My poor car

[squirrel]

I can't even tell you how many times my sisters car was hit while parked at the parking lot by her work. I think she had one person leave a number. She moved her car to another area of the strip mall and it still got hit. She even resorted to taking up two parking spots by parking her car in the middle of two spaces.

I hope you find the person and vehicle that caused the damage.

 

[msmayor]

I am not sure why the police officer would tell you a citation for careless driving would be issued???
As an over 20+ years in law enforcement in "Pennsylvania Vehicle Code", you can only write careless driving citations for roadway violations, or when major offenses occur; ie) DWI.....
The vehicle codes state enforceable on roadways. that means not a parking lot. That is private property!

He did not even say, driving unsafe speed, he was more serious at careless driving, that is a very serious offense used when there is insufficient evidence proving Reckless driving! He did not even say there was a moving violation from pulling from a standing/parked ?????

Now, PA Veh Code:
Under parking/Standing/moving safely.........Entering roadways....
Title 75 Ss 3333 (the enforceable section to ticket) No person shall move a vehicle that is parked standing stopped, unless the movement can be done safely....
The general rule states 3301 a) Relates exclusively to vehicles operated on the roadways, EXCEPT where a different place is stated as in 3301 b) "Serious traffic Offenses under 3345- (over taking a school bus)3700(relating to the Serious offenses)-3800 (Under the influence)"

The lights leaving a parking lot, are courtesy, Stupid to not use it properly, but they are only enforceable on the roadway side, not enforceable for the parking lot...You could go to an exit with no light and same thing.

I was pretty surprised when he mentioned the citation issue, because I was also of the belief that because it was so minor and on private property that it really couldn't be considered a ticketable offense.

The officer had other facts mixed up which led me to believe he wasn't completely on-the-ball (when he looked at my daughter's license, which at the time was a "Cinderella" license restricting the times she could drive and the number of people in her car) and he saw that her one and only passenger was her friend on a learner's permit, he said she had MUCH bigger problems because she needed a 3+year licensed driver with her at all times.

Huh?

"Officer, she has her license...that isn't a permit. She's allowed to have one unrelated person in the car with her, and she followed that. I don't understand"

"Oh no ma'm...she MUST have a licensed driver with her at all times"

I again politely said I didn't think that was correct, especially since no one ever mentioned at the DMV when she got the license that this restriction was in place. He offered to double-check when he went back to his car to run the plate ID on the truck, came back and apologized...saying I was right, and that my daughter was indeed "legal" as it pertained to her license restrictions.

I suspect that if a citation was issued, we'd have fought it in the court.