How to understand NYC parking sign language

How  to  Understand  NYC  Parking  Sign  Language  Lawrence  “Larry”  Berezin  New  York  Parking  Ticket  LLC  

Part  1  

You  will  learn  about:  • C-­‐A-­‐D-­‐E  • No  Trumps  Yes  •  Yellow  Paint  

C-­‐A-­‐D-­‐E  stands  for:  • Color  • Arrow  • Days/Times  •  Except  •  2nd  Except  

C=Color  • Red-­‐ALERT!  • White-­‐Most  Jmes  all  right  

A=Arrow  •  Is  the  arrow  poinJng  to  your  car?  •  If  not,  your  parking  space  is  safe    •  If  so,  you  may  have  to  go…read  the  rule  

D=Date/Time  

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• What  days/Jmes  does  the  parking  rule  apply  

E=Except-­‐Double  Except  

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•  Except  what  type  of  vehicle  is  permiQed  to  park  here?  •  Commercial  •  Truck  loading/unloading  •  Permit  parking  •  Authorized  •  Taxi  

Let’s  analyze  the  red  sign  •  Color  (C)-­‐Red  Alert  (if  you’re  parking  a  passenger  vehicle)  

•  Arrow  (A)-­‐Points  to  my  space?  •  Days/Time  (D)-­‐Mon-­‐Sat/7AM-­‐7PM  •  Except  (E)-­‐NO  STANDING,  except  commercial  vehicles,  from  7AM-­‐7PM  on  Mondays-­‐Saturdays.  All  vehicles  may  park  here  before  7AM  and  a[er  7PM  

•  2nd  Except-­‐means,  you  are  permiQed  to  park  your  passenger  or  commercial  vehicle  on  Sundays.  (yea!).  

NO  Trumps  YES  • Red  sign  on  top  versus  White  sign  on  boQom  of  the  gotcha  pole  • Red  says  NO  • White  says  YES  • N0  Trumps  Yes  during  the  days/hours  rule  on  red  sign  is  in  effect  

Yellow  Paint-­‐fugetaboutit  •  Yellow  paint  on  a  curb  means  zero,  nada,  nothing  with  regard  to  parking  rules  (bus  stop  zones,  distance  from  fire  hydrant,  etc.)  

Part  2  

You’ll  learn  in  part  2:  •  Your  rights  when  a  brand,  spanking  new,  parking  sign  is  installed  • What  parking  sign  regulates  your  space  when  you  park  your  car  in  two  parking  zones    •  How  do  you  know  when  a    parking  sign  regulates  your  parking  space?  

Installation  of  a  new  parking  sign  

•  You  can  beat  a  NYC  parking  Jcket  if  you  present  the  proper  proof  properly  that  a  parking  sign  changing  the  parking  rule  was  installed  within  5  days  of  the  issuance  of  your  parking  Jcket  

Here’s  how  you  parked    

Here’s  a  red  sign  behind  your  car,  with  the  arrow  pointing  to  your  parking  space  

What  parking  sign  regulates  your  parking  space?  

•  The  answer  is…  BOTH!    •  A  parking  sign  regulates  all  parking  spaces  in  the  direcJon(s)  of  the  arrow(s)  unJl  the  next  parking  sign,  or  end  of  the  block  

•  In  this  example,  the  car  is  parked  in  two  parking  zones.  The  front  end  of  the  car  is  parking  in  the  zone  regulated  by  the  street  cleaning  sign,  while  the  rear  of  the  car  is  parked  in  the  zone  regulated  by  the  red  no  standing  except…  sign  

•  The  more  restricJve  rule  wins.  You  cannot  park  here  legally  if  the  rule  on  one  sign  permits  parking,  while  the  rule  on  the  other  sign  prohibits  parking.  No  trumps  yes.  

Part  3  

You’ll  learn  in  Part  3:  

•  “No  Parking  AnyJme”  regulaJon-­‐white  sign  •  “Street  Cleaning”  regulaJon-­‐white  sign  •  “No  Parking  certain  days/Jmes”  regulaJon-­‐white  sign  •  “No  Standing  AnyJme”  regulaJon-­‐red  sign  •  “Limited  Parking”  regulaJon-­‐white  sign  •  “No  Standing  except,  except”  regulaJon-­‐red  sign  •  “2-­‐3-­‐4  Headed  Monster  on  a  gotcha  pole”  –red,  white  and  blue  sign  

NO  PARKING  ANYTIME  

•  Sign  indicates  that  vehicles  may  NOT  park  in  spaces  to  the  right  of  this  sign  at  any  Jme.    •  You  may  stop  to  load/unload  packages  or  merchandise  at  curbside    •  And  you  may  stop  to  expediJously  drop  off  or  pick  up  passengers    

STREET  CLEANING  PARKING  REGULATION  

•  Sign  indicates  the  day/Jmes  vehicles  may  NOT  park  to  the  le[  of  this  sign  •  Broom  symbol  idenJfies  sign  as  a  locaJon  subject  to  street  cleaning  regulaJons  

NO  PARKING  REGULATION  DURING  CERTAIN  INDICATED  HOURS  

•  Sign  indicates  that  vehicles  may  NOT  park  to  the  right  or  to  the  le[  of  this  sign  during  certain  days/Jmes  •  Parking  is  permiQed  all  other  days/Jmes  

NO  STANDING  REGULATION  •  Sign  indicates  vehicles  may  NOT  stand  to  the  right  or  to  the  le[  of  this  red  sign  •  You  may  not  wait  or  stop  to  load/unload  packages  or  merchandise  at  curbside      •  You  may,  however,    stop  to  expediJously  drop  off  or  pick  up  passengers  

LIMITED  PARKING  •  This  sign  indicates  that  you  may  park  your  vehicle  up  to  the  number  of  hours  indicated  in  the  top  le[  corner  of  the  sign  •  The  “Except  Sunday”  means  you  can  park  your  car  to  the  right  or  le[  of  this  sign  all  day  on  Sundays  

NO  STANDING,  EXCEPT,  EXCEPT  •  No  standing  regulaJons  apply  during  specified  hours  (7A-­‐7P)  

•  Except  commercial  vehicles  or  trucks  can  stand  to  the  right  or  le[  of  sign  and  must  pay  the  meter  

•  3  hour  limit  (commercial  vehicles  can’t  stand/park  for  more  than  3  hours)  

•  Second  Except  means  any  type  of  vehicle  can  park  to  the  right  or  le[  of  this  sign  on  Sundays  

3  (or  more)  PARKING  SIGNS  ON  A  GOTCHA  POLE  

• Apply  C-­‐A-­‐D-­‐E  to  each  parking  sign  on  the  gotcha  pole  •  Top  to  boQom  • BoQom  red  sign  means  a  passenger  vehicle  can  never  park  here…End  of  story  •  Skedaddle!    

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