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Author:  rogers park bryan [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 7:14 am ]
Post subject:  People who knock over illegally parked motorcycles

If I cant get out without knocking your piece of shit moped or whatever over, it's gonna be your tough luck, buddy


Idiots

Author:  JORR [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 7:28 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Motorcycle guy who tries to share your parking space

Start seeing motorcycles!

Author:  Furious Styles [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:08 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Motorcycle guy who tries to share your parking space

Solid shoutout.

Edit: where was this moped illegally parked?

Author:  spmack [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:15 am ]
Post subject:  Re: People who knock over illegally parked motorcycles

My gf called me about a week or two ago because she was in a parking spot and could not get out without possibly knocking down the motorcycle that was next to her. After some twists and turns, she made it out ok.

Author:  rogers park bryan [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:17 am ]
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spmack wrote:
My gf called me about a week or two ago because she was in a parking spot and could not get out without possibly knocking down the motorcycle that was next to her. After some twists and turns, she made it out ok.

See that's what im talking about. That's ridiculous.

Author:  Furious Styles [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:18 am ]
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rogers park bryan wrote:
spmack wrote:
My gf called me about a week or two ago because she was in a parking spot and could not get out without possibly knocking down the motorcycle that was next to her. After some twists and turns, she made it out ok.

See that's what im talking about. That's ridiculous.


Doesn't sound illegal though.

Author:  rogers park bryan [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:20 am ]
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Furious Styles wrote:
rogers park bryan wrote:
spmack wrote:
My gf called me about a week or two ago because she was in a parking spot and could not get out without possibly knocking down the motorcycle that was next to her. After some twists and turns, she made it out ok.

See that's what im talking about. That's ridiculous.


Doesn't sound illegal though.

I havent looked at the legality. If its not illegal, it should be.

Im sure blocking people in violates some law

Author:  Hank Scorpio [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:22 am ]
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Furious is the supreme defender of all things motorcycle. :lol: :lol:

Author:  Frank Coztansa [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:23 am ]
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I'm sure there is some law somewhere that says only one vehicle per parking spot.

Author:  Furious Styles [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:26 am ]
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rogers park bryan wrote:
Furious Styles wrote:
rogers park bryan wrote:
spmack wrote:
My gf called me about a week or two ago because she was in a parking spot and could not get out without possibly knocking down the motorcycle that was next to her. After some twists and turns, she made it out ok.

See that's what im talking about. That's ridiculous.


Doesn't sound illegal though.

I havent looked at the legality. If its not illegal, it should be.

Im sure blocking people in violates some law


Don't bother. It isn't. Same goes for cars/trucks/SUVs/minivans that block people in.

Author:  Brick [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:30 am ]
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Furious Styles wrote:
Don't bother. It isn't. Same goes for cars/trucks/SUVs/minivans that block people in.
It also isn't illegal to tap into them to get out.

Author:  rogers park bryan [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:31 am ]
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It is certainly illegal to block someone in on a city street. Motorcycles included.

Author:  Furious Styles [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:33 am ]
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Boilermaker Rick wrote:
Furious Styles wrote:
Don't bother. It isn't. Same goes for cars/trucks/SUVs/minivans that block people in.
It also isn't illegal to tap into them to get out.


Just a part of life in a big city.

Author:  Furious Styles [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:35 am ]
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rogers park bryan wrote:
It is certainly illegal to block someone in on a city street. Motorcycles included.

Maybe you and Boilermaker Rick can get together and decide whether or not it is illegal.

Author:  rogers park bryan [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:38 am ]
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Furious Styles wrote:
rogers park bryan wrote:
It is certainly illegal to block someone in on a city street. Motorcycles included.

Maybe you and Boilermaker Rick can get together and decide whether or not it is illegal.

No need. Its absolutely illegal to double park and block someone in.

Happy riding

Author:  RFDC [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:38 am ]
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did the guy look like Saddam Hussein?

Author:  Brick [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:39 am ]
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Furious Styles wrote:
rogers park bryan wrote:
It is certainly illegal to block someone in on a city street. Motorcycles included.

Maybe you and Boilermaker Rick can get together and decide whether or not it is illegal.
Don't get all huffy.

Author:  Furious Styles [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:42 am ]
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:lol:

Author:  Furious Styles [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:47 am ]
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rogers park bryan wrote:
Furious Styles wrote:
rogers park bryan wrote:
It is certainly illegal to block someone in on a city street. Motorcycles included.

Maybe you and Boilermaker Rick can get together and decide whether or not it is illegal.

No need. Its absolutely illegal to double park and block someone in.

Happy riding


Double parked??? Not sure what you are even talking about at this point. Asked you once already already to describe how the scooter was illegally parked.

Author:  Don Tiny [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:54 am ]
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Boilermaker Rick wrote:
Don't get all huffy.


I thought they made bicycles, not motorcycles ....

Author:  rogers park bryan [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 11:02 am ]
Post subject:  Re: People who knock over illegally parked motorcycles

Furious Styles wrote:
rogers park bryan wrote:
Furious Styles wrote:
rogers park bryan wrote:
It is certainly illegal to block someone in on a city street. Motorcycles included.

Maybe you and Boilermaker Rick can get together and decide whether or not it is illegal.

No need. Its absolutely illegal to double park and block someone in.

Happy riding


Double parked??? Not sure what you are even talking about at this point. Asked you once already already to describe how the scooter was illegally parked.

Yes, double parked.

It was horizontal in front of me on the street on the edge of the parking space I was in.

It was the only space where doing this kind of parking blocks someone in because its on the end.


Anyway, I dont care if its a bike or a car, just dont block me in.

Author:  redskingreg [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 11:04 am ]
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Is it illegal to drive on the shoulder, Furious Styles?

Author:  Furious Styles [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 11:41 am ]
Post subject:  Re: People who knock over illegally parked motorcycles

Quote:
Yes, double parked.

It was horizontal in front of me on the street on the edge of the parking space I was in.

It was the only space where doing this kind of parking blocks someone in because its on the end.


Anyway, I dont care if its a bike or a car, just dont block me in.


"Double parked" has multiple meanings, which is why I asked (and why RFDC made the Seinfeld reference :lol: ).

Was this a defined parking space in Chicago or was it the meter-at-the-middle-of-the-block type deal?

If I had the message board tenacity of say Boilermaker Rick, I would ask you if it should still be illegal to "block someone in" and how that would be defined?

Author:  Furious Styles [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 11:45 am ]
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redskingreg wrote:
Is it illegal to drive on the shoulder, Furious Styles?

Since we're talking about parking, I guess you mean the curb. I think so, but I see cars doing it once in a while.

Author:  rogers park bryan [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 12:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: People who knock over illegally parked motorcycles

It's a defined space on a downtown city street.

Author:  Furious Styles [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 1:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: People who knock over illegally parked motorcycles

rogers park bryan wrote:
It's a defined space on a downtown city street.


Well, if it's illegal as you say it is, tell Johnny Law and see what he does. Or call spmack next time and he can talk you through it. :lol:

Author:  rogers park bryan [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 1:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: People who knock over illegally parked motorcycles

Furious Styles wrote:
rogers park bryan wrote:
It's a defined space on a downtown city street.


Well, if it's illegal as you say it is, tell Johnny Law and see what he does. Or call spmack next time and he can talk you through it. :lol:

Next time Ill just knock it over.

I manuvered around it, but I have the same philosophy for cars. If you make it so that I have to hit your vehicle to get out, your vehicle is getting hit.

Author:  Furious Styles [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 1:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: People who knock over illegally parked motorcycles

rogers park bryan wrote:
Furious Styles wrote:
rogers park bryan wrote:
It's a defined space on a downtown city street.


Well, if it's illegal as you say it is, tell Johnny Law and see what he does. Or call spmack next time and he can talk you through it. :lol:

Next time Ill just knock it over.

I manuvered around it, but I have the same philosophy for cars. If you make it so that I have to hit your vehicle to get out, your vehicle is getting hit.

Really can't say I blame you. I've had my bike knocked over by microburst winds and a neighbor who drives like Elaine Benes, so I'm fairly judicious where I park my bike. I scratch my head at the scooters and bikes I see parked right up against a car, but it's not all that different that the cars that pull the same behavior. The worst (or best, depending on what side your on) are the people that do it with new and/or expensive bikes.

Author:  rogers park bryan [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 2:01 pm ]
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Yeah, it wasnt a big thing. It took an extra 30 seconds. But it was like, there are 4 spots behind me that have room on each end. Im the one on the end with the least room. It was like he was being inconsiderate on top of already bending the rules.

Author:  Furious Styles [ Mon Jul 15, 2013 3:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: People who knock over illegally parked motorcycles

As someone who's had there bike knocked over by a car backing into it, I will generally try to park in front of the car on the end because it's less likely to be hit. I NEVER park behind something like an SUV because that's just asking for it. Again, I'm more judicious than most motorcyclists in the city when it comes to parking, but that might help explain why the bike was parked in front of you vs the other spaces.

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