Posts Tagged ‘smart’
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
See this trendy Smart Car parked all perpendicularly to the curb in San Francisco’s Western Addition / NOPA area? Well don’t be surprised if you see it and others like it get cited for illegal parking.
That’s right, what’s encouraged in Paris, France will get you a citation in the 415.
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Cf. Or this way, don’t park this way.
The gritty nitty:
CA Vehicle Code: 22502. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter every vehicle stopped or parked upon a roadway where there are adjacent curbs shall be stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels of such vehicle parallel with and within 18 inches of the right-hand curb…
So don’t be surprised when a DPT SFMTA PCO KO’s U ASAP.
TTFN.
Tags: 22502, benz, ca, california, car, citation, code, cvc, dmv, dpr, illegal, Mercedes, meter maid, parallel, parking, pco, perpendicular, SFMTA, smart, smart ca, ticket, vehicle
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Friday, March 6th, 2009
Even a Mini Cooper would have trouble parallel parking in this space, but a red fortwo from smart had no trouble at all. Now the driver has full access to the Clement street shopping district. And it appears to be parked legally, unlike some other smarts in town these days that park 90 degrees the wrong way.
Hurray!
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Look for the fortwo in the new movie release The Pink Panther II, starring Steve Martin.
Base-model MSRP is now a bit over $12k – maybe it’s for you.
Tags: arguello, auto, cabriolet, car, clement richhmond, coupe, district, fortwo, II, illegal, legal, open your mind, parking parallel, passion, pink panther, red, San Francisco, smart, smart car, smartcar, smartusa, steve martin, street, usa
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Sunday, August 17th, 2008
It was on this morning at the OFFICIAL 2008 NorCal Region SMART RALLY & Lombard St. Photoshoot in San Francisco. The whole thing was just like critical mass, but for cars instead of bikes.
How many Smart Cars can fit into one block of Lombard Street in scenic Russian Hill? This many, or about a hundred-something as long as you park them six inches apart and side-by-side, as if they are loading onto Noah’s Ark. Kiltbear ably captured the mise-en-scene.
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Photo taken by drdrtsai - check out the entire set on Flickr.
The Obamamobile was there – could this have been an opportunity for Obama to campaign? No matter, look for Smarts all over the Bay Area today.
Proposed Agenda:
-7:00 to 8am staging area (address released to registered smarties)
-8:30 line up at Lombard street
-10:30-11:30am start scenic cruise Fort Point
-12:00am meet and greet (East parking lot of Spinnikers in Sausalito)
-12:01-2:30pm lunch and/or continued meet and greet
-3pm *Optional drive down highway 1
Tags: 2008, America, August 17, california, crooked, crookedest, fortwo, lombard, meetup, obama, san francsico, smart, smart car, smartcar, street, usa
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
San Francisco’s been having lots of red skies at night lately, due to all of the recent fires. Check out the Real Time Wildfire Map, if you’d like. You see? It’s all just a bunch of smoke.
So the weather lore contained in the Da Jesus Book doesn’t really apply to our current situation.
“Enjoy” the red skies while you can.
Impressions, Sunset over Smart & Final (2008)
Tags: california, final, fire, map, orange, real time, red, San Francisco, skies, sky, smart, smoke, sunset, wildfire
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