The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-03

vehicle shall be headed; and, if such highway shall be .curbed, such vehicle shall be so placed that it's right hand wheels, when stationary. shall, when safety will permit, be within distance of twelve inches from the curb.
 You may not park on any curve or turn or at the top of any grade where a clear view of such vehicle may not be had from a distance of at least one hundred-and-f1 fifty feet in either direction.
 No vehicle shall be permitted to remain stationary within the limits of public highway in such a man. ner as to constitute traffic hazard or obstruct the free movement of traffic thereon, unless the vehicle is disabled.
 People who park their cars at an angle to the curb instead of paral- Tel to the curb, and drivers who in- sist upon placing their cars in so-called double parked position gre the worst offenders insofar as ob- structing the free movement of traf- flc is concerned. All parking should be parallel to the curb unless signs indicate otherwise
 Ordinances Differ
 Each city has it's own ordinances and special rules, regulations, etc, pertaining to traffic control, park ing meters In Waterbury is is a yio- lation of regulation passed by the Board of Police Commissioners to leave your car parked all night. It reads; No person shall permit any vehicle to be left standing or park ed for more than three hours con- tinuously upon any public highway or street, or upon any land dedicat- ed to the public for uses as a street or highway within said City of Wa terbury, between the hours of 100 o'clock A. M. and 700 o'clock P M"
 When parking at meter you are required to place a coin in the meter which allows you to remain for the time designated on the meter. In Waterbury, there are fifteen-minute meters, thirty min ute, sixty-minutes and two-hour meters. In the fifteen-minute meters you place one cent for your allotted time, in the thirty-minute meters only one cent is required. In the hours meter, you put one cent in for each twenty-minutes time, if you desire to park for the full hour, i three cents is the proper amount to put in the meter. In the tWo- hour meter, however, you do not use pennies, five cent piece is the proper coin to use Many motorists put five pennies in the meter, but | it does not operate and as a result they receive a tag
 Purpose Defeated
 When your time is up you are required by law to move your car out of that space. Some drivers put additional coins in the meter with the intentions of remaining parked in the same space. This defeats the purpose for which meters were in- stalled to give every motorist an op- portunity to get his share of park ing space. Violation of this section of the parking meter ordinance in- viteS tag, and under section six of the ordinance the police are given the power to tow away vehi- cles parked overtime on any meter.
 In lieu of towing car to a pub lie garage, policeman may place a tag on the car directing the owner or operator thereof to appear at the office of police headquarters within forty eight hours. We suggest that if you are going shopping for bar gains use one hour or two hour meter, there is always that unex- pected delay to look forward to. When you return to your car, and find tag, your day is ruined. No matter where you park, always take the keys out of the ignition, never leave your car where it will block someone's driveway