Rules? We don't need no stinking rules...
Always amazed at the folks out there who think rules are just for "other people". Took this shot in Laughlin, right across the street was a huge parking lot that had signs welcoming RV's, b...
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CavemanCharlie wrote:
Yesterday I hauled the girlfriend and her mother (Mary) to a doctors appointment. Mary is in her 80's and doesn't walk very well.
We stopped for a few minutes at a apartment complex so that Mary could see her great grandchild for the first time.
When we were leaving I backed my pickup right up by the door to pick her up. There was a sign that said "No Parking Fire Lane" right next to me. I understand the importance of this but, I was setting in the truck with the engine running. If there had been a sudden fire I would have moved.
Still, if a cop had driven by I'm sure he would have ticketed me. What was I suppose to do? Let the silver haired old lady slip on the ice and break a hip?
Likely the cop would not have ticketed you, because you were "standing", not "parking." The two are legally distinct. Standing is having a vehicle sitting at the side of the road with someone there for the purpose of loading or unloading people or cargo. If you look closely, you'll find that some signs say "No Standing or Parking" and others just say "No Parking," and that's the difference. In the case of a fire lane, the assumption is indeed that, in the case of a fire, the driver of the standing vehicle would be able to move it so the firefighters would be unimpeded.
