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Old 04-22-2015 | 11:30 AM
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I'll park on a sidewalk if it can be done without blocking shopping carts, wheelchairs, strollers and bicycles. Otherwise you could get keyed by an irritated 75 yr old who can't walk by with a cane. Normally I'll use the end spots shaped like a triangle. Handicap hash marks are a no-no.
 
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Old 04-22-2015 | 11:34 AM
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I park in the lot with the rest of the slobs.
 
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Old 04-22-2015 | 11:39 AM
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I park in a regular space. Don't feel bad about it one bit. It's the people who take up more than one space per vehicle who are the aholes.
 
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Old 04-22-2015 | 11:51 AM
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And yes Phil.. those blue striped lines area are for Handicap access.
I thought so! Thanks for verifying that Tom.
 
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Old 04-22-2015 | 11:51 AM
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Unless there is a designated cycle parking area, I always park in a normal parking spot. If anyone says anything, I let them know that if I drove my 3/4 ton pickup that day, I'd be in that same spot. And probably alot closer to their vehicle doors than I am with my bike.
 
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Old 04-22-2015 | 12:10 PM
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I park in a regular space. Don't feel bad about it one bit. It's the people who take up more than one space per vehicle who are the aholes.


This is true!
 
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Old 04-22-2015 | 02:20 PM
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Yellow stripes = no parking, whether 4 wheels or 2. For the most part bikes are subject to the same rules as every other vehicle. Only exception I've seen is in some private company lots where they line off smaller slots near the front for bikes. Parking on a sidewalk is blocking pedestrians and they could take it out on your paint.
 
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Old 04-22-2015 | 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Scorp76
I apologize if this question has been beat to death on the forums. I did a quick search and well I suck at it so I'll ask again. It's been a few years of riding and not sure if the culture as changed.


When you are going out some where, grocery store, movie theatre, dinner, etc and there is sidewalk large enough to park the bike on it, do you? I hate to be that guy that takes up a whole parking spot for just one bike so I'll usually park up on an area, away from the entrance.


I'm not sure if it's even legal in Colorado but I see it a lot.


What do you normally do and thoughts on parking up on a sidewalk?


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I never park on the sidewalk, that's for people to walk on and I don't want to take the chance that one of them might decide to mess with my bike as they walk by. I park mine out in the parking lot where it's supposed to be parked.
 
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Old 04-22-2015 | 02:31 PM
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Parking spot, middle and so the back of the bike lines up with the cars next to me (so it can be seen). If I was in my cage, I would park there as well. Why park on the sidewalk, last I checked it is still considered a vehicle?
 
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Old 04-22-2015 | 02:36 PM
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I take up a parking spot. I also tend to park further out than where most of the cages are congregated (but not as a solitary blip w-a-y- out, which would make it a target). I would not park on a sidewalk even if allowed because I can use all the exercise I can get.
 
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