Double-Parking=Moving Violation?!?

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Feb 22, 2004 | 08:16 PM

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trebsrex

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Too bad

Feb 23, 2004 | 07:27 AM

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Since when can unmarked police cars pull you over and issue traffic citations. I thought the CVC was clear that only marked police cars can pull you over to issue traffic citations. I'll have to look up the CVC - anyone know for sure one way or the other?

Feb 23, 2004 | 11:47 AM

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Originally posted by wrXratd
Since when can unmarked police cars pull you over and issue traffic citations. I thought the CVC was clear that only marked police cars can pull you over to issue traffic citations. I'll have to look up the CVC - anyone know for sure one way or the other?

If the officer is uniformed then he can pull you over and issue a citation. If the officer is not in uniform he cannot pull you over.

Feb 23, 2004 | 12:53 PM

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Originally posted by DLUX WRX
This happened in the Sunset. The streets are a little wider than a normal street in San Francisc, but it still sucks when people double park. SF has been cracking down on double parkers in general over the last few years because they do impede the flow of traffic and cause other drivers to slightly drive into the opposite lane. It especially sucks when the driver is in the car talking to someone.

Yeah this used to happen a lot in my old neighborhood...Visitacion Valley (Sunnydale aka Tha Swamp). Lord help you if you tried to honk at those folks...acted like they owned the damn street.

I'm going have to say the cop was a dick and should've told you to keep moving, but you shouldn't have been stoppped there anyway...oh well...live and learn

Last edited by gooder77; Feb 23, 2004 at 01:53 PM.

Feb 23, 2004 | 01:08 PM

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You shouldn't have gotten the ticket because its not a big deal, but legally you should get a ticket because you did exactly what they cited you for "obstructing flow of traffic".

cop is a dick, but unfourtunately he is right...