Jersey City Parking Hall of Shame Inductees Thursday October 14, 2010 NJ License Plate WAX-10Y Your parking spot obscures the stop sign for drivers coming down First Street and violates N.J.S.A. 39:4-138(h). Please, for the safety of your neighbors who cross this street every day, do not park so close to the stop sign.      Chronic Corner Parking Award goes to: NJ License Plate ZHF-49J Many of you have noticed that it's been almost a month since I updated this site. This person's inconsiderate parking job was photographed back on September 21st. Now they are creeping up on the crosswalk once again. You parked too close to the crosswalk in violation of N.J.S.A 39:3-138(e). Due to your car blocking sight lines, traffic coming down First Street might have a difficult time seeing pedestrians who are crossing the street. Please reconsider where you park your car.    Tuesday September 21, 2010 All four of today's cars were observed at 9:45 p.m. and were still parked in the morning. PA License Plate GWZ-5329 Please don't park so close to the crosswalk.   NJ License Plate ZKS-37K Please don't park so close to the stop sign and the crosswalk.    NJ License Plate ZHF-49J Please don't park so close to the crosswalk.   NJ License Plate WAM-32V Please don't park so close to the crosswalk.   Sunday September 19, 2010 Chronic Corner Parking Award Ohio License Plate WLW-4 Former NJ License Plate ZPD-27E Our second Chronic Corner Parking Award goes to this car from Ohio, which has a Jersey City Parking Permit! This car, like the first award winner, was parked at the corner last week from September 9th to September 10th. Once again, it was parked at the corner yesterday and today, Sunday September 19, 2010. For the safety of drivers and pedestrians alike, please don't park so close to the crosswalk. Here's the picture from today:  Pictures from September 10th:    Friday September 17, 2010 NJ License Plate ZDE-62Z First observed at 7:30 p.m. and again this morning, this car parked too close to the only stop sign at this intersection and the crosswalk.    NJ License Plate WRU-81B First observed at 9:45 p.m. and again this morning. Please don't park so close to the crosswalk.   Our first Chronic Corner Parking Award goes to: NJ License Plate WTK-21V This car looked familiar, and it turns out it was. This driver is a Chronic Corner Parker. Before this site went live I took pictures of cars parked at the corner just as pure evidence. From September 9th to September 10th, 2010, this car was parked in the crosswalk at the intersection of First and Erie. These pictures were taken the morning of September 10th:   Can you get any more blatant than this about blocking a crosswalk?   After observing accidents at the intersection of First and Erie Streets on September 6th, 12th and 16th, this is our worst fear: A small child darts out into traffic and is hit and killed by someone driving down Erie Street. Why couldn't the driver stop in time? Because, in part, drivers like this one consciously decided to block the crosswalk and visibility at the intersection. I noticed this car again at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday September 16th at the intersection of First and Manila, parked too close to the crosswalk. It was still there the morning of Friday September 17th. Please don't park so close to the crosswalk. Why? Because oncoming drivers can't see pedestrians. This is critically important because this intersection is so close to the Grove Street business district.   Oh, and did you know that your parking permit is expired? (I know, I know - it doesn't matter if you're parking in the evening - just FYI.)  First St. and Manila: Usually this site covers First and Erie Streets, but we took a brief field trip to First and Manila. NJ License Plate PEY-10F Observed on the morning of September 17, 2010 parked too close to the stop sign and the crosswalk, this car also had an official police vehicle identification card. Yes, you might have been on official police business. But, if you're a police officer, aren't you supposed to enforce laws, not break them? I invite your response at jcparkinghallofshame@gmail.com.     NJ License Plate ZYX-99Y Why do people think it's OK to block visibility at the corners? This person's car was first noted on 9/15 at 6:37 p.m. and again in the morning. Please don't park at the corner as it makes our intersection unsafe for both pedestrians and drivers.    NJ License Plate ZBZ-68A First observed on 9/14 at 8:15 p.m., again on 9/15 at 8:25 a.m. and 9 p.m.. This car was parked too close to the crosswalk and stop sign on First Street for over 24 hours.    NJ License Plate ZYG-87F First observed at 8:15 p.m on September 14th and again on the morning of September 15 as being parked too close to the crosswalk and not allowing drivers on First to see traffic coming down Erie.    NJ License Plate YZJ-33N This car was first noticed on Sunday September 12, 2010 at 12:14 p.m. parked too close to the crosswalk. At about 3 p.m. there was a hit and run accident where another car was skimmed and a parked car was damaged.Visibility and sight lines might have been an issue. See the pictures below. At 7:30 p.m., this car was still parked at the corner.     This is the car that sustained the majority of damage after the accident:   NJ License Plate VUY-21E Observed on Sunday September 12, 2010 parked too close to both a crosswalk and a stop sign at 3:15 p.m and still there at 7:30 p.m.. (State law requires cars to be parked at least 50 ft. from a stop sign; this car was parked about six feet away, obscuring the stop sign.)   Taken from the middle of First Street. You can imagine that a driver might be have a similar view from a lower, sitting position.  |