Obnoxious Beverage Deliveries
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December
12/2/2009:
Must deliver booze and soda at all costs!
If anyone’s a proponent of beverages in general (water, juice, soda, beer, wine, etc.) – it’s yours truly.
I must consume two gallons or more of various fluids each day. And I understand that someone has to deliver these drinks to Hoboken – but a sight I saw recently was just a bit too much.
At the corner of 11th and Washington, a Nash Distributors truck was making a regular delivery like it does nearly every day. However, this time it was a solid four feet or more onto the sidewalk (and handicapped ramp) – and was still sort of blocking traffic a bit.
Oh, and later on as he progressed southward, a Coca-Cola distributor AND the same Nash truck were double-parked simultaneously, causing all passing cars to cross the yellow line.
Is there a better way to get these precious liquids into the Mile Square?
December 2nd 2009 - 15:28:24 |
I saw a similar situation at 3rd and Washington this weekend. Next time, I am going to walk into the truck, hit the deck and stay on the ground and wait for the first ambulance chaser to show up.
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December 3rd 2009 - 03:04:27 |
Why does this bother you, its all part of living in the City. If people can’t park cars here how can we expect trucks to not double park. And so what, walk around them, drive around them, do what people have been doing in Hoboken and all city’s for hundreds of years, Deal with it. Seeing all these posting about cars parked every which way tends to be more aggravating then just dealing with the cars themselves. The annoying part is that in some way this site tries to make parking outside of designated places some sort of moral issue. And so what if some people get away with parking in the wrong place, it’s not corruption it’s just the interpersonal dynamics of real people in a real city. I read a recent posting where a mother parked in the wrong place to drop off some groceries at her house. You have to be one mean spirited person to hope that she got a 50 dollar ticket which just dropping off groceries. And there is no magic solution, unlike electrons, atoms take up exclusive space in the universe. Trucks are big and bulky they double park, they block crosswalks, not a big deal.
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December 3rd 2009 - 03:38:30 |
John – it doesn’t really bug me, because I can manage. I’m more concerned with the safety of pedestrians, and perhaps those less fortunate.
If you’re saying it’s not a big deal, then perhaps you should suggest to the city to remove the laws that are designed to keep our city safe. Let’s all park illegally for free! In fact, make it legal! Why not?
And in the process, perhaps we don’t need a $100k+ “parking and traffic czar” either? He can then have the freedom to play soccer all day!
Either you enforce the laws or you don’t. Calling it part of city living is no excuse. The laws and processes are constantly evolving, and discussing what has gone wrong with this particular municipality and it’s problems is part of the discussion.
It’s OK that you’re annoyed that people want to serve constant reminders as to what some of the issues in Hoboken are, but someone has to do it, or positive change isn’t possible.
I’m not the only one that thinks we have serious parking and transportation problem in this city.
BTW – I never mentioned groceries. She was empty handed both ways.
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December 3rd 2009 - 10:27:17 |
John – It is a problem and one that I’ve become hyper aware of in the last several months. I am recovering from a serious car accident in which I broke my hip and had some neck injuries. In order to continue to live my life I have needed a scooter to get myself around town. Trucks and cars that block the handicap ramps are an obvious problem for me. I need those ramps to cross streets. Unfortunately my scooter does not have 4 wheel drive and off road tires, so I can’t just ride off a curb. Cars and trucks parked right up to the corner also present another hazard for me, because I am lower to the ground and I cannot see over or around them to see what is coming from down the street and the drivers, obviously, cannot see me.
Come to think of it, if I’m ever in a situation like this again perhaps I will look for a 4 wheel drive off road scooter, the sidewalks in this town are a mess! And that includes some of the handicap ramps!
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December 3rd 2009 - 14:49:24 |
Sounds like you live in a bubble of your own. This parking always has happened and will continue to happen. Where do you propose these big trucks park to deliver your 2 gallon a day beverage habit?? This is a city….not a suburb
In response to hoboken411 who said:
If you’re saying it’s not a big deal, then perhaps you should suggest to the city to remove the laws that are designed to keep our city safe. Let’s all park illegally for free! In fact, make it legal! Why not?
And in the process, perhaps we don’t need a $100k+ “parking and traffic czar” either? He can then have the freedom to play soccer all day!
Either you enforce the laws or you don’t. Calling it part of city living is no excuse. The laws and processes are constantly evolving, and discussing what has gone wrong with this particular municipality and it’s problems is part of the discussion.
It’s OK that you’re annoyed that people want to serve constant reminders as to what some of the issues in Hoboken are, but someone has to do it, or positive change isn’t possible.
I’m not the only one that thinks we have serious parking and transportation problem in this city.
BTW – I never mentioned groceries. She was empty handed both ways.
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December 3rd 2009 - 15:16:02 |
I believe any of us who had the delivery job depicted here would, within a week, be doing the same thing, or would be fired for lack of productivity, or would have quit the job.
Oh sha sha, we’ve got to live together.
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December 3rd 2009 - 17:06:14 |
Where is he supposed to park?
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December 3rd 2009 - 22:01:58 |
Johnny-pooh, next time I can’t find a spot, I’ll be sure to park on the sidewalk in front of your house.
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December 4th 2009 - 01:35:43 |
Let’s use common sense here (I know we all have it to some degree) – trucks must make deliveries and people occassionally have to unload stuff. Making a huge truck park in a garage and carry the deliveries by hand is obviously not the solution. So yes, it is a violation. However, police officers should use discretion whether or not to ticket. I usually walk to the supermarket with a cart (so no grocery unloading situation for me), but occassionally I need to unload a suitcase, snowboard, etc. I safely pull over in the middle of my block (without blocking the ramp and making sure cars can get through), turn my hazards on, quickly unload in the lobby, and then go park legitimately. And I appreciate cops not ticketing me for this. And if I do get a ticket, I guess they have every right to give one since double-parking IS illegal. It would suck though!! So, yes, in a urban setting, some parking violations are par for the course, but how about this – as long as the car (1) has hazards on; (2) is not blocking traffic; and (3) is not blocking a sidewalk or a handicapped ramp, the driver has a 5-10 minute grace period before it becomes a violation? Would be tough to enforce, but in theory, would that make everyone happy?
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December 4th 2009 - 09:50:13 |
Sense is not common, and sense has nothing to do with it. What you are suggesting for unloading a vehicle responsibly is logical, however it will never be written into law, because if you make it legal to double park for 10 minutes, there will be the guy who parks for eleven minutes and will contest the ticket because they will claim the officer’s watch stopped or something. I have seen people double park for 12 hours with no penalty (cop comes and runs siren for them to move) and I have seen people double park for 30 seconds and get hassled (officer just starts writing ticket). Both are legal responses by law enforcement, depends on what kind of mood they are in and what was discussed in the group meeting this week. Logic just muddies the waters.
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