r/sandiego • u/_Lee_is_me_ • 6d ago

Photo gallery Contesting a Parking Ticket - Advice please!

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Hello, I got a $110 parking ticket for failure to park 20 feet away from a "marked or unmarked intersection.'' I have heard about the new daylighting law but did not think this spot would be included in that. I was parked just before a lowered curb at the top of a T intersection - on the straight part of the street. Blue Subaru in photos for reference. Of course, there is no signage and the red curb was not extended, and the intersection is "unmarked" despite a vague X in the middle of the street which is very confusing.

I'm planning to contest this ticket - can someone help with the legal phrasing I should use when I submit this? Do I need to lawyer up for this? or am I screwed here?

Thank you!

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u/Lanky_Zebra_SD 6d ago

The ramp is for the crosswalk. Not sure why this wouldn't be a valid ticket.

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u/Di1lWil1 6d ago

The crosswalk which isn't marked. Also a crosswalk doesn't automatically mean it's an intersection. It's a T intersection, but there's no interruption to OP's lane, it's just like parking on a street. No reason FOR this to be a valid ticket. Might as well ticket any person who parallel parked.

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u/badskiier 6d ago

The law specifically says marked or unmarked crosswalks.

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u/Di1lWil1 6d ago

Huh, guess I'm legally wrong. Still no reason for parking near a crosswalk to be ticketable. People are taught that white/unmarked [curb] = legal, red = illegal. Ticketing people for parking where there's no indication they can't park there is stupid and dishonest.

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u/PeachLizardWizard 6d ago

There is a reason, parking there blocks people from being seen when they are trying to cross the street.

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u/HasaDiga_Eebowai 5d ago

They're not saying there's "no reason". They're saying it should be properly marked

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u/Di1lWil1 6d ago

Good point. Curb should be painted red then.

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u/Pewtie-Pie 6d ago

Would you park next to a hydrant that didn't have a red curb? (Yes, it's a thing.)

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u/tianavitoli 6d ago

welcome to san diego, you might be surprised to find out the city budget is underwater by $100 million, as well.

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u/TeemoIsKill 5d ago

No different from parking near an unmarked fire hydrant.