Are the stop signs in parking lots enforceable?

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My guess is no, which is why I don't stop for them. Some parking lots around here have about four of them, one every 20 m, totally insane. I presume that given that this is private property, even if a po-po saw me do it he could not give me a ticket.

Ideas?

 

[aircooled]

Depends on the State, in most cases it's not.

I know that in California a private property owner can post a code that street laws are enforceable on their lot.

 

[h8red]

My brother, just graduated from police academy, said that they are not enforceable. He is in Wisconsin. I'm not certain about other states

 

[dug777]

Who cares if they're enforceable?

They just might be there for your own good, and everyone else who uses the car park :roll:

Anyways, I'd imagine a private car park owner would be negligent to not have them, and if you ran one and got cleaned up, I'd imagine it would be your problem rather than the owners 😛

 

[TestedAcorn]

I don't think so, because absolutely nobody stops for them at my school, even if there is a police sitting right beside it.

 

[SlickSnake]

Parking codes on private property ARE enforceable. They give out tickets for parking in handicapped spaces on private property all the time, in all states.

However, with regard to traffic signs such as speed limits, stop signs or yield signs on private property, they have the option of not enforcing them, and frequently do not. But if you fail to adhere to one, and hit another vehicle or a pedestrian, you will wish you had stopped. And you will get cited for it. Also, the private property owner can use their own security to enforce these rules. They can warn you or ban you from the premises if they catch you. Or call the police for trespassing.

 

[sao123]

if college campus security can write speeding tickets on their private roads parking lots, I dont see why anywhere else cant either.

 

[DaTT]

Why not just stop for them?

 

[StageLeft]

They just might be there for your own good, and everyone else who uses the car park

Whatever!

But if you fail to adhere to one, and hit another vehicle or a pedestrian, you will wish you had stopped.

You get a promotion from Captain to Admiral Obvious!

Why not just stop for them?

Same reason you don't always go right at the speed limit.

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Anyway, thanks for the answers, it seems like maybe I could get a ticket and maybe not, so I'll continue doing what I do now which is to slow down for them but do a quick glance to see if cops are around and roll through if I don't see any (which is what most people do, just as most people don't stop at a 4 way stop if nobody else is there but merely come to a crawl).

 

[altonb1]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

They just might be there for your own good, and everyone else who uses the car park

Anyway, thanks for the answers, it seems like maybe I could get a ticket and maybe not, so I'll continue doing what I do now which is to slow down for them but do a quick glance to see if cops are around and roll through if I don't see any (which is what most people do, just as most people don't stop at a 4 way stop if nobody else is there but merely come to a crawl).

If the parking lot is occupied, such as a middle of the afternoon with other vehicles around, I always obey the traffic markings. (Well, maybe not ALL the time, but usually, anyway) However, if I am driving through a strip mall in the off-hours (such as returning a movie to the Blockbuster drop-box when nothing in the area is open) I will drive across the lot without regard to stop signs, parking spot markings, etc.

 

[BlackTigers]

The other day I stopped at one, and some idiot in a truck behind me decided he didn't feel like stopping for it. So as I was braking, he tried to go around me and nailed a car in the other lane head on.

=/

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: BlackTigers91
The other day I stopped at one, and some idiot in a truck behind me decided he didn't feel like stopping for it. So as I was braking, he tried to go around me and nailed a car in the other lane head on.

=/

haha, really? What a DA!

 

[RagingBITCH]

About as enforceable as those 18mph speed limit signs at the mall. Why 18 of all things?

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
My guess is no, which is why I don't stop for them. Some parking lots around here have about four of them, one every 20 m, totally insane. I presume that given that this is private property, even if a po-po saw me do it he could not give me a ticket.

Ideas?

Totally stoptional. But, thats my policy on stop signs elsewhere so you may wish to seek a second opinion on this matter.

 

[Casawi]

I just don't run them because I don't want a ticket.

 

[Nik]

If it's private property, the owner of the property has to tell the police whether or not to enforce the misdemeanors. It's extremely possible to get a ticket for failure to comply with a traffic control device for blowing a stop sign in a parking lot.

 

[daveshel]

Originally posted by: GuideBot
If it's private property, the owner of the property has to tell the police whether or not to enforce the misdemeanors. It's extremely possible to get a ticket for failure to comply with a traffic control device for blowing a stop sign in a parking lot.

Right - prosecution is at the discretion of the property owner.

 

[daniel1113]

Originally posted by: sao123
if college campus security can write speeding tickets on their private roads parking lots, I dont see why anywhere else cant either.

Well, campus security can write as many tickets as they want, but they are not enforceable unless, of course, you are a student and they can withhold your diploma until you pay. However, it has nothing to do with the law.

 

[Electric Amish]

I was involved in an accident in a parking log (lady hit my car while she was parking).

The police were called. He told me that neither person could be ticketed because it occurred on private property.

FWIW...

 

[Kelemvor]

Originally posted by: h8red
My brother, just graduated from police academy, said that they are not enforceable. He is in Wisconsin. I'm not certain about other states

Really? I'm in WI. That's good information to know. Normally I at least slow down and do a rolling stop at them while I just make sure no one is going to cross in front of me or anything. But that should be common sense for most people...

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
My guess is no, which is why I don't stop for them. Some parking lots around here have about four of them, one every 20 m, totally insane. I presume that given that this is private property, even if a po-po saw me do it he could not give me a ticket.

Ideas?

Not enforceable - however, if you were to get into an accident, the fact that they exists will have an impact on fault.

 

[seemingly random]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
About as enforceable as those 18mph speed limit signs at the mall. Why 18 of all things?

The automatic door locks in many cars engage at this speed. Wonder if there's any connection.

 

[manowar821]

I dunno, but not stopping for them is crossing a thin line, IMO. I'd put that kind of attitude into the "blows through yield sign, stops at merging point" category. Stop being a dick.

 

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Originally posted by: manowar821
I dunno, but not stopping for them is crossing a thin line, IMO. I'd put that kind of attitude into the "blows through yield sign, stops at merging point" category. Stop being a dick.

You just called me a dick for going through a stop sign at a few miles per hour with nobody even close to me? That qualifies as you being a hella-peck.

Anyway, you're being a hypocrit since we both know you sometimes edge over the speed limit and don't you dare pretend you don't. You disappoint me.

 

[Tiamat]

Originally posted by: BlackTigers91
The other day I stopped at one, and some idiot in a truck behind me decided he didn't feel like stopping for it. So as I was braking, he tried to go around me and nailed a car in the other lane head on.

=/

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