I see it from time to time, maybe 80:20 parking lot to sidewalk, motorcycles parked on the sidewalk relatively close to the entrance of a business.<BR><BR>Curious the opinion of this, riders & non-riders.Do you park on the sidewalk?All the timeSometimesRarelyNot at all
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August 21, 2019, 03:53 PM
copaup
The only time I park on the sidewalk of a business is when it's a bike specific event like a rally or bike night where that space has been set aside for bike parking.
August 21, 2019, 04:01 PM
Elk Hunter
I put a lot of miles on my CB360, way back during the first phony oil crisis. Was taking customer service calls for IBM, going to college at the same time. Rode thru the winter in DC and surrounding areas. Generally enjoyed it, until I "put it down" traveling about 15-20 MPH due to an unseen icy ledge on the roadway. About 2100 hours. Still rode until I got transferred to P'okie NY. Rode a little there and then had a mechanical and that ended it.
I did enjoy riding!!!!! Wife hated that I was riding.
Never parked on the sidewalk.
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August 21, 2019, 04:01 PM
GCE61
Most of the idiots that park on sidewalks around here get a citation.
I've never parked on the sidewalk, nor do I have any intention of doing so. The few times that I've seen guys doing it at restaurants for example, is to get attention for their bike. We don't ride with a-holes like that.
August 21, 2019, 04:06 PM
Perception
I never parked mine on a sidewalk.
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August 21, 2019, 04:21 PM
GWbiker
When I lived in that area, parking a motorcycle on the sidewalk near a building was common in downtown Philadelphia where street parking was limited. A parking citation USUALLY was not given by moto maid.
In Tucson, motorcycle only parking spaces are common in many shopping areas, so no need to park on sidewalk.
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August 21, 2019, 04:40 PM
sandman76
I'm one of the idiot a-holes that does it sometimes.
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August 21, 2019, 04:45 PM
Excam_Man
Don't park on the sidewalk, nor do I park in the no parking areas of retail lots. It's a licensed vehicle and gets parked as one.
Come out of a place where I parked, I was on the end and had left a little more room for the parking spot on the one side. Allowing them a little extra room to get in and out. This a**hole parks his MC next to me and on the line to the spot next to me. Blocking access to their passenger door.
Here I was trying to be the nice guy and this turd makes it look like we're buddies and both assholes. Wish I had a piece of paper to leave a note. I was pissed.
August 21, 2019, 04:47 PM
GJG
I did, very seldom, back in the 70's when I had a bike. As I recall, it was at Jones Hall (season tickets to the opera and no motorcycle spots), the West Gray Theater (ditto), and Miller Outdoor Theater, although that was really on the lawn, not sidewalk. All on dates, with my to-be wife on board. Good times!
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August 21, 2019, 04:55 PM
PHPaul
Never, in 50+ years of riding. It's an asshole thing to do.
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August 21, 2019, 05:00 PM
Jelly
I voted sometimes, it depends places with large sidewalks like hardware store, home depot, bike shops usually don't care. Believe it or not some people get pissed if you take a cager parking place on a motorcycle. The plant I retired from (1800 people) did not allow motorcycles in a cager parking place the last 5 years I was there. I've been riding a long time, over the years I've been confronted three times by people, over precious parking spots in a car lot. Some people don't think motorcycles belong in a parking lot. Where in the fudge Am I supposed to park people?
August 21, 2019, 05:10 PM
sigfreund
Interesting question.
There are several things that inconsiderate motorcycle riders do to annoy me, but as long as they don’t create a nuisance by blocking a walkway or drip oil where it doesn’t usually end up, they are like bicycles to me. The less space they take up and the more they leave for me to park, the happier I am. We commonly have packs of riders come through my town in the summer, and when I see three or four parked in one spot, I think, “Yeah! That could be three or four cars.”
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August 21, 2019, 05:29 PM
GWbiker
quote:
Believe it or not some people get pissed if you take a cager parking place on a motorcycle.
Indeed. You may end up with a damaged motorcycle - knocked over or a knife sliced seat.
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August 21, 2019, 05:35 PM
egregore
Here's a place you definitely don't want to park bikes on the sidewalk.
The situation never came up when I rode, but I wouldn't park on a sidewalk without permission or invitation.
August 21, 2019, 05:46 PM
LS1 GTO
In San Diego it's not legal - unless you're a deputy, with a radar gun, trying to catch drivers as they go through a school zone, on Poway Rd.
From what it appears, easier to park both motorcycles on the sidewalk thereby impeding elementary age kids ability to walk on the sidewalk safely than it is to park the bikes (legally) on the street.
Oh the area and time in question should have its speed enforced a lot more often than it is.
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August 21, 2019, 05:50 PM
parallel
Never.
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August 21, 2019, 06:17 PM
Bytes
If I can get in and out in less that 3 minutes (drop off a letter, make a payment, etc.) and there is plenty of room on the sidewalk I'll park there otherwise never.
August 21, 2019, 06:32 PM
ridewv
Heck no. I'd hate to find out what a "blocking a sidewalk ticket" would cost?
No car is as much fun to drive, as any motorcycle is to ride.
August 21, 2019, 06:43 PM
Strambo
I've never done it, but I don't ride much. Parking isn't generally an issue where I live anyway, if I take a "cager" spot, I'll do it farther away from the entrance...which is where I park my cage as well.
I could see doing it if parking is really tight and there is an out of the way spot on a walk not blocking where anyone would reasonably walk.
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It's legal and customary in much of AZ due to the heat. And it saves a space for a cage. I would never block a sidewalk, but do park under an awning when I can.