Why do cars park in the middle of some streets?
You know what I’m talking about. The cars that park between the yellow lines in the middle of some of the wider streets.
How can this possibly be legal?
Is this another one of those things I just don’t get because I’m not from here?
And don’t get me started on how impossible it is to find meter parking in Center City on a weekday afternoon. Yes parking in every city can be difficult and yes there’s the option of a pay lot. But come on.
On three dreadful occasions last summer and fall, I had to drop off a friend for a doctor’s appointment on (I think) 9th street by Chestnut. I drove around for at least a half an hour each time trying to find a place to park for a while.
Is there a secret to finding a spot to park on the street? If so please share!
The last time, after looking for an open spot for 45 minutes, I found a 20 minute loading zone down the street from where I had dropped my friend off. I pulled in at the front end of it, right behind the sign, very close to the car behind me, and waited.
After about ten minutes, someone pulled in front of me. He backed up until he touched my front bumper. Then he jumped out of the car and started walking away. I blew my horn and said “I have to leave and you just blocked me in”. Guess what Mr Charming Pants did. Looked at me blanky and continued on his way.
When my friend walked up a few minutes later, he directed me so I was able to get the car out of this tight squeeze. It took about ten minutes to get out. Not a bad woman driver thing. I know my cars. Meanwhile Mr Charming Pants has still not returned. Police cars have passed by and not ticketed his car for being parked illegally.
The thought of leaving a note behind passed through my mind. But that would have been a collosal waste of time. Sad sad sad are the oblivious people.
These things are just the tip of the iceberg. There’s so many other parking issues in this city. My head will explode if I try to write about all of them.
I completely agree with you. I have lived in Italy, Spain, and France and I have never seen cars parked in the MIDDLE of the street. I am not from this city, but have seen that many will park in the middle of the road, WITH NO TICKETS. Curiously, on Washington Street at 9th when I go to the Italian Market (now the Mexican/Vietnamese Market), I will see police officers hanging around, not doing a thing about middle of the road parking. Is this safe? I can’t imagine that it is. And obviously, the authorities don’t give a phlying phuck about it either.
I just don’t get it.
You are some dopes.Parking is legal in the middle of broad st out of necessity.This city wasnt built for cars,south philly is one of the toughest places to park in the united states.you should move to los angeles(yawn) if you like to drive so much,plenty of parking lots there.Philly wont miss you,or your whining.
I hate Philadelphia! The parking authority is the devil. All they want is money and they don’t care about parking accessibility. For such a trifling, filthy city the Parking Authority is just an added boogie for this disgusting embarrassment of a town. And south philly parking is Hades on Terra firma. Who the hell would make a community so freaking compact with narrow ass streets. I guess it was good for when horses was the mode of transportation. just got a $36 dollar parking ticket my parking meter was expired by 3 minutes. Oh horror, I’m surprised they didn’t impound my vehicle- cause we all know that’s more money for them.