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**Louis** · 05-19-2006, 10:54 AM

you those types of parking where you get a parking ticket that you have to put on your dashboard in your car? How do you handle those with a bike?

I had to use one yesterday. Since I knew in advance, I took a Ziplock bag with me. I placed the ticket in the bag and placed part of the bag under my pillion seat with the "zipper" portion hidden. The ticket is thus protected from rain and can't fly off due to wind.

Of course, if someone wanted to take it, there's nothing I can do but I didn't have any problems.

What do you people do?

viper94bite · 05-19-2006, 11:21 AM

hehe I park on the sidewalk.

mr_resistible · 05-19-2006, 12:43 PM

That only happened to me one time and I actualy had a person in a ticket booth and they gave me some tape and I taped it to the back side of my windsheild.

**Louis** · 05-19-2006, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by viper94bite

hehe I park on the sidewalk.

Here you'll get a parking ticket (not the good kind) for that. I do wonder however where they'd put it to make it would fly off...

Philly Rider · 05-21-2006, 08:22 PM

I work in Center City Philadelphia and the Parking Authority is very lenient. As long as you do not block the pedestrian walkway you can park your bike just about anywhere on the sidewalk without getting a ticket.

**inspiron** · 05-22-2006, 02:21 AM

Over here, the laws are enforced differently depending upon the city you are in.

In Zurich, they have begun to crack down on motorcycles on the sidewalk. The only place it is legal to park a motorcycle is in a specially marked motorcycle parking area. A single bike is NOT allowed to park in a car's parking space - this is only allowed if two bikes park together in one parking slot.

In Basel, they are more lenient - you can park on a sidewalk as long as pedestrians have at least 1.5m (about 5 feet) of space to walk. And from personal experience, I know too that you have to leave at least 1.5m space near any crosswalk ... that one cost me $80.

GSX1100FL · 05-22-2006, 06:03 AM

Where I work they make us pay for parking our cages, we can park our bikes but not in a parking space until after 5:00pm, there are very few motorcycle parking areas throughout campus so for those of us that ride we park where we can.

They have permits for motorcycles but they are only to help the police identify who the bike belongs to, these permits do not allow us to park in regular parking spaces, still have to wait until after 5:00pm, so they are useless.

If I wanted to park my bike in a motorcycle parking area I could, but it's two blocks away. That's not gonna happen.

05-19-2006, 10:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
Louis Administrator Joined: Sep 2003 Bike: SV650S '05 (Blue) Location: Gatineau, QC, Canada Posts: 10,657	Pay & Display parking you those types of parking where you get a parking ticket that you have to put on your dashboard in your car? How do you handle those with a bike? I had to use one yesterday. Since I knew in advance, I took a Ziplock bag with me. I placed the ticket in the bag and placed part of the bag under my pillion seat with the "zipper" portion hidden. The ticket is thus protected from rain and can't fly off due to wind. Of course, if someone wanted to take it, there's nothing I can do but I didn't have any problems. What do you people do? __________________ Louis

05-19-2006, 11:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
viper94bite Sit speling cheker Joined: Jan 2005 Bike: 2008 Yamaha FZ6 Location: omaha, ne Posts: 1,792	hehe I park on the sidewalk. __________________ *yippee*

05-19-2006, 12:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
mr_resistible Wants Better Weather Joined: Dec 2004 Bike: 05' C50 Location: Gering Ne Posts: 665	That only happened to me one time and I actualy had a person in a ticket booth and they gave me some tape and I taped it to the back side of my windsheild. __________________ ]

05-22-2006, 02:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 12,073	Over here, the laws are enforced differently depending upon the city you are in. In Zurich, they have begun to crack down on motorcycles on the sidewalk. The only place it is legal to park a motorcycle is in a specially marked motorcycle parking area. A single bike is NOT allowed to park in a car's parking space - this is only allowed if two bikes park together in one parking slot. In Basel, they are more lenient - you can park on a sidewalk as long as pedestrians have at least 1.5m (about 5 feet) of space to walk. And from personal experience, I know too that you have to leave at least 1.5m space near any crosswalk ... that one cost me $80. __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400

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Philly Rider Ditch Magnet Joined: Jul 2005 Bike: 2005 Boulevard C50 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 163	I work in Center City Philadelphia and the Parking Authority is very lenient. As long as you do not block the pedestrian walkway you can park your bike just about anywhere on the sidewalk without getting a ticket.

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GSX1100FL Puddle Runner Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Missouri Posts: 381	Where I work they make us pay for parking our cages, we can park our bikes but not in a parking space until after 5:00pm, there are very few motorcycle parking areas throughout campus so for those of us that ride we park where we can. They have permits for motorcycles but they are only to help the police identify who the bike belongs to, these permits do not allow us to park in regular parking spaces, still have to wait until after 5:00pm, so they are useless. If I wanted to park my bike in a motorcycle parking area I could, but it's two blocks away. That's not gonna happen.

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