Why Are Brookline Parker Traffic Laws Important

What did you learn this week? Was it useful? How? If not, why not? This week, we reviewed some common traffic laws. We discussed parking laws in some more detail, and I learned some rules that I didn’t know existed. For instance, I always wondered: While Brookline law says that you can only park in one spot for two hours, couldn’t you just move the car into another spot right by the original spot? Turns out, the rule applies to an entire street; if you are parked on one street for two hours, you must move it to another street to abide by the law. In general, this seems like a valid rule. However, this detail is not publicly known and is not stated on any of the traffic signs addressing the two hour parking limit. This is very useful information to know, given that I had up to now always simply moved my car from one spot on the same street to another. While it is now known to me, it should be publicized more as it is useful information to all Brookline parkers who want to avoid getting ticketed. …show more content…
I learned about processes involved with tickets and how to appeal them, parking violations, and how laser guns function in regards to speeding. At one point, the police officer in the back admitted to getting some parking tickets himself throughout Brookline, so it’s nice to know that parking laws apply to everyone - everywhere. Police officers are often viewed as immune from the consequences of not abiding by the law - even little rules like parking regulations - but when it comes down to it, if a car is parked somewhere it shouldn’t be parked, it will be ticketed, or even worse, towed. The evening made me more aware of the specific traffic violations to keep an eye out for that may have more details to them than we are originally taught, so I am now able to use this new information towards becoming a safer and more experienced