I am sitting in my car. This guy drives up and lectures me about sitting in the fire lane without identifying himself. I am thinking, what a jerk, doesn't he have better things to do. He drives off, and I see some sort of fireman tag on his car.
2007-09-13 00:06:36 · 11 answers · asked by WhydoIdothis 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
wow, u people busting my chops, r u saying u do not speed, make illegal turns, cut people off, cheat at work, lie, cheat at your taxes, Drive across traffic islands, drive while using the cell phone and endangering others, etc. I'll bet you thought people like ME cause the problems.
Hypocrites.
Stay within the context of the question.
2007-09-13 11:37:44 · update #1
Anyone can pull up next to you and talk to you about anything. We call it freedom of speech.
2007-09-13 01:34:20 · answer #1 · answered by wuxxler 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's illegal, even though it's a private parking lot. If a cop happens to drive by and see it, and is in the mood, she can get ticketed. About a year ago I was getting cash out of an ATM machine in the evening. While I was doing so a guy drove into the lot and parked right in front of the machines - which is marked as a fire lane - instead of pulling into a parking spot. Not a minute later a sheriffs car driving past stopped and wrote him a $471 ticket even though he was back in his car before the sheriff even stopped rolling up. Richard
2016-05-18 04:32:50 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry, but every year there are accidents caused by motorists who get in the way of fire trucks responding to a call. Whether they don't pull over, park infront of fire hall garage doors, or idle away in a fire lane. If you were trapped in a building that was on fire, and were waiting to be freed by firefighters, and they couldn't respond 5 minutes faster because some schmuck was blocking the fire lane, it would matter! Any firefighter has the right to point that out, chief or not! For you to get indignant when you are the one in the wrong is idiotic and petty.
2007-09-13 00:20:42 · answer #3 · answered by i_8_the_canary 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope - anyone can lecture you for sitting in the fire lane. You should not have been sitting in the fire lane. Next time, park the car in a legal parking space.
2007-09-13 02:06:54 · answer #4 · answered by Boots 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First of all, parking in a fire lane is a violation of traffic laws.
Which would you rather have, a firefighter or chief lecturing you about it, or a law enforcement officer writing you a ticket for it, then you get your lecture from the judge.
Think about it, learn from it, get on with your life.
2007-09-13 03:30:16 · answer #5 · answered by stephen p 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as a friend of a fire chief... no he doesn't. anyone can tell you to find a legal parking spot... it's freedom of speach.
you shouldn't be breaking the law. it's illegal to park in a fire lane.
he could have taken down your tag # and had a police officer ticket you.
next time find your lazy self a parking spot and park properly.
2007-09-13 03:21:11 · answer #6 · answered by nataliexoxo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm think a fire chief wouldn't have to identify himself. Sounds like this guy was probably a firemen himself and was irritated you were in his lane.
2007-09-13 00:10:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, any citizen with some common sense could see that you're doing something wrong. And maybe he was a regular firefighter with cojones who decided you needed to know you were parked illegally and why.
2007-09-13 02:28:41 · answer #8 · answered by CGIV76 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why were you sitting in a fire lane???
2007-09-13 00:09:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
so rather than him going "HOW DARE YOU FOR COMING IN THIS LANE" you would rather like it "HI. My name is Bill. Fire chief here. HOW DARE YOU FOR COMING IN THIS LANE!" What difference does it make.
2007-09-13 00:10:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋