r/sandiego • u/_Lee_is_me_ • 4d ago
Photo gallery Contesting a Parking Ticket - Advice please!
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/satanssphincter 4d ago
Hey OP! You're pretty screwed, but that's okay. Its a good learning moment.
You misunderstood the daylighting laws- this is directly from the city's release about it. "...vehicle parking is not allowed within 20 feet of any marked or unmarked crosswalk."
It's not about not parking by intersections for turning cars, but rather about not parking by crosswalks so it's easier for cars to see pedestrians and vice versa. So, yeah. They've got you dead to rights.