{"id":1194,"date":"2012-03-23T14:38:17","date_gmt":"2012-03-23T18:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parkingsigns.net\/?p=1194"},"modified":"2024-05-24T08:33:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T12:33:06","slug":"no-parking-signs-the-ignored-the-faked-the-compliant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com/blog\/no-parking-signs-the-ignored-the-faked-the-compliant\/","title":{"rendered":"No Parking Signs: the Ignored, the Faked, and the Compliant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No Parking signs can be a good way to keep roads clear &#8212; but only if they&#8217;re used correctly. Below are examples of things you should and shouldn&#8217;t do when installing or passing by No Parking signs. Don&#8217;t, for example, ignore them. Don&#8217;t install private signs that impersonate official signs. And, if you must, a little bit of personality goes a long way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com\/no-parking-signs\/no-parking-any-time-sign\/sku-k-1625\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1210 aligncenter\" title=\"No Parking Any Time Sign\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/No-Parking-Any-Time-Sign-K-1625.gif\" alt=\"No Parking Any Time Sign at MyParkingSign.com\" width=\"135\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a> A real <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com\">No Parking Sign<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>No Parking signs are frequently ignored by passing drivers. Just ask Birget Sesterhenn, whose flower shop on Florida&#8217;s Holmes Beach is rather frequently rather annoyingly, obstructed by patrons of the bars and restaurants next door. Other store-owners in the area agree; one says, &#8220;I feel bad for Birgit&#8230; [Drivers] totally ignore her [no parking] sign.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/holmesbeachflorida.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1204\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1204\" title=\"Holmes Beach, Florida\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/holmesbeachflorida.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"392\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/holmesbeachflorida.jpg 392w, https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/holmesbeachflorida-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Holmes Beach, Florida<\/p>\n<p>To be fair, though, beachfront No Parking signs have a history of being faked. The California Coastal Commission, for example, has the unenviable task of determining which signs are privately installed, and which are government regulation. Notes the LA Times, &#8220;wealthy homeowners have gone to lengths to block visitors from the majestic shoreline with security guards and locked gates.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/65978064-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1203\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1203 aligncenter\" title=\"Beachfront No Parking Sign\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/65978064-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/65978064-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/65978064-1-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a>Real or fake? You decide.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lehighvalleylive.com\/allentown\/2012\/03\/allentown_parking_sign.html\">one courthouse in Lehigh, Pennsylvania<\/a>, has found a way of keeping its parking spaces clear. It displays this message to the riffraff: &#8220;Don&#8217;t even THINK of parking here. You will get a ticket and be towed. What if someone else were here &amp; YOU wanted to mail a letter.&#8221; Yes, quite.<\/p>\n<p>Have more unfortunate sign stories or sightings to share? Tell us more in the comments section.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; R. Fogel<\/p>\n<div class=\"related-products\">\n<h3>Like this topic? 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Below are examples of things you should and shouldn&#8217;t do when installing or passing by No Parking signs. Don&#8217;t, for example, ignore them. Don&#8217;t install private signs that impersonate official signs. 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