First, there’s a story about a fellow in Seattle who is upset because someone moved his Vespa and parked in the space. I agree, that folks should keep their friggin hands off other people’s property. However I notice that most cycles, particularly the lighter ones, are chained to something when they are parked. In the same article a woman said she paid to park her scooter at a meter and then had it moved to a unpaid meter. Where was her lock and chain?
All that having been said, I note that in some cities, scooters and cycles park for free. I can see where they should pay less, certainly, but free, nope. I wonder if the fellow in Seattle paid for the parking space (the article doesn’t say but I doubt it.
I also note that he is parking in a space "between cars." Now that’s fine with me, but I wonder if the guy who tried to get his car "out" liked it when he found the Vespa wedged in the space.
Scooter and motorcycle owners have great advantages. They can park in places where most can’t, they can drive around obstructions and weave in and out through traffic. But I think they should also pay for the right to park. When and if they do, they have a strong complaint. Until then, it is just someone being impolite and moving someone else’s property.
JVH
