[Dixie Duo]

The answer is simple. Unload the equipment and what you need then move the truck and trailer to a place that does not interfere with traffic flow.

[Polar Bear]

Originally Posted by Reiver

That would make the grassy shoulders looks quite divine, wouldn't it.

Who besides you is talking about grass shoulders?

[Polar Bear]

Originally Posted by Dixie Duo

The answer is simple. Unload the equipment and what you need then move the truck and trailer to a place that does not interfere with traffic flow.

Way too simple, DD.

[golow]

I don’t tolerate this type of parking. I call community watch when I see it, and now I see much less of it (on Hillsborough Trail specifically). I don’t care if it is legal or illegal; it is clearly a safety hazard. An important step in improving safety is not having these behaviors that may seem to be a small matter but will eventually be a contributing part of an accident.
If you don’t want to call community watch (352-753-0550), send me a private message and I will do it.
However, if workers park there just to unload/load at the start/end of the day, I would be OK with that. I try not to be complete zealot.

[photo1902]

Originally Posted by joldnol

So someone with lazy contractors can put the public in peril? They and you had a choice. None of the houses along hillsbourough had " narrow" yards forcing the obstruction of of the right of way. A neighbor just had a pool installed and they were able to accomplish it from the front. He has a very narrow side yard. Telling the imperiled public to "get over it" is BS.

"Put the public in peril". A bit dramatic, don't you think.

[joldnol]

Originally Posted by Polar Bear

What do you think?

Landscapers working in the back yard of a home that backs up to Gayle Mill Drive park their truck in the diamond lane on Gayle Mill for the entire day while they do their work.

What do you think? Illegal? Legal but inadvisable? Perfectly fine?

Originally Posted by photo1902

"Put the public in peril". A bit dramatic, don't you think.

Not at all, I've been in situations where it is a blind manuver. Some of the landscape material not only obstructs the cart path but it also partially blocks the car lane too.

[Polar Bear]

Originally Posted by golow

I don’t tolerate this type of parking. I call community watch when I see it, and now I see much less of it (on Hillsborough Trail specifically). I don’t care if it is legal or illegal; it is clearly a safety hazard. An important step in improving safety is not having these behaviors that may seem to be a small matter but will eventually be a contributing part of an accident.
If you don’t want to call community watch (352-753-0550), send me a private message and I will do it.
However, if workers park there just to unload/load at the start/end of the day, I would be OK with that. I try not to be complete zealot.

So then it officially is against the rules? Good to hear...and know. (And I agree with your closing statement.)

[photo1902]

Originally Posted by joldnol

Not at all, I've been in situations where it is a blind manuver. Some of the landscape material not only obstructs the cart path but it also partially blocks the car lane too.

I think you misunderstood my statement. I'm not suggesting landscapers (or anyone else for that matter) simply park and leave their vehicle(s) in a cart lane for the sake of convenience. That being said, there are times when given the house having work done, it may not be practical or possible to park the equipment in front. Since I don't know your particular street, parking work vehicles, trailers, front end loaders, etc, cause just as much (if not more) congestion and blockage on the road in front of the house. In my particular case, there was less room for vehicles and carts to pass on the road in front of my house, if the landscaper briefly parked their equipment in that location.

[yabbadu]

As the Beetles song says " Let It be...Let It be "

Much ado about nothing........

[photo1902]

Originally Posted by yabbadu

As the Beetles song says " Let It be...Let It be "

Much ado about nothing........

Exactly!

[Reiver]

Just wondering; a half a block up the road where the diamond path disappears and the entire road narrows, is it okay for him to park there?

[Polar Bear]

Originally Posted by Reiver

Just wondering; a half a block up the road where the diamond path disappears and the entire road narrows, is it okay for him to park there?

If you're talking about when the street becomes local residential with one lane with shoulder in each direction...sure. Not totally blocking a dedicated thru-lane then, like they would be a half a block down the road where the diamond path appears.

[Polar Bear]

I had the opportunity this morning to hear Janet Tutt speak to this issue. She addressed the issue if it were to occur in Sumter County. So here is her answer as it applies to Sumter County facilities. I assume the situation would be similar in other counties, but I don't really know...

Sumter County requires that vehicles parked as described in this thread use safety cones in the manner prescribed by the County. If the cones are used properly, the County will not take any action. However, Janet said that if the vehicles are left for an extended period, citizens should call Community Watch, who will investigate and request that the workers move the vehicle...even though not deemed illegal by Sumter County policy...because it is causing a safety issue. She didn't say what might happen, if anything, if the contractor refused to move the vehicle.

She described the situation as a personal pet peeve and she definitely does consider this sort of parking unsafe for extended periods.

[maybe]

I am surprised no one has discussed visitor parking on such streets. If 10 guests for a party come in 6 cars, the cars will not all fit in the driveway!

[Polar Bear]

Originally Posted by maybe

I am surprised no one has discussed visitor parking on such streets. If 10 guests for a party come in 6 cars, the cars will not all fit in the driveway!

Heheh. I feel your pain. But this thread is about the distribution streets with two thru lanes...one auto lane and one diamond (multimodal) lane...not local streets with a single lane+shoulder where most driveways connect.