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_j3skxej wrote
Reply to comment by blondiebell in 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. by Strong-Lawfulness805
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.
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