This is the first time I've ever found a blogworthy sign in the US. So what's so great about this? Well, it caught my eye because of the 12:01 AM. A parking restriction down to the minute? Maybe the city is being generous and doesn't want people to feel like they have to rush back to their cars right at midnight. Or maybe the meter maid shift ends at midnight and it takes a minute for the new shift to arrive.
Let's look at this closer. There's no parking from 12:01 AM to 6 AM for street cleaning 3 nights a week. So let's get this straight, they clean it 156 times a year, and they still need to give themselves a 6 hour window to do it, cuz lord knows all the delays that can befall a street cleaning crew in San Francisco...flat tires, out of soap, hit traffic, snow, quick sand, the list goes on and on.
But let's give them some credit, they brought that window down to 5 hours, 59 minutes. One things for sure...they ain't showing up at midnight. I think the conversation went something like this:
Head of SF Transportation Department: Listen guys, Market Street is really dirty, we need you to clean it 3 times per week. But it's really busy during the day, so has to be done between 12 and 6 AM.
Street Cleaning Crew: You crazy? We ain't showing up to work at midnight.
Head of SF Transportation Department: I've got the perfect solution.
Labels: san francisco, signs, transport
