Wrong direction?
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Sorry to bring up everyone's favorite topic around here... but I got cited for parking in the wrong direction today. I have never even heard of this. I was not on a one way street, and pulling in and out of the spot didn't seem any more dangerous than making a left/right turn. But yes, I was parked on the left side of the street, opposite from most cars. Do I have any chance in contesting this? And, slightly relevant, I read on the ticket that it could be adjudicated (appealed) online. Anyone done this?
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Date: 2009-08-25 11:03 am (UTC)Good Reason
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Date: 2009-08-25 12:06 pm (UTC)Re: Good Reason
Date: 2009-08-25 01:35 pm (UTC)Because I felt like I learned this rule when I got my license (I got it in MA when I was 16) I checked and the "Rules of the Road" book from the RMV states:
"In Massachusetts, you may not park your vehicle in certain places:.....
• Facing the wrong way against traffic"
Because the rule are enforced by town, some must let you do it while others don't, but the State Law says it is illegal. Why each town is different I can't answer.
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Date: 2009-08-25 01:46 pm (UTC)Many cities use lined vs unlined roads to distinguish exactly this.
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Date: 2009-08-31 04:30 pm (UTC)I don't think there's any state law about parking on the wrong side.
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Date: 2009-08-25 01:10 pm (UTC)Ah, yes, I believe that reason would be the Benjamins. $$$$$!
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Date: 2009-08-25 04:06 pm (UTC)Look at it this way. If you shoplift and don't get caught, should you thereafter always be able to openly shoplift? If you commit murder and aren't caught, should you thereafter always be able to openly kill people? If you speed on a highway, should you thereafter always be able to openly drive at whatever speed you choose?
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Date: 2009-08-25 05:47 pm (UTC)And we all know what assuming does!
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Date: 2009-08-25 01:07 pm (UTC)Is that clear?
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Date: 2009-08-25 06:25 pm (UTC)Why park the wrong way on a street unless its a really sketchy dead end anyway? Why not just turn around?
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Date: 2009-08-25 09:22 pm (UTC)