This sign in Sydney BC is meant to get your attention. Anyone over 4'10" can't ignore it since it hangs that far above the sidewalk
Twice while in Sydney , I have encountered strange parking situations.
Wherever the curb is painted yellow, it is illegal to park. All parking along the roads is clearly marked in white paint. But one spot in front of the Starbucks has yellow paint encroaching on a parking space by 3 feet. The 100 year old parking guy puzzles over it, looking at the paint, then the car bumper and back again from varying angles. I wonder if he'll ever call public works to fix the paint situation.
Just down the road, I worked at a site a few years ago where the paving and sidewalks were new. There were no signs regarding parking, so people from the construction site parked there all day.
I returned one day at 5 pm. to find that signs marking a 2 hour limit had been instaslled and 20 vehicles were ticketed. Same old parking guy. :
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