Question: If PBA, clearly a friend of the people running this board,(after all, he has the haskama of one of the moderators under his name) says something incorrect, can you correct him without getting kicked out? Let’s see
popa_bar_abba
Mod 80
[quoting]Alternate side parking is also illegal.[quoting]
No it isn’t. You are wrong. The DOT parking permit allows you to park in “No Parking” spots, without any condition that it be for a good reason.
So, PBA would want you to believe that an EMT has more parking privileges than a New York City commissioner who can only park on official business.
While you may like the idea, in your heart, does it make any sense to you?
Of course not, because it’s not correct.
Here’s what New York City law actually says on this subject.
d. Such parking permit shall only be used for the purpose of parking a specified emergency ambulance service vehicle where parking is prohibited by sign or rule, and only while such vehicle is on standby for use by a volunteer emergency medical technician to respond to medical emergencies.
That means the EMT must be either on a call or available for a call to park illegally, not as Hadassa described above, when he is not even at home and having the car used by his wife.
Check with the DOT to be sure; they give out the permits.