**spamTrapper 02.76** Standing, Stopping and Parking in the US

[Roger Shuy]

on 5/21/05 5:37 PM, Benjamin Barrett at gogaku at IX.NETCOM.COM wrote:

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> I noticed this past year or so a "No Standing" sign in Seattle. I'd never
> seen one before except in Canada. The meaning was never clear to me, so I
> avoided those areas.
>
> A thread on Honyaku indicates that this use of "standing" exists in other
> areas of the US, though not commonly:
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> From: honyaku at yahoogroups.com [mailto:honyaku at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> Nora Stevens Heath
> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 6:59 AM
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> We have them in Michigan, automotive capital of the U.S. (the world?), and
> I'm sure I've seen them elsewhere, like possibly Ontario and New Zealand.
> Our signs bear a combination of the phrases NO STOPPING, NO STANDING, NO
> PARKING as they appear to do in Australia.  It's the ones at airports that
> say LOADING ZONE.
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> From: honyaku at yahoogroups.com [mailto:honyaku at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> Warren Smith
> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 9:29 PM
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> Oddly, I disagree with your observations on both counts.
>
> I hear "quarter of" regularly on the east coast, and recall it from my
> childhood on the west.
>
> I recall asking my parents, when I was quite small, the difference between
> "stopping," "standing," and "parking" when I saw a "No Standing" sign in LA.
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> From: honyaku at yahoogroups.com [mailto:honyaku at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> Jim Breen
> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 5:13 AM
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> Never? Glance at http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/dmanual/chapter07-manual.htm
> where the State of New York tells learner drivers "You should also know
> where parking is illegal and what NO PARKING, NO STANDING and NO STOPPING
> signs mean." And later "A NO STANDING sign means you may stop only
> temporarily to load or unload passengers."
>
> According to http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/067/chapter211/s211.231.html
> such signs are possible in Pennsylvania. And
> http://www.marylandroads.com/businesswithsha/bizStdsSpecs/desManualStdPub/pu
> blicationsonline/oots/internet_signbook.asp indicates they exist in Maryland
> too. Maybe they are an East coast thing in the US.
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> The definition of standing as opposed to parking and stopping in Australia
> is as follows:
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> From: honyaku at yahoogroups.com [mailto:honyaku at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> Kenji Tanaka
> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 1:27 AM
>
> In Australia, there are three different definitions.
> "No Stopping" You are not allowed to stop your car at all where thus
> indicated.
> "No Standing" I forget details but you are allowed to stop your car as long
> as you stay within 2 or 3 metres radius from your car. Basically for the
> purpose of collecting or dropping passenger(s) or material(s).
> "No Parking" If you stop your can and go away beyond the distance specified
> in "No Standing" rule.
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> Benjamin Barrett
> Baking the World a Better Place
> www.hiroki.us
>
>
Here in Montana we have a sign that mystified me for a while. It's found all
over the state: STOP WHEN OCCUPIED.  Any ideas?

Roger Shuy