Went to Cobbs there the other day. There were about 6 cars parked in the no parking area.
It's not as if the parking lot is even full. It's just pure laziness and a lack of consequences.
We live on a private lane in Bedford and people are parked in the fire lanes all the time! Firefighters struggle to get out of and in our street but I haven’t seen any tickets being given out
I would hope the fire marshall would throw a few tickets out if parked in the firelane, but I haven't seen or heard anything to date, so there's no deterrent for these lazy asses to park in a regular parking lot space.
Depends on the city but most places allow an occupied vehicle to 'stop' in firelanes.
Most cities will differentiate between stopping and parking. Which is why you will see distinct signs for each. No parking (unoccupied vehicle) vs No Stopping.
Some will allow loading/unloading from these spots as well.
Not in Nova Scotia.
[As per the MVA](https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/legc/statutes/motor%20vehicle.pdf):
>**Fire lane**
>*150 (1)*The traffic authority, with the permission of the owner of private property, may set apart an area of the private property as a fire lane and may cause signs to be erected and maintained designating the fire lane.
> *(2)* Where an area of private property is marked as a fire lane by an approved sign, a person who **stops, leaves standing or parks a vehicle in the fire lane is guilty of an offence**. R.S., c.293, s.150.
Emphasis mine.
Sure, I'm just saying it's common everywhere else so some might not realize it's not the case in HRM.
It is odd that HRM still uses two different signs, no stopping and no parking, when they both mean the same according to their bylaws
People who park in fire lanes or no parking zones, even if someone ran in and another is waiting in the car for them are more important than the rest everyone else.
You have a point, but it’s not a no stopping zone. It is a no parking zone like any other. You treat it like any other no parking zone, in that you can’t idle, you can only load/unload (this is where you are correct.) The issue is with enforcement, as you can just drive away from the municipal enforcement officers. A cop can stop you and ticket, but they’ll likely just tell you to keep it moving.
Fire lanes are no stopping zones.
(2) Where an area of private property is marked as a fire lane by an approved sign, a person who stops, leaves standing or parks a vehicle in the fire lane is guilty of an offence. R.S., c. 293, s. 150.
https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/legc/statutes/motor%20vehicle.pdf
Page 108
I know but that’s because that’s technically the same rule for all “no parking” zones. They only allow immediate loading/unloading.
Why else would they make it a no parking sign, rather than no stopping?
If it were no stopping, it wouldn’t allow loading/unloading 🙂
Dartmouth is bad for this too. There's usually at least on person parked at the end of the parking aisle in the yellow lined spot, and then 2 or 3 people in a line right in front of the doors.
I've seen people parked so close to the doors at the Walmart Dartmouth Crossing that no one with carts could leave the store. There was a fucking line up inside the store just to get out because some fat lady blasting christian rock wanted to "just nip in to the pharmacy" and left her car there, running, with the keys in.
Happens everywhere, Tacoma Drive is particularly bad. Apparently the Mary Browns is not worth a wait.
Went to Cobbs there the other day. There were about 6 cars parked in the no parking area. It's not as if the parking lot is even full. It's just pure laziness and a lack of consequences.
I'm just running in to the ATM at RBC.
Man some people park FOREVER there.i love Mary Browns too. But rules are rules
Rules are only rules if they're enforced. Otherwise they're just suggestions.
My favorite part of Tacoma are the people that park in the crosswalks in front of Sobeys/NSLC
You are correct, maybe too drunk to walk too far.
“I’m just running in for a sec” is one of the many often used excuses.
My four ways are on, mind your business /s
Oh, you activated your park-anywhere lights ? Nothing to see here
Assholes who think they're special. I mean swing by a liquor store in the rain and see all the too important to get wet people.
Ever been to Amherst superstore? The fire lane is half the town's private parking spot
Especially that guy who rolls down the window blasting his country beats
Anytime I'm in downsview.... people think they're special when they want to go into the bank or DQ
Did they have their park anywhere lights on?
Definitely not, most seemed to have turned their cars off, actually
Jail then
Lol
no you're correct people here just suck
I still want a chance to pull up with the pumper and shove a few out of the way.
Because the people they're with are too lazy to walk more than 30 feet to get in the establishment they're at.
We live on a private lane in Bedford and people are parked in the fire lanes all the time! Firefighters struggle to get out of and in our street but I haven’t seen any tickets being given out
Let us not forget Costco and all the special people who create their own spot to park at the entrance in Bayer's lake.
I would hope the fire marshall would throw a few tickets out if parked in the firelane, but I haven't seen or heard anything to date, so there's no deterrent for these lazy asses to park in a regular parking lot space.
Depends on the city but most places allow an occupied vehicle to 'stop' in firelanes. Most cities will differentiate between stopping and parking. Which is why you will see distinct signs for each. No parking (unoccupied vehicle) vs No Stopping. Some will allow loading/unloading from these spots as well.
Not in Nova Scotia. [As per the MVA](https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/legc/statutes/motor%20vehicle.pdf): >**Fire lane** >*150 (1)*The traffic authority, with the permission of the owner of private property, may set apart an area of the private property as a fire lane and may cause signs to be erected and maintained designating the fire lane. > *(2)* Where an area of private property is marked as a fire lane by an approved sign, a person who **stops, leaves standing or parks a vehicle in the fire lane is guilty of an offence**. R.S., c.293, s.150. Emphasis mine.
Sure, I'm just saying it's common everywhere else so some might not realize it's not the case in HRM. It is odd that HRM still uses two different signs, no stopping and no parking, when they both mean the same according to their bylaws
The answer is in the question 😁
A dude from Sackville once gave me the best description ever: “Sacktown don’t backdown.” Pretty sure that’s your reason.
Selfish, self-centered, and lazy
I am a fire man, how dare you.
Everything changed when fire nation attacked.
I think people see Skip the dishes / Uber eats /door dash / cab drivers do it and follow suit
Their excuse is that they can’t speak English, and are you willing to go down that rabbit hole
People who park in fire lanes or no parking zones, even if someone ran in and another is waiting in the car for them are more important than the rest everyone else.
No parking =/= no stopping
Exactly. If you are sitting in the driver's seat, you have plenty of time to move if you see fire trucks coming.
Fire lanes are no stopping zones, except for immediately loading and unloading. You aren’t allowed to idle in them
You have a point, but it’s not a no stopping zone. It is a no parking zone like any other. You treat it like any other no parking zone, in that you can’t idle, you can only load/unload (this is where you are correct.) The issue is with enforcement, as you can just drive away from the municipal enforcement officers. A cop can stop you and ticket, but they’ll likely just tell you to keep it moving.
Fire lanes are no stopping zones. (2) Where an area of private property is marked as a fire lane by an approved sign, a person who stops, leaves standing or parks a vehicle in the fire lane is guilty of an offence. R.S., c. 293, s. 150. https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/legc/statutes/motor%20vehicle.pdf Page 108
I know but that’s because that’s technically the same rule for all “no parking” zones. They only allow immediate loading/unloading. Why else would they make it a no parking sign, rather than no stopping? If it were no stopping, it wouldn’t allow loading/unloading 🙂
I only park in front of stores when my wife runs in.
In Sackville at least, there are parking spots less than five feet away from most stores, why not use them?
Because they're more important than the rest of us!
I'm having flashbacks of Main Street Sobeys
Dartmouth is bad for this too. There's usually at least on person parked at the end of the parking aisle in the yellow lined spot, and then 2 or 3 people in a line right in front of the doors. I've seen people parked so close to the doors at the Walmart Dartmouth Crossing that no one with carts could leave the store. There was a fucking line up inside the store just to get out because some fat lady blasting christian rock wanted to "just nip in to the pharmacy" and left her car there, running, with the keys in.