Car On Campus

ethancc2
Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:40:23 +0000

I’ve owned a car for about a year now and I mainly use it for shopping, driving home (Palo Alto), and getting to class if I oversleep.

Parking in Berkeley isn’t that bad once you know where to look for parking and the tricks. Here a few of mine:

1. When parking in non-metered spaces w/ time limits, meter maids will come by and mark your tires with chalk. A bottle of water is handy to wash away the chalk, allowing you to park for longer. But you have to check your car once every 2 hours.

2. Along with metered spaces, green zones and yellow/loading zones aren’t enforced after 6 PM so parking is free.

Some other misc tips are:

1. If you parallel park on a narrow street, ALWAYS turn in your side-mirror or it’ll be gone/damaged when you get back.

2. Never park in a white zone/curb (24/7 Enforcement). You can’t leave your vehicle or else you’ll get a ticket.

3. Observe street-sweeping days or you’ll get a ticket

“the constant jay walking would **** me off so much”
Use the horn that’s what it’s for. Or if you want to scare them shift your gear into neutral and rev your engine they usually move out of the way.