I am tired of dealing with this

[Andara Bledin]

not that I'm aware of but I do know that if there is a fire your store's insurance will not cover anything and you store can sue the person parked there for damages-parking in the fire lane voids the insurance policy.

Actually, I'm fairly certain that pretty much any place that has regulations about fire lanes also has, as part of the ordinance, provisions for both fines to the company/individual responsible for keeping the fire lane clear of obstruction as well as for those who are doing the obstructing.

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[BlaqueKatt]

and I believe there is a law about that.

not that I'm aware of but I do know that if there is a fire your store's insurance will not cover anything and you store can sue the person parked there for damages-parking in the fire lane voids the insurance policy.

[tamezin]

I once got on to a customer who parked their car in the very front of the store, in the middle of the cross walk and blocking traffic. She was really trashy and insisted on arguing with me. I was soo fortunate to have a group of kids hanging out on our patio furnature, and when they heard me arguing with me one of them yelled to her "move your fucking car, idiot". The other laughed and heckled her until she moved it and left.

Kids are good for something after all.

[Andara Bledin]

I really wish police and fire departments would start cracking down on this.

I get at least 20 people every day coming to the walk-up window at my pharmacy while leaving their car in the fire lane. I should write a note to traffic cops saying if they need to bulk up the number of tickets they write fast, hang out by us!

Parking lots are usually private property. That means that to get cars ticketed, cops would have to be invited onto the property. If you want entitlement minded people to stop doing that, then start calling the cops every time it happens. After a few dozen tickets, word will start getting around that it's a bad idea.

And unless you are directed by the store to wait there for your large/heavy/unwieldy item to be brought out, or someone is actually getting in/out of the car, stopping there is EW material of the most literal sort.

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[Ellain]

I get at least 20 people every day coming to the walk-up window at my pharmacy while leaving their car in the fire lane. I should write a note to traffic cops saying if they need to bulk up the number of tickets they write fast, hang out by us!

[Dave1982]

What's the problem with this? I mean if someone is running inside quickly, and if the driver is waiting in the car? I do realize the fire zone is no place to leave a car, but if you're IN the car, I figure if a firetruck shows up you can get out of the way pretty fast.

Regardless of whether there is a driver in the car or not, if you're there and not moving (and not because your way is being impeded) you are parked, and there is no parking in fire lanes. Fire lanes are to remain unobstructed, and even if you are in the car, you are still creating an obstruction.


What especially annoys me are people that do this when the lot is nearly empty and the spots closest to the store are available. I really wish police and fire departments would start cracking down on this.

[KabeRinnaul]

We have large concrete blocks in front of our fire lane, with "NO PARKING, FIRE LANE" signs embedded in them. People stop in the middle of the street, get out, drag the blocks out of the way, get back in, and park in the fire lane...

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

People hang out in our fire lane every single day. But that's because they're waiting for big items to be brought out to them and that's where we have them wait.

[missbartender]

My father used to moan constantly that people would park in the service access at the business he used to own. When I was a kid, I watched him use his own way of getting rid of them.

Dad - "Hey! You can't park there!"
SC - "I'm only going to be a few minutes."
Dad - "You have two minutes."
SC - "Thanks!"
Dad, reaching for the phone "No problem. It takes at least three minutes for the tow truck to get here."

HAHAHA I'd like to meet your dad

[bubblelittlepally]

I once got on to a customer who parked their car in the very front of the store, in the middle of the cross walk and blocking traffic. She was really trashy and insisted on arguing with me. I was soo fortunate to have a group of kids hanging out on our patio furnature, and when they heard me arguing with me one of them yelled to her "move your fucking car, idiot". The other laughed and heckled her until she moved it and left.

[draco664]

My father used to moan constantly that people would park in the service access at the business he used to own. When I was a kid, I watched him use his own way of getting rid of them.

Dad - "Hey! You can't park there!"
SC - "I'm only going to be a few minutes."
Dad - "You have two minutes."
SC - "Thanks!"
Dad, reaching for the phone "No problem. It takes at least three minutes for the tow truck to get here."

[ano]

What's the problem with this? I mean if someone is running inside quickly, and if the driver is waiting in the car? I do realize the fire zone is no place to leave a car, but if you're IN the car, I figure if a firetruck shows up you can get out of the way pretty fast.

Because it sets an unreasonable expectation of people to park in the no-parking fire zone for things like this. Making an exception to the rule pretty much opens it up for anybody to take advantage of, so why then should people respect the no-parking policy of a fire lane? Also, people's views of time are subjective. They might consider waiting in the fire lane to be just a few minutes while the other person is in the store doing an entire shopping trip. It's not that big of a deal just to park in a parking spot after dropping someone off at the entrance. The person going in the store would have to walk to the parking lot anyway if he/she drove, and besides, stores don't have curb-side service...there are no valets there.

[Sparky]

"I am only waiting for someone who is shopping inside."

What's the problem with this? I mean if someone is running inside quickly, and if the driver is waiting in the car? I do realize the fire zone is no place to leave a car, but if you're IN the car, I figure if a firetruck shows up you can get out of the way pretty fast.

[infinitemonkies]

I'd do the same thing, except I would actually call it in.

They know damned well they can't park there. Give em a ticket instead of a warning.

[edit] In fact, a ticket *IS* a warning, and it's a lot cheaper than having your car rammed by a firetruck, or your windows smashed out so they can run the hose through.

[El Pollo Guerrera]

I'd go out with a cell phone to my ear, and tell em the cops are on the way, move now, and then loudly recite the car make, model and license plate into the phone. They won't know that you didn't really call, and if they don't move, I'd start describing them, their clothing, and then ask for their name.

If that doesn't make them move, I don't know.

That was my idea... maybe you could just take a picture with the phone in your camera... Just to have proof that they were parked there...