Anyone ever park on the sidewalks?
#32
RE: Anyone ever park on the sidewalks?
I park on those stripy thingys at Wal-Mart, and park on the sidewalk at my work (Best Buy) right up against the wall. Since the sidewalk is about 5 million feet wide anyway, I figure there's plenty of room for my bike.........and I've only been hassled by my GM, which recently purchased a bike........and what do you know? He now parks right next to me and the hassling stopped.
#33
RE: Anyone ever park on the sidewalks?
Places like walmart and best buy here where I live have huge side walks and everyone on motorcycles seems to park there. But for the most part the motorcycles will not obstruct the actual walkway unless the parking job really sucks.
In the city that I work for parking is a huge issue, don't know why but the city just has a pet-peeve about anytype of parking. The sidewalks are also only about 4 feet wide so a motorcycle does take up a good portion of the sidewalk and we have a lot of older residents in wheel chairs and that use walkers. There are a few areas that have wide side walks where parking is permitted though.
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In the city that I work for parking is a huge issue, don't know why but the city just has a pet-peeve about anytype of parking. The sidewalks are also only about 4 feet wide so a motorcycle does take up a good portion of the sidewalk and we have a lot of older residents in wheel chairs and that use walkers. There are a few areas that have wide side walks where parking is permitted though.
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#35
RE: Anyone ever park on the sidewalks?
ORIGINAL: voodoochyl
You better be having a sandwhich and a Coke...or your *** is officially busted!
ORIGINAL: K0NPHL1C7
I park on the sidewalk in front of the local water holes, that's about it....
I park on the sidewalk in front of the local water holes, that's about it....
No seriosuly though, I'll stop in and grab a beer when i'm riding, I'm not ashamed to admit it. I won't get drunk, won't drink more than like, 2 in like an hour with a meal, but I see nothing wrong with 1 or 2 social beers.
#36
RE: Anyone ever park on the sidewalks?
No seriosuly though, I'll stop in and grab a beer when i'm riding, I'm not ashamed to admit it. I won't get drunk, won't drink more than like, 2 in like an hour with a meal, but I see nothing wrong with 1 or 2 social beers.
I park in the appropriate spaces when available but also use blue lined areas, sidewalks or anything else to make the bike more accessible.
But if I'm somewhere "illegal" and someone tells me to move it, I do.
#37
RE: Anyone ever park on the sidewalks?
Sometimes...but I park in the striped spaces inbetween the handicapped parking all the time. I've never reallybeen hastled or ticketed. More places should have motorcycle parking. I usta ride onto the sidewalk to return movies in the outside slot at my local blockbuster,but now i have the movie pass so i go in to trade them.
#38
RE: Anyone ever park on the sidewalks?
ORIGINAL: transambird_2000
I do it some places, but usually if i am going to be just a few minutes. Always wondered if other people made thier own parking spots as well or if anyone had been hassled by the law for it?
I do it some places, but usually if i am going to be just a few minutes. Always wondered if other people made thier own parking spots as well or if anyone had been hassled by the law for it?
I'm sure the law would like to hassle you about it but it's private property...little they can do.
I had a local sherriff get pissed at me for parking on the sidewalk at a Best Buy. Was watching me and as I pulled out of the shopping center parking lot, gunned his vehicle right up behind me and followed me a good distance. Probably to see if I'd run, or act nervous or something and screw up riding so he'd have a reason to pull me over. Since I am about as scared of being pulled over as I am stepping on a crack in the sidewalk, I just did about 5 mph below the posted speed limit, and in fact as we approached a light/intersection..started creeping so slow, daring him to do something stupid, he got mad, switched lanes, punched his vehicle and headed off in new directions. Jerk.
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