# Not sure if I can park here... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 24, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-sure-if-i-can-park-here/679574 "2014-01-24T00:35:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-sure-if-i-can-park-here/679574/21 "2014-01-25T22:49:14Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Not, not Oakland really (well, maybe a bit of a piece of this road is in Oakland). > > You’re driving more-or-less north, actually, through Berkeley. If you continue much farther, you will end up in San Rafael and New York simultaneously. East is north in this photo, but west (into SF) is really west, probably they don’t like branding freeways “West-North” or “East-South.” I think there’s a small triangle that might apply, just south of Emeryville. Assuming that Google’s borders are correct (go to middle zoom level or one more in). I have enough trouble dealing with which direction on the very NESW aligned freeways here; in that part of the East Bay I give up and go by location names/memory. It’s well known that too much information makes us stupid and impairs driving. In the OP case, at least it’s not an urgent warning, but I can see someone looking for parking and rubbernecking. I know of three that could be confusing: [ol] [li]There is one down the street where the limit is 30mph. So you have two signs about 200 feet apart, and in the middle, a stationary electronic speed limit sign. It starts doing the urgent flashing at 25 mph. Maybe they all work that way and I haven’t noticed, but I don’t see the utility in these nanny controls.[/li][li]I’ve seen this in several places. A divided highway or busy road, thus one way each way. So they plop down a “WRONG WAY” sign right in the middle, but it’s not biased towards the actual wrong way, so it makes me hesitate slightly that I’m not going down a real one way.[/li][li]This one might be dangerous if it makes you spit-take when you see it, but it is truly awesome so I don’t mind. A [sign on US-50 at its western end in Sacramento](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Rt50_termini_ca_ocmd_sign.jpg), MD has one too and apparently one/both is/was misprinted and they put 3037 or something like that.[/li][/ol] ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-sure-if-i-can-park-here/679574/22 "2014-01-26T01:57:15Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > Since it’s 8 pm on Saturday, you can park there now, until 10 pm, with a ticket that you get out of the ticket machine. In 2 hours it becomes a taxi zone. At 6 am tomorrow, you can park there without restriction. At 8 am tomorrow it becomes a 4-hour parking zone, with a ticket. At 6 pm tomorrow it becomes a special-event clearway.\ Well, of course. 🙂 > [@RTFirefly](#): > > If I were looking for parking near there, I’d just treat it as ‘No Parking’ and keep looking further down. Me too. ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-sure-if-i-can-park-here/679574/23 "2014-01-26T02:14:36Z")
Life imitates [Louie](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8xaq4PbAy1qd7fgfo1_r1_500.png). ---
**Author:** ![Isilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@Isilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isilder)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-sure-if-i-can-park-here/679574/24 "2014-01-26T11:47:22Z")
> [@Robrein](#): > > What I want to know is can I park there this Monday during the day? It’s a public holiday, so do I buy a ticket and park less then 4 hours or does the no parking mon-fri over rule? > Agreed! For the purpose of parking rules in NSW , a public holiday is a sunday. Unless the sign has public holidays explicitly labelled. ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Alex](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atomic_alex/32/175_2.png) [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-sure-if-i-can-park-here/679574/25 "2014-01-26T12:50:39Z")
Can I park here? > **[Texas Corporate Event Photographers | Jim Stone](https://www.jimstonephoto.com)** > > Corporate event and conference photography to have your brand's message stand out in each image. Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and beyond. 10+ years experience. Hire a pro. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-sure-if-i-can-park-here/679574/26 "2014-01-26T18:53:35Z")
> [@Disposable Hero](#): > > Can I park here? > > [Texas Corporate Event Photographers | Jim Stone](http://www.jiifii.com/wp-content/images/2012/03/never-ever-park-here-0801-800x800.jpg) Yes, if you’re just running in. ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Alex](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atomic_alex/32/175_2.png) [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-sure-if-i-can-park-here/679574/27 "2014-01-26T22:48:51Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Yes, if you’re just running in. Excellent! _parks huge 4x4 across entrance_ ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-sure-if-i-can-park-here/679574/28 "2014-01-27T06:49:08Z")
> [@Disposable Hero](#): > > Excellent! _parks huge 4x4 across entrance_ You got it! Now, make sure you turn your hazard lights on, because that makes everything okay. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-sure-if-i-can-park-here/679574.md?page=1)