Anonymous wrote:Suburban nonsense. No one worries about this in a city.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If all the spots are always taken, I think it's weird for people to get mad about the spot in front of their house being occupied. We're all just looking for a spot on our block.
But in your example, knowing you're not going to drive often and *knowing there are open spots down the block* it's unnecessary to park long-term directly in front of someone else's house. Not illegal, but either thoughtless or passive aggressive.
OP here. I'm not talking about finding a single spot (not in front of your home), and just finding a spot that you can. I'm talking about STAYING in that parking spot for weeks, in the rare occasion that you drive the vehicle. Is that rude?
Yes, it is rude. If you have to park in front of someone else's house, you should try to move your car when reasonably convenient to do so - in the case of someone who works from home, they should move it the next morning when people have gone to work and other spots on the street have opened up. [/quote
+1 Totally rude to leave a car that is not being used in a space in front of someone else's house.
I don’t find this rude at all. Why is it rude? Street parking is open to all, it is a public subsidy being provided by the city or county. How is it rude to use it? If someone is parked in front of my house and I need to unload something heavy I can double park for a few minutes and re-park. I had young kids in an urban area and never expected to be able to park anywhere. It was all fine.
Street parking is not meant for storing cars. It's meant for come and go movement. If you're parking there for more than a couple days, especially as a regular basis and in front of someone else's house when there's space elsewhere, it's incredibly rude. You're lucky you don't live in a place where your neighbors can call parking enforcement on you, but they still probably hate you if you do this.
So you get to define how public space gets to be utilized? An older person who uses their car once a week can’t park on the street because it’s meant for come and go movement? Neighbors calling parking enforcement on one another? Good lord. What a miserable way to live your life.
Dude, you're probably some bro with 2 big SUVs hogging street parking while you WFH. Elderly persons can get exceptions - they don't need you to advocate for them.
If you rarely drive, you rent a space somewhere or sell your cars, since it's just a waste taking up space. Every city person knows street parking isn't meant for long term vehicle storage.
I have the luxury of owning 6 large SUVs just so I can use up all the spaces on my side of the block. U mad bro?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If all the spots are always taken, I think it's weird for people to get mad about the spot in front of their house being occupied. We're all just looking for a spot on our block.
But in your example, knowing you're not going to drive often and *knowing there are open spots down the block* it's unnecessary to park long-term directly in front of someone else's house. Not illegal, but either thoughtless or passive aggressive.
OP here. I'm not talking about finding a single spot (not in front of your home), and just finding a spot that you can. I'm talking about STAYING in that parking spot for weeks, in the rare occasion that you drive the vehicle. Is that rude?
Don’t you ever have to move your car for street cleaning?