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alittlemouth t1_j98q3at wrote

My best guess is that people are simply too stupid to realize what it's for. Maybe if they changed the name to "FREE PASSENGER PICKUP WAITING LOT" then more people would utilize it. "Cell phone waiting lot" just isn't clear enough for people to understand what it's for, and that it's free.

I refuse to believe that people know what it's for and choose to park on the side of the road just to be assholes.

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LP788 OP t1_j98r4he wrote

I’ve gotten past the time where I think the best of people.

As for your theory, I guess they could be more clear in the name of the lot. But it also says no parking (or stopping) right there.

People just don’t think rules apply.

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courtd93 t1_j98z8td wrote

Lived here my whole life, and only learned what that meant by this post. Give some room for ignorance. I do always mean to google it later, but as I’m the one driving, I can’t then and it slips my mind by the time I can.

ETA: thanks for the info for real tho

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sickPeep t1_j9axl8q wrote

I have to admit I have parked in the no parking zone myself because I didn't even know that a cell phone lot was what I was supposed to use

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barchueetadonai t1_j9bd416 wrote

This is not one of those situations. There are always so many people there that I’ve just kind of assumed that this is what the cell phone lot is, a section of road widened out for cars to idle in.

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Redpandaling t1_j9aw6rb wrote

Cell Phone Lot is the name used at every airport I've ever been to though, so maybe it's some weird standardization thing.

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hairlikemerida t1_j9dj2tl wrote

People tend to not pick people up at the airport when they’re on vacation.

When you arrive at an airport and then go back to that airport, you’re never getting in the “Arriving” lane, so you won’t see any part of that infrastructure (other than when you’re leaving it and trying to figure out how to navigate a whole new city).

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alittlemouth t1_j9b0yyz wrote

Nah, dude. I think they just don't know (as is evidenced by a bunch of people commenting that they...didn't know). People here seem to want it to be because they are assholes. I guess it feels good to get big mad about something.

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