FACT of the matter: You are parking AGAINST the flow of traffic.
Lucky, its PREMAS who booked you. Had it been a TP, things would
have been way different. Learnt the hard way as I got it from TP
before. Count yourself lucky and stop lamenting as it's clearly
your fault.
Originally posted by Tayysj:
ok. i just got a summon today.
Rule 12(1): "[b]Failure to obey sign(s) displayed in a parking
place."
But I was fined for parking "Inside Parking Lot, Against
Traffic Flow."
as u can see from the above photos - nothing looks wrong right?
WRONG.
the toyota wish in the 2nd photo is committing the same offence as
me! why? because he shld be facing the other way! By parking facing
this way he is also "inside parking lot, against traffic flow."
hope he didn't get a summon after me.
did any of u know of this rule? anyway i've appealed to the URA
with these photos and more.
here's my letter:
I received the said offence today (25/07/06) for breaking law
number 12(1) as printed on your "notice of parking offence". On the
overleaf, 12(1) says "Failure to obey sign(s) displayed in a
parking place.
This is utterly ridiculous. Firstly, I made an effort to look for
signs when I arrived at this road (Ann Siang Road). It was not even
a car park in the first place. It was merely a road. It had 2
lanes, separated by a dotted line - which means parking on both
sides of the road are ALLOWED unless there are other lines drawn on
either side. I was happy as this meant I had found a place to park
and I thought the government was so helpful as to draw boxes to
guide cars to park. However, to be on the safe side, I looked for
signs and found a CARPARK sign. So I realised I had to pay to
occupy these lots but I still decided to park here. I followed the
vehicle in front of me and it stopped to park in an empty lot on
the right that was ahead of me. I looked around me to my left and
right for other empty lots. There were none on my left. At this
moment, a vehicle vacated a lot on my right and waved at me to
signal that I could occupy his lot. It was an adult male. I thanked
him with a wave and, just like the car in front of me, I parked
into the empty lot on the right. Directly in front of me was a
lorry that I could only see the back of. In other words, he was
facing in the same direction as me. The vehicle behind me was ALSO
facing this direction. So were all the cars on the left.
As a relatively new driver, I look to seasoned drivers for
guidance. I parked properly and made sure my car was in the lot.
When I got out, I even walked one round around my vehicle to make
sure I was not obstructing traffic. I then promptly went to the
ONLY sign and read it so as to know how much to pay for half an
hour. There were NO OTHER SIGNS around. I promptly OBEYED the
displayed sign in that parking place and put a $1 coupon on my
dashboard. I then locked the car and left.
To my horror, I found the said notice under my wipers upon my
return. The offence was as I said - rule 12(1). Another line wrote
that I was fined for parking inside a parking lot - against traffic
flow 19 (*). This line is in itself ridiculous! How can I be
"against traffic flow" when I'm "in a parking lot"! Parking lots
can't possibly go against traffic flows! They're STATIONARY
RECTANGLES DRAWN ON THE SURFACE! Furthermore, as I am a relatively
new driver - I still have my basic theory fresh in my mind. There
is NO LAW STATED in the theory books that you HAVE TO face a
certain direction when your car is parked! I was taught that I
could park head in or head out for vertical - it was my choice!
Likewise for parallel - I was taught that parallel parking could be
done both to the left and right! It didn't matter which way I faced
my vehicle as long as I was in a legal parking spot / parking lot!
How can I be fined for facing my car in a direction the URA did not
like? Furthermore - most of the other cars were parked like this! I
followed the example of the lorry in front and the car behind me as
well as the car that vacated the lot and the car that parked before
me! Granted - the lorry was facing head-to-head with another car.
But what problem does that pose?? What is the logic behind this
rule?
On top of that - I was even accused of disobeying a sign - of which
doesn't even EXIST! There was no sign that specifically stated that
"Cars parked on this side of the road MUST face in --->
Direction. Or else FINE $50." If there was such a sign or anything
likewise, I would have promptly made a LEGAL 3 POINT TURN - taking
into account the dotted line in the middle of the road (which means
u-turning on this road is legal). However, this would simply be
another ridiculous thing to do as this would obstruct traffic flow!
Which I believe is WORSE than what direction a vehicle faces when
in a parking lot! Other than being aesthetically beautiful to see
all vehicles on one side of the road facing in the same direction,
I DO NOT SEE what logic could have possibly made this a law! I also
promptly snapped photos of the area upon discovering my notice.
These will be attached to a separate e-mail and sent to
[email protected]
Note: There were only 2 signs displayed in this parking place.
The Warning: Hump Ahead. Slow. Sign and the car park sign (The
one with a huge P over a car on a blue background)
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Will update when I get a response. This is ridiculous! Fined for
facing wrong way! Argh. Never heard of this absurd rule. u guys b
careful nxt time. oh and the volvo in the photo parked behind me is
also committing this offence.[/b]
