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5. A=Arrow
• Is the arrow pointing
to your car?
• If not, your parking
space is safe
• If so, you may have
to go…read the rule
6. D=Date/Time
• What days/times
does the parking rule
apply
7. E=Except-Double Except
• Except what type of
vehicle is permitted
to park here?
• Commercial
• Truck
loading/unloading
• Permit parking
• Authorized
• Taxi
8. Let’s analyze the red sign
• Color (C)-Red you’re dead, if you’re
parking a passenger vehicle
• Arrow (A)-Points to my space
• Days/Time (D)-Mon-Sat/7AM-7PM
• Except (E)-NO STANDING, except
commercial vehicles, from 7AM-7PM
• 2nd Except-means, you are permitted
to park your passenger or commercial
vehicle on Sundays. (yea!).
9. NO Trumps YES
• Red sign on top
versus White sign on
bottom of the gotcha
pole
• Red says NO
• White says YES
• N0 Trumps Yes during
the days/hours rule
on red sign is in
effect
10. Yellow Paint-fugetaboutit
• Yellow paint on a
curb means zero,
nada, nothing with
regard to parking
rules (bus stop zones,
distance from fire
hydrant, etc.)