Wrong direction?

[madscientist01.livejournal.com]

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?

Comments

[ron_newman]

Well, those things are a bit different, since parking on the left side of a small dead-end street doesn't hurt anyone.

[mamajoan.livejournal.com]

Yes, but the principle still applies; and as they say, ignorance of the law is no excuse.

[closetalker11.livejournal.com]

Hurting anyone has nothing to do with it -- for right now, he parked the wrong way and got a ticket for it. Whether or not you think the law is valid doesn't change the law itself (there's a different process for that).