays, and would target the MD drivers who completely disregard all parking ruled when attending church. They make weekends terrible in certain neighborhoods.

This might be the best idea ever.

If you target the church goin’ folks who drive in from PG, you will be shamed and smeared like that author who dared to call out the lawbreaking Metro employee.

Righteous historical church goers versus righteous hipster bikers. Let the games begin!

I have never been a biker, or a hipster. But, in this, my cause is righteous. People who block other cars in, fire hydrants, and otherwise park wherever the hell they want deserve to be ticketed. Full stop. I also woudl eb working overtime this week, ticketing the cops from the middle of West Bumf*ck who drive into DC for Police week and completely disregard parking regulations (and otherwise behave like jackasses), because who's going to give them a ticket?

[Raises Hand] Right here. I'll be giving you the ticket, officer. I'll have *everyone* mad at me. Which means, of course, that I'm doing it right.

PP (and others who want to give out tickets), if you include the guys below in your ticket-giving enthusiasm, I will wholeheartedly second your nominations and fight for you all to take your rightful posts.

1. It's legal to bike outside the bike lane in DC. Unless he's on I-395 or another highway.
2. You have no idea if someone is parked in front of him in the bike lane, if there's a utility cut, a slower bicyclists that he's passing, etc.
3. You show based on your bias and ignorance that you do not deserve a drivers license. I look forward to ticketing you.

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Anonymous wrote:I may move back into DC just to be able to do this. I'd only work on Sundays, and would target the MD drivers who completely disregard all parking ruled when attending church. They make weekends terrible in certain neighborhoods.

This might be the best idea ever.

If you target the church goin’ folks who drive in from PG, you will be shamed and smeared like that author who dared to call out the lawbreaking Metro employee.

Righteous historical church goers versus righteous hipster bikers. Let the games begin!

I have never been a biker, or a hipster. But, in this, my cause is righteous. People who block other cars in, fire hydrants, and otherwise park wherever the hell they want deserve to be ticketed. Full stop. I also woudl eb working overtime this week, ticketing the cops from the middle of West Bumf*ck who drive into DC for Police week and completely disregard parking regulations (and otherwise behave like jackasses), because who's going to give them a ticket?

[Raises Hand] Right here. I'll be giving you the ticket, officer. I'll have *everyone* mad at me. Which means, of course, that I'm doing it right.

PP (and others who want to give out tickets), if you include the guys below in your ticket-giving enthusiasm, I will wholeheartedly second your nominations and fight for you all to take your rightful posts.

1. It's legal to bike outside the bike lane in DC. Unless he's on I-395 or another highway.
2. You have no idea if someone is parked in front of him in the bike lane, if there's a utility cut, a slower bicyclists that he's passing, etc.
3. You show based on your bias and ignorance that you do not deserve a drivers license. I look forward to ticketing you.

4. There's a car illegally in the bike lane, look at the left side of the picture.
5. You're polluting the city and our environment you leech.

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Anonymous wrote:I may move back into DC just to be able to do this. I'd only work on Sundays, and would target the MD drivers who completely disregard all parking ruled when attending church. They make weekends terrible in certain neighborhoods.

This might be the best idea ever.

If you target the church goin’ folks who drive in from PG, you will be shamed and smeared like that author who dared to call out the lawbreaking Metro employee.

Righteous historical church goers versus righteous hipster bikers. Let the games begin!

I have never been a biker, or a hipster. But, in this, my cause is righteous. People who block other cars in, fire hydrants, and otherwise park wherever the hell they want deserve to be ticketed. Full stop. I also woudl eb working overtime this week, ticketing the cops from the middle of West Bumf*ck who drive into DC for Police week and completely disregard parking regulations (and otherwise behave like jackasses), because who's going to give them a ticket?

[Raises Hand] Right here. I'll be giving you the ticket, officer. I'll have *everyone* mad at me. Which means, of course, that I'm doing it right.

PP (and others who want to give out tickets), if you include the guys below in your ticket-giving enthusiasm, I will wholeheartedly second your nominations and fight for you all to take your rightful posts.

1. It's legal to bike outside the bike lane in DC. Unless he's on I-395 or another highway.
2. You have no idea if someone is parked in front of him in the bike lane, if there's a utility cut, a slower bicyclists that he's passing, etc.
3. You show based on your bias and ignorance that you do not deserve a drivers license. I look forward to ticketing you.

4. There's a car illegally in the bike lane, look at the left side of the picture.
5. You're polluting the city and our environment you leech.

Then why fight so hard for them if they’re seldom used?

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Anonymous wrote:I may move back into DC just to be able to do this. I'd only work on Sundays, and would target the MD drivers who completely disregard all parking ruled when attending church. They make weekends terrible in certain neighborhoods.

This might be the best idea ever.

If you target the church goin’ folks who drive in from PG, you will be shamed and smeared like that author who dared to call out the lawbreaking Metro employee.

Righteous historical church goers versus righteous hipster bikers. Let the games begin!

I have never been a biker, or a hipster. But, in this, my cause is righteous. People who block other cars in, fire hydrants, and otherwise park wherever the hell they want deserve to be ticketed. Full stop. I also woudl eb working overtime this week, ticketing the cops from the middle of West Bumf*ck who drive into DC for Police week and completely disregard parking regulations (and otherwise behave like jackasses), because who's going to give them a ticket?

[Raises Hand] Right here. I'll be giving you the ticket, officer. I'll have *everyone* mad at me. Which means, of course, that I'm doing it right.

PP (and others who want to give out tickets), if you include the guys below in your ticket-giving enthusiasm, I will wholeheartedly second your nominations and fight for you all to take your rightful posts.

1. It's legal to bike outside the bike lane in DC. Unless he's on I-395 or another highway.
2. You have no idea if someone is parked in front of him in the bike lane, if there's a utility cut, a slower bicyclists that he's passing, etc.
3. You show based on your bias and ignorance that you do not deserve a drivers license. I look forward to ticketing you.

4. There's a car illegally in the bike lane, look at the left side of the picture.
5. You're polluting the city and our environment you leech.

Then why fight so hard for them if they’re seldom used?

That makes no sense. It's like arguing against new highway lanes because no one has driven on them yet.

Build protected bike lanes everywhere. Have you ever seen the 15th Street cycletrack? Plenty of people biking in it. Especially when one of you morons hasn't driven their car into it.

[Anonymous]

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The downside is issuing excessive parking tickets to neighbors' friends or family members that you don't like.

This is only a problem if you wantonly break parking and traffic laws and drive like an entitled asshole.

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Anonymous wrote:Hard no to this. Have you seen the show Parking Wars? People get violent over tickets.

That's because society allows drivers to act like entitled assholes.

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It would be great if we would order up DC speed humps on line!

[Anonymous]

Not super in favor of this. Ripe for abuse by busybodies.

BUT -- I was in a bus today and there were cars parked TWO stops in a row. The bus could not get into the stop. All in favor of bus-mounted cameras for bus drivers to take pictures of and have tickets issued to folks who park in bus stops. Plus bus drivers are public employees and can be trained to do this consistently and evenhandedly.

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Anonymous wrote:Not super in favor of this. Ripe for abuse by busybodies.

BUT -- I was in a bus today and there were cars parked TWO stops in a row. The bus could not get into the stop. All in favor of bus-mounted cameras for bus drivers to take pictures of and have tickets issued to folks who park in bus stops. Plus bus drivers are public employees and can be trained to do this consistently and evenhandedly.

Or we could have both. Imagine those times that you're waiting for a bus and some jerk pulls up to stand they car in the bus stop. Snap a picture and they get a ticket.

I think that if the program focuses on safety issues to report then there's no real issue with busybodies. Leave the other stuff to DPW.

[Anonymous]

My husband was blocked into a crosswalk by an unmarked police officer behind him and some issue ahead. He was not trying to make the light or whatnot - just an unexpected traffic stall. An irate cyclist called him douchebag repeatedly and then squirted him and the car with his water bottle when my husbands calm demeanor infuriated him. The police officer got out of his vehicle and upbraided him, at which point the cyclists stopped whining and shouting and begged to get off. At least he didnt do that annoying slapping the hood thing. So entitled.. I told my husband he should have filed assault charges.

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Anonymous wrote:My husband was blocked into a crosswalk by an unmarked police officer behind him and some issue ahead. He was not trying to make the light or whatnot - just an unexpected traffic stall. An irate cyclist called him douchebag repeatedly and then squirted him and the car with his water bottle when my husbands calm demeanor infuriated him. The police officer got out of his vehicle and upbraided him, at which point the cyclists stopped whining and shouting and begged to get off. At least he didnt do that annoying slapping the hood thing. So entitled.. I told my husband he should have filed assault charges.

1. That guy sounds like a real jerk.
2. Squirting a water bottle on your car is not assault.
3. I'm far more concerned when the tables are turned and the jerk is in a car using it as a weapon.

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Anonymous wrote:My husband was blocked into a crosswalk by an unmarked police officer behind him and some issue ahead. He was not trying to make the light or whatnot - just an unexpected traffic stall. An irate cyclist called him douchebag repeatedly and then squirted him and the car with his water bottle when my husbands calm demeanor infuriated him. The police officer got out of his vehicle and upbraided him, at which point the cyclists stopped whining and shouting and begged to get off. At least he didnt do that annoying slapping the hood thing. So entitled.. I told my husband he should have filed assault charges.

1. That guy sounds like a real jerk.
2. Squirting a water bottle on your car is not assault.
3. I'm far more concerned when the tables are turned and the jerk is in a car using it as a weapon.

Squirted the water through open window onto car and husband. Given acid attacks in England I would freak out if any stranger threw liquid on me. I consider that assault.

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Anonymous wrote:My husband was blocked into a crosswalk by an unmarked police officer behind him and some issue ahead. He was not trying to make the light or whatnot - just an unexpected traffic stall. An irate cyclist called him douchebag repeatedly and then squirted him and the car with his water bottle when my husbands calm demeanor infuriated him. The police officer got out of his vehicle and upbraided him, at which point the cyclists stopped whining and shouting and begged to get off. At least he didnt do that annoying slapping the hood thing. So entitled.. I told my husband he should have filed assault charges.

The guy is a jerk but your husband should not have been blocking the crosswalk. How entitled is he that he thinks he can prevent people from crossing (or force people to walk into oncoming traffic) because he is unable to stop his car behind a crosswalk until the intersection is totally clear?

And I have seen drivers complain about the hood slapping thing before- who cares? If you are so fragile that you can’t have someone tap your car while you are in it then get out of the city and keep your car out of the G-d crosswalk. People are way too sensitive about their cars getting touched (and in this car touched but not even damaged!).

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Anonymous wrote:Not super in favor of this. Ripe for abuse by busybodies.

BUT -- I was in a bus today and there were cars parked TWO stops in a row. The bus could not get into the stop. All in favor of bus-mounted cameras for bus drivers to take pictures of and have tickets issued to folks who park in bus stops. Plus bus drivers are public employees and can be trained to do this consistently and evenhandedly.

Despite your post, I question whether you've even had any first-hand interactions with a WMATA bus driver.

If you're looking for someone with the basic responsibility to issue tickets, you'd have better odds randomly picking someone form the DC phone book that picking a bus driver.