Is there a way to effectively complain to the city to have this removed from the curbs around my neighborhood? They are old and rusty and all they do there is pop peoples tires.susinpgh t1_j3s2a8c wrote
It really shouldn't be a problem if you're not parking on the curb. Also, sidewalk maintenance is the responsibility of the property owner.
Strong-Lawfulness805 OP t1_j3s3mus wrote
You do realize that even with not parking on the curb it could be an issue?
susinpgh t1_j3s6o92 wrote
I don't know, from the picture it looks like you'd have to park on top of it.
Strong-Lawfulness805 OP t1_j3s89pb wrote
Sometimes you unintentionally get on the curb when parallel parking. There are also other that stick out towards the street.
susinpgh t1_j3sdsge wrote
Unintentionally breaking the law is still breaking the law. It's against vehicle code to park on sidewalks. Maybe be more careful, if you already know this will be an issue.
Strong-Lawfulness805 OP t1_j3seax9 wrote
My God have you ever driven a car? We all know it’s there and we try to park as far as we can but it’s also a risk cause your car can get hit. People unintentionally hit the curb when parking and is usually not a big deal if your curb doesn’t have that. Do not comprare breaking the law to parking 🤦🏽♂️
susinpgh t1_j3sfexm wrote
Nope never driven.
But why would you move into a street that your vehicle is too big for? Like it or not, you aren't entitled to just break vehicle code.
blondiebell t1_j3skdgx wrote
Omg stop while you're behind...
If you've never driven that's fine, but it means you have no room to talk about how hard/easy it is to park. These people arent suggesting they are parking ON the curb, but it's pretty often that when parallel parking your tire BUMPS the curb while its angled to pull in. If you bump the edge of this metal, while still fully on the road and not violating "vehicle code", it could pop your tire. That is the complaint and your comments are way off base...
susinpgh t1_j3skxej wrote
Why should I stop? I really don't care if you think you are more entitled to public spaces than I am.
Do you think that illegally parked cars don't effect me? They impede foot traffic on the sidewalks and in crosswalks. They destroy private property. Motorists move into a city with outsized vehicles and expect everyone to move over for them.
blondiebell t1_j3slh6n wrote
You just dont understand the difference between on a curb and bumping a curb.....
susinpgh t1_j3smg7i wrote
And you don't seem to understand the idea of personal responsibility. You can't park on the curb. The curb is in bad shape. Don't park too close to the curb. If your vehicle is too big to park an inch away from the sidewalk, then it's on you for bringing a vehicle too large into the environment. Maybe find a place to park that is safe for your vehicle.
blondiebell t1_j3snov9 wrote
In order to park an inch from the curb you have to angle your tires.. angling them often means you bump the curb in the process, then straighten out to be perfectly in the spot. You would know that if you have ever driven a car.
The vehicle doesn't have to be oversized to do that, it just naturally happens when you parallel park, especially if you are trying to do the actual public service of parking as close to the curb as possible.
Again, bumping a curb while parking is normal. It is common, even expected most places and does no harm to anyone. Bumping a curb does NOT equal parking on it, and OP has perfect reason to complain that doing the normal act of parking is risking their tires due to someone else's negligence.
susinpgh t1_j3spiti wrote
How is that anyone's problem but the motorist? Is just other motorists you're concerned about, along with your own vehicle? If you know this is a possibility in this area, then it;'s your responsibility. Maybe find some place else to park. Or report it to 311, and have the property owner repair it. I don't see why this is so hard for you to understand.
blondiebell t1_j3sqgig wrote
Are you serious....
This entire thread is about options to address the problem. The only person who said otherwise and to not understand is you.
susinpgh t1_j3st0se wrote
What do you mean? I suggested not parking on top of the curb and parking somewhere else. Those are both actions that would solve the problem.
Zenith2017 t1_j3wo3ef wrote
Okay, since you've never driven. It's a common experience to bump a curb when you're backing into a spot (since you can't see right where your rear passenger-side tire is in relation to the curb). But you feel it when you bump it, so what you do is use that as a sign to adjust. You're not aiming to park your vehicle ON the curb (illegal, a nuisance, damaging to the sidewalk and to your vehicle). But you might bump the curb in the process of parking legally and safely on the street. And in this instance, this rusty piece of metal could very well puncture your tire despite not ending with your vehicle parked on the curb.
susinpgh t1_j3wtvox wrote
If you know this is an issue in parking in that area, then why would you park there? Why wouldn't you report it?
Zenith2017 t1_j3wv9nl wrote
If I encountered something like this in the areas I commonly park, I would report it. As for parking there, well, if this were on the streets surrounding my home I don't really have any choice. It's street park or no park. Thankfully there's usually room on the cross street when needed, but our infrastructure is only going to continue to degrade until we do something about it.
I hope my prior comment highlighted that you don't have to break the law, have an inappropriately sized vehicle, or park like a jag in order to be impacted by rusty metal protrusions like this. Not to mention incidental risk of injury, tetanus etc for pedestrians and passers-by
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