RANT: F*&#ing Cagers who park in bike spaces.

[Ghost Lemur]

Well I'm in the mood for a rant.

This has happened twice in the last week.

First time the prick had absolutely no excuse as there was three, count 'em three free (well metered) parks right next the bike spot. But no he parked in the bike park. This was at ~8am. There was a scooter that had to park in front of the car just on the verge of the bike park. So I decided instead of parking at the next nearest bike park I'd cover his ass. Bet petty (and probably would have been silly too if my bike had been worth more than it is). Took down all the details of the car incase I found my bike having a nap after course.

But incase that was a freak occurence today I go to visit the gf working in town. Go to the nearest bike spaces, and there is a freaken 4wd, so I decided to go around the block and come back to find a completely different vehicle parked there now. Worth mentioning this second one is right outside a dairy type place so it seems ppl are using the spot as a 5min loading zone. Even though there is one of those one the other side of the street.

Seriously both times I wished I could park my bike on their roofs. Hell if they want the free parking all they have to do is start using two wheels like the rest of us. It's just one of the many advantages.

/RANT.

*takes deep breath*

[Mongoose]

You will find that these are the same people that park in the strawberry ripple only parks.
And, being as to how it is *only* a bike park, who farkin cares anway, not the ticket people that I have seen so far around here.

[SpankMe]

Yep, I get totally pissed of at cagers parking in OUR free parking.

So, could we call the toweys to come tow them away for illegal parking?

[k14]

Yeah nearly had a similar incident to sensei on devon st np at the start of the year. I pulled up to the bike parks and this guy has his van parked there, being in a slightly "irritated" mood due to earlier incidents i just yelled out to him "Move your fu$%#ng van." This big maori guy jumps out of the van and comes up to me (at this point i realised i shouldnt have done that) and thinking the guy was going to have a not very nice reaction I found a change of underwear was probably required, but he just said sorry and moved the van 15m up the street to a vacant car park.

Learnt my lesson there, but still it is a pain when people do that.

[Mr Skid]

Last Friday some twit parked their cage in the motorcycle parking at uni, taking up roughly 5 bike parks. I did contemplate interfering with the car until I noticed the ticket under the windscreen wiper..

Funny how traffic wardens were my worst enemys when I had a car and are my best friends now I have a bike..

GL, have you thought about telling council parking services about these idiots? Surely they'd be as keen as you are to 'reeducate' offenders?

[Wenier]

Yea parking wardens would love them as they can ticket them quite a reasonable amount i think since it isnt a car park. I think they would class it like a loading zone and a $40 fine in order.

[wkid_one]

Yup - call I towie - I do it all the time to people who park in the bike park outside Les Mills on Taranaki St.

[Stinkwheeler]

It's happened to me twice. One time the bloody articulated tin box came after I had parked. When he climbed out (eventually, being a tad portly) I said "that's a pretty big bike you've got there." Of course yours truly being 15, and riding the rustbucket T250 at the time, the git ignored me.

I personally wouldn't hesistate to park on the roof if I had a trailie bike or something. It would be a bit difficult with a 4wd though, do you think they purposely buy them so we can't do it?

[Bob]

The other thing that gets right up my nose is when they leave the shopping trolleys in the bike-space in the supermarket carpark. We get ONE space (two if we're very, very lucky and it is a really big carpark)... so they all leave their trolleys in there, instead of walking maybe 20 or 30 yards to put the trolley in the proper place.

I popped in to buy something the other day... and came out to find a trolley left IN FRONT of my bike! Red mist came down and I lobbed it into a car space... and someone in a car got irate! Not a good idea when an already irate biker is in mid-fume! If I was in a red mist, the air turned blue with my reply!

And all of that really clashed with my yellow bike...

[FROSTY:Me]

hmm maybee we need like a text link. KBers en mass decend on the parking spaces and park em in.
all stand around whisling -ohh -yea and have the traffic wardens on speed dial

[Jackrat]

LOL',park in the things every time I go to Mt eden MC.
Bikers don't like it ? none have ever had the balls to say anything and until they do I'll keep doing it.

[Zapf]

Hello, have a question on the same topic... (being a new bike owner)

Are bikes allow to park in car spaces?

[Ms Piggy]

A similar thing has happened to me often in Mercer St here in Wellington. I am parked there b/c it's close tro work. I finish at 6.30 or 7pm and some nights it's full of cars. One night a car was really close & I'm sure they would have touched my bike to get out of their car!

Although to day I had to shake my head in disbelief - I had just pulled in to the Mercer St park and a pedestrian walks out directly behind me as I'm backing back to the kerb!! She must have been in la la land b/c the bike was till running as well as moving back into her!! She just floated off into the traffic & didn't even look at me as I was glaring at her! :sneaky2:

[Mr Skid]

Are bikes allow to park in car spaces?

As a motor vehicle, I can't see any reason why you can't park a bike in a car park, though I'd be concerned about someone backing into it.. I usually look for motorcycle parks on the street, park in a council parking building or park on the footpath next to a large pole to chain the bike to..

In the Auckland City Council car parks (Civic, Downtown, Fanshawe, Victoria and maybe K'rd?) there is designated bike parking, just nip around the side of the barrier to get in and out. In their parking buildings you'll get grief from security if you park in a car park, but as long as you park in the designated areas it's ok. Oh and did I mention it's free?

Location of ACC car parking buildings

Location of Auckland CBD motorcycle parking

BTW the number for the Auckland City Council call center is (09) 379 2020, and they are interested in dealing to illegally parked cars..

[moko]

Plymouth City Council supply loads of free bike parking and even have just installed rails in a lot of them so you can chain your bike to them.(typically very few do)Been a bit of a problem with cars parking there,Council response was an instant £50 fine for offenders($130 or so)and one of their little Hitlers will shift fast enough to win a gold in Athens,ticket book in hand if you tip them off.You can park in the car bays here if for some reason you want to but you`ll have to pay the same as a car using the same space or you`ll get done,all designated bike parking is free.Biggest problem is dickhead Scooter riders who dont seem to realise that the lines are there to park between and if you park your shitheap across 3 bays you`ll upset lots of people.
I dont know the legal situation with this but when I was in N.Z. me and a mate once stuck both our bikes in one parking bay,one ticket.Traffic Warden had a real good look(we were watching from a burger Bar across the road)and moved on,so is the ticket per vehicle or for the parking space?