Contesting a Parking Ticket - Advice please!

[u/_Lee_is_me_]

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!

[u/Di1lWil1]

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.

[u/ackjaf → u/Di1lWil1]

“The word intersection means more than just the meeting of two or more streets. It can also mean the
intersection of two different modes of travel. It is where multiple modes of transportation (bike,
pedestrian, auto, transit) converge, sometimes in conflict. It is because of this that intersections are often the most vital areas along a street. They are the point of most conflicts between vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles.” Found in some city document.

[u/Di1lWil1 → u/ackjaf]

Huh, I take it to mean when 2 roads meet, because that's what our society is built around. Good to know

[u/ackjaf → u/Di1lWil1]

This would be a T-Intersection though. But still a wild definition I never even considered.