Description

Parking paint on road leads one to believe parking is ok here. When you're quite sure you have parked legally, (and running late for a meeting), you don't check parking signage. Furthermore, parking pay meter is located 3-4 car parking spots east, exactly where you would expect to find it (mid-point between front and back end of available parking). In addition, the fire hydrant is located on the other side of the sidewalk beside a building - again not where typically found so I failed to notice it. Besides this being a trap, the distance from the fire hydrant to the sidewalk is 9' 1" away. If a car is parked 9" off the curb, it's a full 3 meters (9' 10") from the fire hydrant and is therefore fully accessible to fire crews. This cost me $100 for "park 3M of fire hydrant" but fighting it in court tomorrow April 15 at 3:00pm. It's obvious by the road paint and the location of the parking meter, parking was permitted here previously. The city erected signs - but they should also get rid of the "bait" - the road paint! A passerby told me he sees ticketed cars here all the time so clearly I'm not the only one to "take the bait".

Dan Joyce
10 Maple Cres.
Lindsay, ON
K9V 2R7
705-328-5323