03/05/2012 English German

Parking tricks for advanced users

Figure [1]: The tow truck is taking away a wrongly
parked car.>

Michael We live in a city where there is a relentless battle for parking spaces. I can spot a parking space from 500 meters away. Over the years, you quickly learn to notice when a pedestrian isn't just strolling along but is actually heading towards a parked car. You slam on the brakes with tires screeching, possibly make a quick U-turn, and immediately position yourself with the turn signal on until the other person leaves and you can maneuver into the parking spot. I park in the tightest spaces, on streets with up to 30% inclines, on the left side of one-way streets, and if necessary, even directly in front of sleeping homeless people or a social housing project in a troubled area. Whenever we're on vacation driving a rental car in a city where the competition is less fierce, I almost feel sorry for the other parking seekers when they lose out because I employ my big-city repertoire. I only have respect for New Yorkers since I... The translation of "Video eines Superparkers" to English is "Video of aSuper Parker. The translation of "gesehen habe" from German to English is "have seen.

Back to the aforementioned parking booklet: The author also describes the most bizarre parking tricks, such as the one where you can park for as long as you want if the next street sign limiting the parking duration is more than 100 feet away from the parked car. According to the author, he never drives without a tape measure in the glove compartment and has discovered a number of these golden parking spots in various neighborhoods. He parks there if he goes on vacation for more than a week. The previously discussed 72-hour rule... Rundbrief 03/2009 The Ministry of Parking Tickets only takes action if a resident complains.

Figure [2]: The outdoor store REI is threatening to tow
the car if one goes to another store.>

Or did you know that a supermarket only Nach einer Stunde" translates to "after an hour" in English. The translation of the given German text to English is: "is allowed to call the tow truck if someone is illegally parked in the private parking space? According to It seemslike "Parkparagraph 22953" might be a specific term or code thatdoesn't have a direct translation into English. If "Parkparagraph"refers to a legal term or a specific section of a document, it wouldbe helpful to know the context or the language it originates from toprovide a more accurate translation or explanation. Could you providemore details or clarify the context? According to the "California Vehicle Code" (CVC), the supermarket parking lot attendant must wait for one hour, even if he is bursting with anger. This rule opens up completely new possibilities for the so-called "walk-off," an urban technique where you park in front of a store and then sneak off to shop somewhere else. However, you are not allowed to park in a disabled parking space or block a fire hydrant, otherwise the tow truck will come immediately.

Figure [3]: In the underground parking garage of the
shopping center on 17th Street, so-called "walk-offs" are also prohibited.>

The book also explains the white, yellow, green, and red curb colors, which even locals in San Francisco often do not understand, and therefore sometimes pass up free parking spots in otherwise completely parked-up hipster neighborhoods! If the curb is red, you are not allowed to park there.

Figure [4]: The green curb marks a zone in front
of a store where parking is only allowed for 10 minutes between 9 AM and 6 PM.>

If it is yellow, it indicates a loading zone, and a label specifies the times during which the parking space is reserved for goods deliveries. Outside of these loading times, and often on Sundays, you can usually park there without restrictions! Green curbs indicate short-term parking zones, for example, in front of a small convenience store, where vehicles are allowed to park quickly for 10 minutes to run errands, according to the yellow label (see illustration 4). White-painted curbs reserve a parking space for dropping off people, for example, in front of nightclubs. They also have a label indicating the duration of the restriction; in front of nightclubs, you can often park wonderfully in the afternoons!


 
 
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