What do those tiny and confusing street signs really mean?
Parking on the street can be confusing, with alternate side of the street rules in affect for different days of the week. Any sign you see can mean something different, and if you are not familiar with the “parking jargon” this can be quite confusing. Below is an excerpt from The NYC Traffic Rules Guide.
PARKING, STOPPING, STANDING
(a) General provisions
(1) Compliance with rules. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, whether attended or unattended, other than in accordance with authorized signs, pavement markings, or other traffic control devices, unless necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or direction of any law enforcement officer or other person authorized to enforce these rules.
(i) Sign placement. For purposes of this section 4-08, one authorized regulatory sign anywhere on a block, which is the area of sidewalk between one intersection and the next, shall be sufficient notice of the restriction(s) in effect on that block.
(2) Stopping prohibited. When stopping is prohibited by signs or rules, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, whether attended or unattended.
(3) Standing prohibited. When standing is prohibited by signs or rules, no person shall stop a vehicle, attended or unattended, except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in expeditiously receiving or discharging passengers.
(4) Parking prohibited. When parking is prohibited by signs or rules, no person shall stop a vehicle, attended or unattended, except temporarily for the purpose of and while expeditiously receiving or discharging passengers or loading or unloading property to or from the curb.
(5) Vehicles prohibited on shoulders. Stopping, standing, parking, or operation of a motor vehicle is prohibited on the shoulder adjacent to a parkway or a highway as specified in Section 4-07(i) of these rules, except for emergency purposes.
(6) Paper or other temporary signs. Any paper or other temporary signs posted by authorized law enforcement agencies shall supersede all existing posted rules for the days and times specified. Regulations placed inside parking meters by the Department of Transportation so as to cover rate plates and the inside of the dome of the meter shall supersede all existing posted rules for the time the insert remains in the parking meter.
**For more in depth information on NYC parking rules, view this publication in it’s entirety at: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/pdf/trafrule.pdf
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Useful Links
http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/dot/html/motorist/parking/prkintro.html
http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/consumers - NYC Dept of Consumer Affairs
http://www.bbb.com -Check the status of a parking garage for complaint history
http://www.nyc.gov/nypd - If you have to file a complaint or get copy of accident record |
