Park close to the curb

[Tooleman]

I doubt that..

[Jayhawk]

Originally Posted by CoreyI35

I always read the police incident and arrest reports. In the arrest reports, its not uncommon at all to see rather minor offenses listed, but you'll notice they invariably share the same arrest number as several other offenses. This makes sense if someone is pulled over for running a stop-sign and then has outstanding warrants or something. But I notice this single item on the ARREST Report.

12001012 05/18/2012 PARKED W/WHEELS OVER 18 INCHES FROM CURB PRESTON RD / JOHN WESLEY DR
That's it. Somebody apparently got arrested for that.

Why is anyone parked on or near Preston Rd? Did they park too far away from the curb during the traffic stop?

[MSJ]

Originally Posted by Tooleman

Going to jail for mouthing off is not right..

BTW I dont see an issue with parking the other way.. Id probably mouth off too if a cop wasted my time about it..

Then don't be surprised if you hear sir I need you to face that way and place your hands behind your back

[Lurker]

Originally Posted by Golfer Girl

Pray you don't get hit then because there is a chance your insurance company would not cover it. They don't normally cover things when you have done something illegal and parking that way is illegal.

How would praying help?

[rbrodner]

Originally Posted by Tooleman

BTW I dont see an issue with parking the other way.. Id probably mouth off too if a cop wasted my time about it..

545.303 Texas Transportation Code:

ADDITIONAL PARKING REGULATIONS.
(a) An operator who stops or parks on a two-way roadway shall do so with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle parallel to and within 18 inches of the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.

(b) An operator who stops or parks on a one-way roadway shall stop or park the vehicle parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway in the direction of authorized traffic movement with the right-hand wheels within 18 inches of the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway or the left-hand wheels within 18 inches of the left-hand curb or edge of the roadway. This subsection does not apply where a local ordinance otherwise regulates stopping or parking on the one-way roadway.

[Angelbaby]

Originally Posted by pearceg

And while you're parking close to the curb, PARK WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC FOR THE SIDE OF THE STREET YOU'RE PARKING ON!!!

/petpeeve

I got a ticket for this when I was a teen, but I've always remembered since then.

[Rebel]

Originally Posted by rbrodner

545.303 Texas Transportation Code:

ADDITIONAL PARKING REGULATIONS.
(a) An operator who stops or parks on a two-way roadway shall do so with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle parallel to and within 18 inches of the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.

(b) An operator who stops or parks on a one-way roadway shall stop or park the vehicle parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway in the direction of authorized traffic movement with the right-hand wheels within 18 inches of the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway or the left-hand wheels within 18 inches of the left-hand curb or edge of the roadway. This subsection does not apply where a local ordinance otherwise regulates stopping or parking on the one-way roadway.

He still won't see an issue with it, remember he thinks speed limits are stupid too.

[mikel]

Originally Posted by penguin

In the ringing words of that immortal pitchman, Ron Popeil, "But wait -- there's more!"

Just for that piddly little parking arrest, the almightly US Supreme Court recently ruled that for even the most trivial of arrests, the police now have the right to do a full body/ full cavity search of your still-breathing carcass while in custody. The Bloomberg link below tells that sorry story:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-0...n-privacy.html


And we wonder why a growing number of foreigners want nothing to do with a tourist visit to the former 4th Amendment-protected Constitutional Republic sandwiched between Canada and Mexico....
.

The other problem, even for US citizens, is at the 'border', agents can seize your property, computers, electronics and hold them indefinitely, demand passwords, etc. If you are doing business overseas, and have sensitive trade secrets, encrypt your data and put it up in the cloud. I've heard from countless people they will no longer fly into the US... can't really blame them.