Stop parking like retards

**Squiggles** · 9th October 2008, 21:29

Originally Posted by Patar

imo it's either mark the spots or teach people how to park so it doesn't look like they have the mental capacity of a 3 year that was dropped in the delivery room and constantly falls down a flight of stairs.

That is a brilliant description of it.

**motorbyclist** · 10th October 2008, 00:01

unfortunately if we mark spots they have to be sized appropriately so there is no chance of TL1000s leaning over the lines and burgmans still fit

which means you'll be able to fit two scooters to a spot

and then if we ask for enforcement, they'll go and stick up some parking meters to "cover their costs" at a huge profit while continuing to ticket for wofs etc that are clearly displayed

the only thing that stops them doing it is that we can't secure parking tickets to bikes - but that can be easily overcome

**motorbyclist** · 10th October 2008, 00:03

and the probelm with engineering is it's such an odd shaped spot - if you can think of a good layout do tell us

Originally Posted by bomma

mate i got there today, found a scooter parked like a fucking idiot!!! facing the barrier, taking up like 3 parking spots, left me just enough gap to fit between him and the bike next but cudnt handle lock without my handle hitting the scooter!!! got kyle to help swivle my bike around a bit and repark....

i'e said it before and i say it again

i move scooters

i've swivelled GNs

but only if there's no other parking

got stumped by that 1300cc behemoth parallel parked though....

**sunhuntin** · 10th October 2008, 09:40

Originally Posted by motorbyclist

unfortunately if we mark spots they have to be sized appropriately so there is no chance of TL1000s leaning over the lines and burgmans still fit

which means you'll be able to fit two scooters to a spot

and then if we ask for enforcement, they'll go and stick up some parking meters to "cover their costs" at a huge profit while continuing to ticket for wofs etc that are clearly displayed

the only thing that stops them doing it is that we can't secure parking tickets to bikes - but that can be easily overcome

when ive had to use pay n display parking, i managed to clip the paper underneath the petrol cap. might work if the cap is raised on your tank like it is mine, but might be more tricky if it sits flush.

and yeh, lining out parks doesnt work very well. theres one in invers that i used. my bikes got such a bitch of a lean that i basically took up 3 of the 4 lines the one time i did use it. every other time some cage was parked in them instead.

**motorbyclist** · 10th October 2008, 12:13

frankly i don't trust that people won't just steal the ticket from your bike like they do wofs and regos

nor do i trust wardens to bother to look for them

heck i don't even trust that, parked on symonds street, my bike will still be there when i go to leave at the end of the day

**Hanne** · 12th October 2008, 21:02

Originally Posted by motorbyclist

heck i don't even trust that, parked on symonds street, my bike will still be there when i go to leave at the end of the day

with good reason!

**motorbyclist** · 22nd October 2008, 23:16

and for the record, the other day i saw the hyosung rider has finally gotten the message and started parking in the bike parking

also, a few of the other regular retards seem to have caught on too

the system works!

**GSXR Trace** · 23rd October 2008, 01:18

Originally Posted by Hanne

with good reason!

shit how often are bikes stolen from symond st?

**boostin** · 23rd October 2008, 07:07

I wouldn't say regurarly but often enough to bother people with nicer bikes. If you ride the Gsx-r to Uni I would part it somewhere safer than Symonds St.

Did you say you are doing Law? I think the safest place is the Law School M/C parking.