tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post4664477240899356713..comments2024-03-27T14:57:27.470-04:00Comments on bloomingdale: neighbor receives ticket for parking within 5 feet of a driveway Scott Roberts of Bloomingdalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13729317215189785132noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-77426348843787017502016-10-27T07:45:03.093-04:002016-10-27T07:45:03.093-04:00The DC traffic court is a total kangaroo court, an...The DC traffic court is a total kangaroo court, an absolute joke. There isn't a real judge, I'm not even sure it's a magistrate. Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810213984800595912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-50587432090134354012016-10-26T15:11:55.929-04:002016-10-26T15:11:55.929-04:00Thanks- I guess no good deed goes unpunished becau...Thanks- I guess no good deed goes unpunished because I left enough room behind me for another car to park. I wouldn't have gotten a ticket if I had backed up :( Thanks for the parking rules links. I will review!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529726132150233501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-53796893975570883802016-10-26T15:11:30.077-04:002016-10-26T15:11:30.077-04:00The K Street underpass beneath Washington Circle i...The K Street underpass beneath Washington Circle is very well signed as 25 mph. It even says "photo enforced." There's no reason you would need to drive so slowly in that spot, but it's a good fundraising opportunity for the city. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11683460071448275755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-47091531620960422432016-10-25T18:39:07.960-04:002016-10-25T18:39:07.960-04:00Here is a single link for all parking rules:
http...Here is a single link for all parking rules:<br /><br />http://dpw.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dpw/publication/attachments/DC_Parking_Regulations_2601<br /><br />Not that I'm defending the DC Parking Police, but the rules aren't "weird DC rules"...pretty standard everywhere I've lived.<br /><br />FWIW, it's worth learning the rules to use in your favor as well. You know, for that person who parks too close to the alleyway and blocks everyone in.Jeff Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08443212626654751583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-39564089085346389752016-10-25T18:11:41.434-04:002016-10-25T18:11:41.434-04:00Isn't the speed limit 25 throughout the city, ...Isn't the speed limit 25 throughout the city, unless otherwise posted? I remember assuming it was 30 when we came in to DC from Maryland. Bloomingdale Residenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09533118011529614380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-82797233683013332182016-10-25T17:57:14.511-04:002016-10-25T17:57:14.511-04:00I am posting this comment for a 2nd Street NW neig...I am posting this comment for a 2nd Street NW neighbor:<br /> <br />Every time I get a ticket, I take the time to visit the traffic court & "cry". The last ticket I got was for parking too close to the corner - that ticket was dismissed, as the "judge" said that there were exceptions for residents<br /><br />I have just received 2 more tickets - one for $30.00 for being past time on a parking meter - since I paid by the DC parking app - I have proof to appeal that. I also received a $200.00 ticket for going 37mph in a 25 mph limit in the lower K St. underpass in Georgetown. I had no idea that the limit was 25 mph until the light flashed. The $200.00 was for going 11 mph over the speed limit.<br /><br />So I will go to traffic court with both tickets - to defend the parking ticket & cry over the $200.00 "speeding" ticket. I will see if I get any leniency.<br />Scott Roberts of Bloomingdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13729317215189785132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-50190914899672965322016-10-25T15:21:34.068-04:002016-10-25T15:21:34.068-04:00This is an easy link to the parking rules and fine...This is an easy link to the parking rules and fines. I didn't know the city completely refused to ticket someone for parking so close to your car that you cannot move. The 3-foot rule is not enforce, according to this publication. http://dpw.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dpw/publication/attachments/PC_Training%20Manual%20-%20Pt-2.pdfnobodyhomeherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15899486325000898336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-14429640825967475632016-10-25T15:16:41.003-04:002016-10-25T15:16:41.003-04:00I've seen neighbors' cars ticketed for unc...I've seen neighbors' cars ticketed for uncurbed wheels, and for parking too close to alley entrances. Both are rare. Uncurbed wheels -- which I understand in San Francisco -- seems like nitpicking in Bloomingday. People parked so close to the alley that you cannot make the turn to get in or out is a nuisance, and I assume that is the issue with a driveway. I double-checked the DC Code, and it is a $20 ticket. That is the same fine as for uncurbed tires.nobodyhomeherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15899486325000898336noreply@blogger.com