How Acceptable is it to Park Your Car in the Middle of Valencia?
The driver of this W123 Mercedes (chariot of the urban hipster, looks to be a 300CD model with a full set of vintage dog dish hubcaps, hastily converted to run on used cooking oil?) is getting either an early Valentine's Day card or a citation for parking in the middle of the damn street. Is the tow truck on its way? Larger photo here
Where else but San Francisco do people feel it's remotely acceptable to park in the middle lane of a heavily trafficked street, such as Valencia?
See an aerial photo and recite the Parker's Pledge, after the jump.
Here's an aerial photo showing 20 cars in a row, which has to be some kind of record.
It must be tough out there because these parkers run the risk of getting towed and being called knuckleheads or smurfholes.
Some feel that it's O.K. to park in the middle lane of Valencia on Sundays "in theory." Apparently nearby Guerrero is a safer bet as it's in a different category of the various types of guerrilla parking. Choose wisely.
All together now: We declare our right on this earth to park our cars within 50 feet of our favorite coffee shops, to be drivers, to be respected as drivers, on this earth, in the Mission, where we intend to find parking wherever we can by any means necessary.