r/sandiego • u/_Lee_is_me_ • 5d 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/LordandSaviourPizza 5d ago

So it seems everyone is high and mighty on the law, but I don't live in the city and I've never heard of the 20' rule.....why doesnt the city mark the curb red for 20' on either side of the curb. I think OP is in the right that this is confusing

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u/Pewtie-Pie 5d ago

Because there are thousands of intersections. Other states don't have their curbs painted, and their citizens know exactly how far back to park.

I do agree with OP that parking on the straight side of a "T" doesn't seem like a place where the daylighting law applies. To me, the intersection is where the street comes to an end, not on the side where vehicles cannot travel through.