[SDCBC] Back-in Angled Parking in S-Bch

[Tom Lettington]

At 06:22 PM 5/25/2007, Dave White wrote:
>  2) A Ford
>Tundra Longbed was parked reverse angle and its driver side front wheel
>and forward section stuck out beyond the end of the white angled
>parking line, and therefore stuck out into the unmarked lane where
>bicycles would typically be cycling.  This obstruction would presumably
>be the same (due to a longer vehicle) with regular angled parking at
>the same location.

There will be a potential small advantage in this regard with reverse 
angle parking.  Most vehicles exhibit a greater distance from the 
rear wheel to the rear bumper than from the front wheel to the front 
bumper (examination of the specs of a Toyota Tundra Longbed bears 
this out).  In cases where parking is accomplished by placing the 
rear tire against the curb, the vehicle will not "stick out" so far 
into the street.  This may result in a disadvantage to pedestrians in 
cases where the sidewalk is adjacent to the curb.

      - Tom