Poll: Am i parked illegally?

You might have an arguement about no paint, but I would say you were parked in one of the two loading zones. Maybe one for each storefront. Possible each marking the spot behindnd where each sign can be read through the windshield. I'm sure the fuzz on here will gladly give their opinion.

 

You can try...The question "Is it worth your time and effort for 42 bucks?" is one only you can answer.

 

They are in Phoenix.

But get this there is a speed trap up near this little piece of shit town call SNOW FUCKING FLAKE!

And the have one at the end of the freeway just as you enter town. You barely have time to slow. Here is the kicker, I had just gotten my new, BIGGER tires thrown on and my speedometer is off by three (3) mph. and I though I was at 64 which is legal and I was at 67, (2) mph over the ten allowable before the light triggers. So nabbed.

Shit, I am not paying they have to serve me, they won't so...

 

X2!

 

they say "3 Minute Passenger Load Only 5pm-2am Everyday"
then "Pay to Park 8am-5pm"

i was parked around 630pm to 930pm

 

So that means you were parked during that 3 Min Passenger Load time?? I think you probably picked a bad spot to park....

 

sign is right there in front of you, facing you. i say illegal.

 

possibly, the only thing is that these signs bring alot of confusion, where exactly does the the "load zone" start and stop? the curbs weren't painted, there were no arrows saying between signs or "within (25 feet) of sign"...i saw the 2 signs and assumed it was between the 2 signs...i guess which only makes an ass out of me..

 

I'd guess to say the Loading Zone was between those 2 handrails. Which puts you in the zone

 

in which furthers my questioning...how was i supposed to know this? the signs dont explain this, is this some kind of unspoken rule?

 

Well now it would be a lesson learned!

 

go and ask the cop that gave you the ticket if you are in the wrong you will know not to do it again

 

Just remember this, it's called the Long arm of the law for a reason. It's to make it easier to get in your pocket!

 

What I would do:

Mail the ticket in, along with payment - and a letter asking for someone to explain to you how you were wrong so you know for future reference. Also include a link to this thread so they can see the poll, and see that their system obviously sucks since there's such a wide range of people saying yes/ no / IDK

 

And most likely you will not get a response, but its worth a try.

 

That's called no contest, and they will bill you anyway.


I'm 90% sure you are in a loading zone. The reason:
-The sign does not say "from here to X", so this means the entire block
-the sign does not have arrows indicating the begin and end, so this means the entire block
-loading zones don't need to be striped, especially when they are multipurpose as the sign indicates
-The sign said you had 3 minutes to pick up a passenger and leave.

 

ok, thats fine, so then why was my vehicle the only one to have a ticket on it, the entire block was filled with parked cars...

 

You were just un-lucky and maybe the cop doesn't like tacos.

 

im gonna go with he/she was jealous that my taco is so sexy