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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive
Concur.
I've seen some pretty goofy things in other states though: not just speed traps. Some years back I was ticketed in Hayward, Wisconsin for parking TOO CLOSE to the curb! I don't think that law is in effect any more but it surely did surprise me to get ticketed for such a thing.
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I was in college in the 70s during the gas shortage. The government was telling everyone to conserve energy by driving less and walking more. Being a good citizen, I did that and left my car on the street during the week when I was going to classes and studying. I would mostly use the car on weekends.
One afternoon I came home and had a ticket. I looked at the ticket and it was for street storage. I had never heard of it and THERE WERE NO SIGNS TELLING PEOPLE THAT YOU HAD TO MOVE YOUR CAR EVERY 48 HOURS.
When I complained that there were no signs telling people about the street storage law I was told that it was in the municipal code and that ignorance of the law was no excuse!
I always thought this was a due process violation. A town wouldn’t have to put up no parking signs - just list the streets where parking isn’t allowed somewhere in the municipal code and give out tickets.
And all I had to do to avoid the ticket was drive around the block to wear the chalk mark off and park it in the same place.
It was just a law to increase revenue. Had nothing to do with safety or conserving energy.