Parking the "wrong way" What law does it break?

[FROSTY]

Hey folks I got a ticket from the local council for parking the wrong way on the roadside .
Im going DO WHAT??
What possible difference can it make what end faces traffic.
Can somebody tell me the the law it breaks to park in daylight with the front of the vehicle facing oncoming traffic.
Sounds petty because the fine is only $40 but it annoys me they have nothing better to do.

[boomer]

It's the parking the wrong way law, punishable by $40.

One of the ministry of silly walks laws that i laughed at when i arrived in NZ

[PirateJafa]

Because a nighttime the reflectors around your lights will be facing the wrong way.

Legal in the UK. Illegal in NZ.

[Flatcap]

I think the 'logic' is that to park on the wrong side you must have driven on the wrong side of the road at some point.

Makes no sense when the road only has room for a single lane of traffic, like the roads around my place

[spookytooth]

Hey folks I got a ticket from the local council for parking the wrong way on the roadside .
Im going DO WHAT??
What possible difference can it make what end faces traffic.
Can somebody tell me the the law it breaks to park in daylight with the front of the vehicle facing oncoming traffic.
Sounds petty because the fine is only $40 but it annoys me they have nothing better to do.

white lites to the rear red lites in the frount or some crap like that

[steve_t]

And when you leave the park, you'll have to exit on to the wrong side of the street, or reverse out. This is gonna be especially troublesome when someone is waiting for you to leave your park so they can park there.

[firefighter]

It's the parking the wrong way law, punishable by $40.

One of the ministry of silly walks laws that i laughed at when i arrived in NZ

Shall we really compare stupid England laws with stupid NZ ones???:blank:

[boomer]

Shall we really compare stupid England laws with stupid NZ ones???:blank:
oooh.. look at the proud little kiwi.. fluffin up his feathers

[Badjelly]

From the Road Code section on where not to park (http://www.landtransport.govt.nz/roadcode/about-driving/where-not-to-park.html):

You must not park or stop your vehicle:

* on the right-hand side of the road, except in a one-way street


As Flatcap says, to drive in and out of a car park on the RHS you need to drive on the wrong side of the road for several seconds. There are many places where this increases the risk involved. (OK, and some where it doesn't.) It's a good rule, in my opinion, and I'm glad we didn't follow the UK example.

[firefighter]

oooh.. look at the proud little kiwi.. fluffin up his feathers

LOL, you've got me all wrong......not at all, just being in the job i'm in theres's ALOT of ex-pat brits, and some of the shit ive heard about the laws is pretty ghey......

[slimjim]

oooh.. look at the proud little kiwi.. fluffin up his feathers



:first: good stuff :clap:

[hospitalfood]

they made it law in the 30's.
they used to find stupid people stuck in the middle of the road beside cars parked the wrong way, walking round in tight circles.
initially it was not a problem, cars just drove round them on the way to the supermarket etc, the problem arose when the drivers went to pay at the supermarket checkout and found that it was unattended.

[Mully]

YOU LAWLESS HEATHEN!!!

How DARE you park on the wrong side of the road. That's worse than drink-driving, murder, rape and knifing pensioners all rolled into one.

Why won't somebody PLEASE think of the children?

Lock him up, and throw away the key.

I for one am outraged.

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[Leseid]

I was too fined once for parking my cage the wrong way on a small no centre line road. It was a windy Wellington day, if I parked it the right way the doors would have blown off. Parking wardens just pushing there luck, I wrote to the council to have the fine wavered.

[GOONR]

Because a nighttime the reflectors around your lights will be facing the wrong way.

Legal in the UK. Illegal in NZ.

It's not legal in the Uk, you have to park facing the flow of traffic. Nobody takes any notice of it though and I have never heard of anyone getting a ticket for it either.

[Badjelly]

YOU LAWLESS HEATHEN!!!

How DARE you park on the wrong side of the road. That's worse than drink-driving, murder, rape and knifing pensioners all rolled into one.

Why won't somebody PLEASE think of the children?

Lock him up, and throw away the key.

I for one am outraged.

[/pt]

So Frosty was pretty lucky to get away with a $40 fine, then? :rolleyes:

[Mully]

So Frosty was pretty lucky to get away with a $40 fine, then? :rolleyes:

It starts with parking the wrong way, then it becomes bank robberies.

Frosty, was the WCC? Tell them to sort their shit out before they go issuing tickets.

Actually, tease them about not existing in a year or so.

[colsan1]

LOL, you've got me all wrong......not at all, just being in the job i'm in theres's ALOT of ex-pat brits, and some of the shit ive heard about the laws is pretty ghey......

Come on then give us a few to chew over

[Krayy]

I HAVE to park nose in if I'm parked on a sloping street as BB's stand doesn't give a large enough angle to guarantee he doesn't tip over at the slightest gust or touch.

I'd write back stating that you had to park that way to ensure the bike didn't fall over.

[Laava]

oooh.. look at the proud little kiwi.. fluffin up his feathers
Classic!
My mate was telling me that in Wales where he lived, you can be done for failing to turn up for archery practice on a Sunday!

[boomer]

Classic!
My mate was telling me that in Wales where he lived, you can be done for failing to turn up for archery practice on a Sunday!

in some countries you can be done for using the washing machine on a sunday.. be grateful you're male and never use teh fookin thing in the first place i say !!!

[Disco Dan]

Because a nighttime the reflectors around your lights will be facing the wrong way.

Legal in the UK. Illegal in NZ.

It is only legal in UK during daylight hours. At night - the reflectors are (as you said) facing the wrong way and are useless.

Here in NZ it is illegal all hours. There was a couple of cars along my road (quite a posh street) that regularly parked facing the wrong way - one was on a blind hill on a bend. I came driving along, the pillock was just about to pull out and had headlights on, that and an oncoming vehicle also with headlights on - I was literally blind. Very dangerous.

I rang the council about the two cars down my street - no idea what happened but they dont do it very often now. But I still ring the council if I see it.

[Disco Dan]

in some countries you can be done for using the washing machine on a sunday.. be grateful you're male and never use teh fookin thing in the first place i say !!!

In France it is apparently illegal to mow your lawn on a sunday because of the noise.

[boomer]

In France it is apparently illegal to mow your lawn on a sunday because of the noise.

you'd want locking up if you chose to live in France...

[imdying]

What possible difference can it make what end faces traffic.Reflectors are on the back of the car.

Can somebody tell me the the law it breaks to park in daylight with the front of the vehicle facing oncoming traffic.In daylight it's no problem, but I was going to move it before dark is no excuse because people are notorious liars.

[Pixie]

In Bugtussle it's illegal to be a fuckwit on the internet

[Badjelly]

Hey folks I got a ticket from the local council for parking the wrong way on the roadside....


I HAVE to park nose in if I'm parked on a sloping street as BB's stand doesn't give a large enough angle to guarantee he doesn't tip over at the slightest gust or touch.

I'd write back stating that you had to park that way to ensure the bike didn't fall over.

I've been assuming Frosty got the ticket for a 4-wheeled vehicle.

Bikes are a bit different because you can turn them round before you drive off. I guess the reflector issue still applies at night.

It wasn't a bike, was it, Frosty? Has anyone got a ticket for parking a bike on the wrong side of the road? Or the wrong way on the roadside?

[Scouse]

Hey folks I got a ticket from the local council for parking the wrong way on the roadside .
Im going DO WHAT??
What possible difference can it make what end faces traffic.
Can somebody tell me the the law it breaks to park in daylight with the front of the vehicle facing oncoming traffic.
Sounds petty because the fine is only $40 but it annoys me they have nothing better to do.Its a law to catch out lifes lazy bastards, these are the Lazy bastards that are too lazy to turn their wrong way facing cars before they finnish off their parking manuver, these are the very same lazy bastards that are too lazy to wipe their arses after having a shit.

[James Deuce]

Yu're not allowed to back into an angle park either.

[R6_kid]

I came driving along, the pillock was just about to pull out and had headlights on, that and an oncoming vehicle also with headlights on - I was literally blind. Very dangerous.

What do you do at night when driving past oncoming traffic? Close your eyes?

[imdying]

What do you do at night when driving past oncoming traffic? Close your eyes?Lights aim to the left, which can be a bit of pain when the person is in your lane on your left... :rolleyes:

[Disco Dan]

What do you do at night when driving past oncoming traffic? Close your eyes?

Nope... look to the left to maintain my night vision.

Pretty hard with four high powered head lights pointed at me. Two on each side of the road and me heading down the middle. No idea if there was a car there as my lights are old sealed beams and got lost in the light of the oncoming cars.

[boomer]

Lights aim to the left, which can be a bit of pain when the person is in your lane on your left... :rolleyes:

I'd still be inclined to close my eyes tho.

[peasea]

Yu're not allowed to back into an angle park either.

Weird that, when you can actually SEE better when leaving said park.

Anyways, I back into angle parks (on my bike) all the time.:banana:

[sunhuntin]

Anyways, I back into angle parks (on my bike) all the time.:banana:

same here. otherwise its a bitch to get out in one piece. easier to spend a few seconds backing in, than half an hour trying to back out in a town where cars dont stop and wait.

[James Deuce]

Yes it is a bitch to get the bike out. Don't expect to get off the ticket you may get.

[Swoop]

In France it is apparently illegal to mow your lawn on a sunday because of the noise.
Also, having a wash on any day of the week that has the letter "A" in it...:devil2:

[Mully]

Also, having a wash on any day of the week that has the letter "A" in it...:devil2:

Or not having a white flag on your person at all times.

[Swoop]

Or not having a white flag on your person at all times.
Is that the National Flag? A white cross on a white background?

[Mully]

Is that the National Flag? A white cross on a white background?

Indeed, with a slight aroma of cheese mixed with urine.

("you must spread some rep, etc")

[peasea]

Yes it is a bitch to get the bike out. Don't expect to get off the ticket you may get.

Faaaaark! I'd love to take that to court....can't wait, note to self; must go shopping on bike more.

[James Deuce]

Been there. You'll lose.

[GOONR]

Been there. You'll lose.

You got a ticket for having a bike parked the wrong way! Ferkin hell.

[James Deuce]

A vehicle. Remember it's only angle parks.

[Max Preload]

What do you do at night when driving past oncoming traffic? Close your eyes?

It's all about the headlight focus... dipped asymmetric rises to the left... and even symmetric is left-biased...

[mashman]

It's not legal in the Uk, you have to park facing the flow of traffic. Nobody takes any notice of it though and I have never heard of anyone getting a ticket for it either.

Heh, my old man was done in the late 70's for that one as i remember him spitting feathers about it... quite understandable really as we lived in a culdesac and the car was parked outside the house... At the time i believe it was something to do with parking lights facing the wrong way...

Fave law: "Topless saleswomen are legal in Liverpool, England, but only in tropical fish stores"... bit iffy as to whether it's a current law...

[scracha]

Been there. You'll lose.
Hmm. Steep angle and deep storm drains on some of the angle parking around here. Means you can't haul your bike backwards up hill and wot with the angle there's a realistic danger of it falling over if facing downhill (obviously left in gear).

Actually, the world's most stupid law is here :-
http://www.landtransport.govt.nz/roadcode/about-driving/night-driving.html

"You must turn on your vehicle's headlights:

from 30 minutes after sunset, until 30 minutes before sunrise"

I notice the local dibbles never bother about the following either :-
at any other time when you can't clearly see a person or vehicle 100 metres away.

The number of halfwits driving around with no lights on in thick fog astonishes me.

[FROSTY]

Reflectors are on the back of the car.
In daylight it's no problem, but I was going to move it before dark is no excuse because people are notorious liars.
Yea dude---its a car yard that closes before dark cars out there on display---kinda a no brainer i WOULD think

[steve_t]

The number of halfwits driving around with no lights on in thick fog astonishes me.

+1 esp here in foggy Hamiltron. It's still the idiots who think "I can see fine" and don't realise that they themselves are hard to see. Grrr :blank:

[crazyhorse]

If they can get you for anything at all, then murphy's law - they will. Guess you won't do it again then aye :nono: