BinaryWolf

Parking in Paradise

I’m a malcontent when it comes to the subject of parking.

I don’t like moving my car out of the way for movers, construction vehicles or street sweepers. I don’t like it when some moron takes up two spots. I don’t like it when someone parks too close to me. I don’t like it when someone parks in my spot. I don’t like looking for parking. I don’t like paying for parking. I don’t like parking tickets.

Yeah, I already have a bike. You want to buy it?

Parking Q&A (San Diego)

Where are the San Diego parking ticket hot spots?
Downtown, La Jolla, Mission Boulevard and Lindbergh Field.

On what day of the week are the most parking citations issued?
Tuesday, followed closely by Wednesday.

On what day, excluding Sunday, are the fewest parking citations issued?
Saturday.

What is the most ticketed hour of the day?
11 a.m. to noon.

What car color is most often ticketed?
White cars account for about 21 percent of parking violations.

What are the top three parking violations?
No current car registration displayed, expired meters and
disregarding posted rules, typically parking time limits.

Parking Facts

–San Diego collected about $25.5 million in parking fines and late fees last fiscal year.
–Last year, San Diego’s 5,177 parking meters swallowed more than $6.6 million in coins.
–San Diego parking fines range from $25 for failing to display current car registration to $440 for unauthorized parking in a disabled spot.
–UPS pays about $2,000 a month in parking fines for its San Diego drivers.

The idea that the citation process can’t be stopped once it gets started is an urban myth!

More: SDUT special report, the perils of parking in paradise.

Tags: parking tickets, San Diego, parking fines and late fees