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Jim,
Whether you back or, or pull in: it doesn't matter, if the roadside-end of the bike is over the line, and sticking out into traffic...
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I'll use motorcycle only parking when available and other spots if not. I'll also park in a way that I consider the safest for my spyder and the space provided. That may mean to pull in or back into the space. Dale
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WHAT ABOUT WALMART
I see a lot of bikes that park in the yellow stripes at the front of the lanes at Walmart etc. Not in handicapped spots, but in the areas at the end. Leaners fit there fine...and I have never seen one ticketed...what about the Spyders, do any of you park in these areas ?
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Its perfectly acceptable. Traditional Trikes do, so there is no reason that you should not...but, at the end of the day...do as your conciense allows...
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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
Jim,
Whether you back or, or pull in: it doesn't matter, if the roadside-end of the bike is over the line, and sticking out into traffic...
Bob, that wasn't my question. I was asking why you said you wouldn't back into a curb?
As for sticking my nose into traffic, I already told you, twice, it wasn't into traffic, it was into a bicycle lane. That lane is 3' wide, no cars allowed. and it is a complete non-issue.
Jim
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In parking lots I take a space just like a car but I park close the end so I am easily seen before someone tries to pull in. On the street it depends on the situation. I have parallel parked where there no lines and I have backed in on a diagonal when there other bikes.
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Originally Posted by tmcquain
I see a lot of bikes that park in the yellow stripes at the front of the lanes at Walmart etc. Not in handicapped spots, but in the areas at the end. Leaners fit there fine...and I have never seen one ticketed...what about the Spyders, do any of you park in these areas ?
I see it occasionally, and if it is not in fact a part of the handicapped zone, I will park there sometimes.
Jim
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In Minnesota, and I would assume other states, some of our retailers make a specific area labeled for motorcycles. Thus is usually a rectangular area and paved in cement rather than blacktop. Motorcycles need these area due to the kickstand digging into blacktop on hot days. I will park my Spyder in a regular car slot to ensure the two wheelers have room for their special needs.
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Originally Posted by wyliec
It may be the way the picture was shot, but what is that lane ( 2 solid white lines) in front of the bikes which looks too narrow for a traffic lane.
Prolly a bicycle lane.
2 jobs ago, one of the riders talked the grounds & safety departments into designating couple of motorcycle parking spots. Those sorry sapsuckers put the spots way in the back, as far from the building as possible. Maybe one of us had ticked them off. We tried to explain that the kickstands were tearing up the (new) black top, but got no understanding.
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Originally Posted by JimVonBaden
Bob, that wasn't my question. I was asking why you said you wouldn't back into a curb?
As for sticking my nose into traffic, I already told you, twice, it wasn't into traffic, it was into a bicycle lane. That lane is 3' wide, no cars allowed. and it is a complete non-issue.
I guess that you would have no problem, if a bicyclist caught your bike with a pedal...
...Or flipped up over the nose of your bike!
It's never a non-issue, when you leave your bike out where something silly can happen to it...
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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
I guess that you would have no problem, if a bicyclist caught your bike with a pedal...
...Or flipped up over the nose of your bike!
It's never a non-issue, when you leave your bike out where something silly can happen to it...
If, if if. Get real. A bicyclist could hit my bike behind the line too. Oh horror of horrors we put our bikes in public where something might happen to it!
Still ignoring my question I see.
Jim
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Your Spyder takes up the same amount of space as a Smart Car. Park it between the lines and be done with it, for heaven's sake.
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Originally Posted by JimVonBaden
I see it occasionally, and if it is not in fact a part of the handicapped zone, I will park there sometimes.
i got a ticket here in Oshawa last summer at Walmart parking in a corner on the yellow lines , saw other bikes there since but $30 isn't worth the risk for me again
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I personally hate to see any motorcycles parked in the "yellow striped" areas .....sends a bad message to people.It isn't a "privledged" parking spot because your on a bike and too lazy to walk a little farther. About as bad as the people who have a handicapped sticker for no apparent reason other than they got a doctor to sign for one so they can have a "free, close" parking pass. If you really have a need for it great, but I see numerous violations and abuse daily especially at the health club I attend [go figure] For me it is a major pet peeve of mine. Majority of the time the person with the handicap isn't even in the vehicle or being picked up which in most states then makes it illegal for the driver to be parked in the handicapped spot........rant done. Safe riding!
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Please give a bit of a break, to the folks with Handicapped plates and stickers. Not all disabilities are as visible as you'd like them to be.
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Originally Posted by SteveP
i got a ticket here in Oshawa last summer at Walmart parking in a corner on the yellow lines , saw other bikes there since but $30 isn't worth the risk for me again
In the US you can't get a ticket for parking incorrectly except for safety or handicap violations on private property. You certainly can be towed if the owner calls a tow company.
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Bob Denman, I keep and open mind about people who use handicapped parking spaces but as you can see from the criteria I've reprinted from below that most handicaps would be evident in some form. I'm talking about the people that pull up an use a handicapped spot that appear healthy, jump out of their vehicle without an issue and make their way to the place their headed faster than I can and i'm not handicapped.....or i see them later in the gym playing raquetball or whatever that's physically demanding. All they are doing is taking/using a spot for someone that really could use the parking spot . Their biggest handicap appears to be laziness. Just watch sometime when your out and about and don't have anything else to do. Enough said. Thats my story and I'm sticking to it.
Handicapped Parking Permit Eligibilty
Check with your own state to find out the specific criteria regarding who qualifies for disabled parking. Most common conditions include:
- Lung disease, inability to walk 200 ft. without rest or assistance
- Heart disease, inability to walk 200 ft. without rest or assistance
- Substantially impaired mobility, for example, use of a wheelchair, brace, or cane
- A disease that significantly limits your ability walk or to use your legs
- Documented vision problems, Blindness, including low-vision or partial sightedness
- Loss of one or both legs or loss of both hands, or limited use of these parts
- Use of oxygen apparatus
- Person issued the permit must be present or must be being picked up or delivered
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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
Please give a bit of a break, to the folks with Handicapped plates and stickers. Not all disabilities are as visible as you'd like them to be.
Yeah, I agree completely Bob, but I believe Trikerbiker's comments were aimed more at the able bodied minority who park in the spots even when the person with disability is not with them. Mind you, even then, there could be a very valid reason they have to get in and out of the carpark very quickly to get back home to provide care, so it doesn't really bother me if they use the spot in a vehicle with a disabled sticker.
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Originally Posted by trikerbiker645
Bob Denman, I keep and open mind about people who use handicapped parking spaces but as you can see from the criteria I've reprinted from below that most handicaps would be evident in some form. I'm talking about the people that pull up an use a handicapped spot that appear healthy, jump out of their vehicle without an issue and make their way to the place their headed faster than I can and i'm not handicapped.....or i see them later in the gym playing raquetball or whatever that's physically demanding. All they are doing is taking/using a spot for someone that really could use the parking spot . Their biggest handicap appears to be laziness. Just watch sometime when your out and about and don't have anything else to do. Enough said. Thats my story and I'm sticking to it.
Handicapped Parking Permit Eligibilty
Check with your own state to find out the specific criteria regarding who qualifies for disabled parking. Most common conditions include:
- Lung disease, inability to walk 200 ft. without rest or assistance
- Heart disease, inability to walk 200 ft. without rest or assistance
- Substantially impaired mobility, for example, use of a wheelchair, brace, or cane
- A disease that significantly limits your ability walk or to use your legs
- Documented vision problems, Blindness, including low-vision or partial sightedness
- Loss of one or both legs or loss of both hands, or limited use of these parts
- Use of oxygen apparatus
- Person issued the permit must be present or must be being picked up or delivered
Thanks for the list.
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Bob Denman, and I hope that you are always able to find your handicapped spot and that they aren't being used by "posers"
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