09-16-2016, 01:36 PM
(09-16-2016, 07:49 AM)danbrotherston Wrote:(09-16-2016, 07:38 AM)Coke6pk Wrote: Canada Post (like most Federal Government vehicles) is exempt from most city by-laws. But feel free to grumble!
So, two things.
First, citation needed. I've heard this before, frequently from drivers parking in bike lanes, I don't believe it to be true. It's possible it's true for government vehicles, it is definitely not true for all the private companies which represent the vast majority of illegally parked vehicles.
Second, it isn't exactly a city by-law, while the "no parking in bike lanes" bylaw is a city bylaw (in all municipalities in the region), bylaw enforcement doesn't enforce that bylaw under any circumstances (as I have been told), they ONLY enforce no parking zones, as marked by no parking signs, which are in theory supposed to always coincide with bike lanes. I have been told that they will not enforce no parking in bike lanes until signage is added. And the no parking sign, is a provincial regulatory sign, appearing in the HTA. And last time I checked, Canada Post does have to follow the HTA.
1) You are correct, DHL/UPS/Purolator are not exempt, and do get tagged... Canada Post does not.
2) While the signs are posted in the HTA, the charge of "parking in a no parking zone" is defined in City and/or Regional by laws. While you are correct that Canada Post must follow HTA, not all Federal dept's are controlled by it. [ie. When I was in the military, I never had an ON licence, just a federal one] Federal vehicles are actually outlawed from carrying insurance on their vehicles.
Coke