It is indeed! I was referring to parking on the road - facing oncoming traffic whilst parked is a traffic offense.
On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 4:13 PM, Marc Lunau (HOUSES4RENT) < [email protected]> wrote: > Hm, is it not a traffic violation to park on any pavement? > Either right or left? > > > > On 16/08/11 16:06 PM, Ancois Bester wrote: > > Hi Reinmar, > > Here is the phone number for traffic violations -021 596 1999. They > should be able to assist with vehicles parking on the side-walk. For Obs > residents it is common sense to park on the one side of narrow roads only - > however this is actually a traffic violation if your car is facing the wrong > way. > > Kind regards, > > Ancois > *Assistant to COO, Office Manager* > <http://goog_1464495583> <http://goog_1464495583>OBSID<http://obsid.org.za/>: > Observatory Improvement District > 41 Station road, Observatory > [email protected] / [email protected] > *tel*: 021 448 7090 *fax*: 086 639 4005 > OBSID website <http://www.obs.org.za/improvement-district/> > Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/Observatory.Improvement.District> > Twitter <https://twitter.com/#%21/OBSID_Obs> ONW Google group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/obsnw> > iloveobs Google group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/iloveobs> > > > > On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 3:03 PM, Reinmar <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I know this is probably not going to result in much, but just have to >> voice it, with the hope that someone can give advice. I also realise >> that this is an issue that a lot of people have in Observatory, but I >> have to state the below. >> >> Most people in Oxford Road come down Trill, turn right and thus park >> with cars on the right hand-side of the road facing Bowden. As there >> is quite a few number of houses in Oxford between Trill & Bowden with >> limited parking in the street, people are parking on the left hand >> side of the road (railway line side) - on the pavement. This is >> clearly in violation, as there is on the left hand side of the street, >> no-stopping signs affixed to the lamp posts. Most of the residents >> and people in Oxford are parking on the right-hand side where parking >> is allowed. There have been numerous times when we've driven down >> Oxford and have had to squeeze between cars on both sides. Last night >> was the cherry on the cake, when a tow truck (which lives in Darien >> Lane I assume) parked on the corner of Oxford & Darien lane on the >> left-hand side of the road with a car that it has towed in. Both tow >> truck and car was parked on the pavement! This blocked about 3 >> entrances to houses on the left hand side of Oxford, and we literally >> had to spend 5 minutes trying to get through the narrow space left >> over. >> >> As it's clearly in violation of the law, is there anything that can be >> done about perpetrators that park on the left hand side of the road. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en. >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en.
