frak Boston !!!

kooky scientist · Post by **kooky scientist** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 3:42 am

Any city that tickets a scooter parked on a wide sidewalk not obstructing any pedestrians for $65. is a city that is not Boston strong but frak WEAK. frak YOU BOSTON. MASSHOLES !!!

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 6:19 am

Even though it might sound like I'm being an ass, I'm really not:

Is it against the law (parking regs) to park on the sidewalk? Better, what are the parking regs in the city?

kungfooren · Post by **kungfooren** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 12:21 pm

Where was this? I open lock my scooter up to bike racks in Cambridge and Fenway. Never had an issue.

jav · Post by **jav** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 1:02 pm

i thought it was legal to park on sidewalks with a moped sticker... do you have the sticker or are you on plates (limited use/motorcycle)? If the later- it's my undertanding that yes- they can and they will ticket you for sidewalk parking.

skully93 · Post by **skully93** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 1:40 pm

Denver has that too. if you have a plate on the sidewalk, you get a ticket. I believe ours is now up to $50.

Most of us that have scoots that would pass for a 50cc just take the plates off.

ed85379 · Post by **ed85379** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 1:48 pm

In three years, I've been ticketed for parking on a Boston sidewalk exactly twice. The first time I called and complained, and they dismissed it. The second time, I didn't even find out I had a ticket until I got a late notice, because the thing blew away.

It is technically illegal to park on the sidewalk, but there are some caveats. This is all according to a "meter-maid" I questioned one day.

1) They can only ticket plates, but ONLY because the reg numbers on the stickers are not in their system. Even without a plate, it is still illegal. Some people take their plate off after parking it, but that has its own risks. A scooter with no plate or sticker might be reported as "abandoned".

2) If the scooter has a cover on it, they're not technically allowed to lift the cover to look at the plate (but some might do it anyway). So I keep my scooter covered all the time now. I got one of those half/minimal covers, so it is very easy to put on and off and store on the scooter.

Of course, though it is a MA law that "motor vehicles" cannot park on the sidewalk, every town chooses to enforce it or not. I heard a few years ago that Cambridge, specifically, chooses to look the other way on scooters if they're not obstructing the sidewalk. Boston, however, has no such decree, and meter-checkers, if they're having a bad day, might ticket a scooter just for fun or "quota".

kooky scientist · Post by **kooky scientist** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 10:15 pm

According to the RMV

http://www.mass.gov/ocabr/consumer/arch ... w-the.html

"In most instances plated vehicles cannot be parked on sidewalks. However, municipalities have the authority to set local parking regulations and many communities are considering exempting limited use vehicles from that restriction."

Boston doesn't seem to have a clearly stated policy re: LU plates on sidewalks. It is the only time a scooter of mine has been ticketed. It was issued over Labor Day weekend and the quota point may be valid. I will be calling them tomorrow to try to find out more.

kooky scientist · Post by **kooky scientist** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 10:19 pm

I got the ticket parked on the sidewalk on Comm Ave and Exeter St. Plenty of room on sidewalk.

kooky scientist · Post by **kooky scientist** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 1:07 am

FYI ed85379

You drive a 150 which has a motorcycle plate. While an LU plate is classified as a MC plate it has it's own special denotation as LU which is only for scooters that are less than 50cc and can go 30-40 mph. Boston does not have a clearly stated policy on LU plates parked on the sidewalk. Every city I have parked in has not ticketed. In fact I have parked in Boston many times over the course of 6 years with a scooter on the sidewalk. They usually had stickers. Now that LU plates exist, there seems to be a lot of confusion as to what the policy is, however, if they force small scooters with LU plates to park on the street and not be able to chain up, then that is an open invitation for thieves.

jav · Post by **jav** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 12:40 pm

my understanding is that once your classified as LU, you "reguire" a plate and insurance. At that point- no more sidewalk parking. That's not to say you can't get away with it, but I'm told your fair game for parking tickets- your in the system and your held to all motorcycle laws except- no m class license required, top speed limited to 40 and no access to roadways that don't allow bicycle travel.

Boston (and mayor Menino) have gone to great lengths show their disdain for scooters- calling them "Nuisance vehicles" and attempting to implement "project kickstand" trying to ban certain motorized bicycles (mopeds) from the city all together. Not very scooter freindly.

kooky scientist · Post by **kooky scientist** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:14 pm

Yes, it seems that Boston is working with gangs of thieves and organized crime to encourage scooter theft in the city. I will refrain from spending any money in that city and stop short of encouraging more disgruntled terrorists from building pressure cooker improvised explosive devices anyway... frak ridiculous.

I was in San Francisco this summer and was amazed to see vintage low cc Vespa's unchained and parked like motorcycles on the street without any fear of being stolen.

Nice to see that Menino is keeping alive the old saying "BANNED IN BOSTON". A disgrace to all of us Italian-American's...

kooky scientist · Post by **kooky scientist** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:20 pm

I repeat:

According to the RMV

http://www.mass.gov/ocabr/consumer/arch ... w-the.html

"In most instances plated vehicles cannot be parked on sidewalks. However, municipalities have the authority to set local parking regulations and many communities are considering exempting limited use vehicles from that restriction."

BOSTON IS TOO BUSY WORKING WITH ORGANIZED CRIME TO SORT CRAP LIKE THIS OUT !!!

kooky scientist · Post by **kooky scientist** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:31 pm

Years ago, a buddy of mine got murdered and they caught the guy that set up the robbery but didn't shoot him and the trial was at the State House on Beacon Hill because the bad guy was the son of a retired judge. I'll never forget the first day of the trial. We got there early and were sitting in the court before anyone else wearing our usual leather jackets. Then a little Italian guy walked in the side door wearing a motorcycle leather jacket. When court got in session all rise for the judge and who was the judge? The short leather motorcycle jacket wearing Italian guy who rides a motorcycle to Beacon Hill because parking is such a nightmare in the city. The mayor should ban all automobiles and permit only delivery trucks and 2 wheeled transportation like some European cities have to.

Instead Menino does the opposite.

Mass-holes !!!

kooky scientist · Post by **kooky scientist** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:45 pm

Here's an update on parking on the sidewalk with an LU Plate in Boston.

I went in to Boston to contest the $65. ticket and it was dismissed. I was told that LU plated scooters have to park @ designated Motorcycle & Scooter parking spots in Back Bay and Beacon Hill. Otherwise they will be ticketed if parked on a sidewalk and chained up. Sounds like a recpie for thieves. Why don't they do a TV commercial advertising "free scooters for the taking in Back Bay and Beacon Hill !!!". WTF Boston ???

From now on the only logical thing to do is to skirt the law by riding my other scooter which has a sticker and parking on a sidewalk and chaining up. Although, they could cut your chain and confiscate at least 10 scooters on every block if they wanted to make bigger asses of themselves...

The clerk at my hearing just sighed when I questioned their policy and logic...

ed85379 · Post by **ed85379** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:51 pm

kooky scientist wrote:Here's an update on parking on the sidewalk with an LU Plate in Boston.

I went in to Boston to contest the $65. ticket and it was dismissed. I was told that LU plated scooters have to park @ designated Motorcycle & Scooter parking spots in Back Bay and Beacon Hill. Otherwise they will be ticketed if parked on a sidewalk and chained up. Sounds like a recpie for thieves. Why don't they do a TV commercial advertising "free scooters for the taking in Back Bay and Beacon Hill !!!". WTF Boston ???

From now on the only logical thing to do is to skirt the law by riding my other scooter which has a sticker and parking on a sidewalk and chaining up. Although, they could cut your chain and confiscate at least 10 scooters on every block if they wanted to make bigger asses of themselves...

The clerk at my hearing just sighed when I questioned their policy and logic...

While they could cut the chains and impound them, it is very unlikely. But what I was told, by a meter-maid(meter-man?) is that when a bike is covered, they're not allowed to lift it to look for a plate number, so they can't ticket it. Of course, some ignore that rule, but a cover should greatly reduce the chance of getting a ticket. So I use a half-cover on mine every day at work. There are literally a ton of scooters chained up in the Leather District every day though, though I've only noticed two get tickets (including mine once before I was covering it)

kooky scientist · Post by **kooky scientist** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 3:13 am

yeah, I will have to bring a cover and do the cover trick if I have to go in to Boston with that scooter. Silly...