Parking chaos at the exhibition center: City takes action!

Parking chaos at the exhibition center: City takes action!

The parking situation around the exhibition center in Pirmasens is increasingly tense. How Rheinpfalz.de is very frequented there. The main users include patients of the medicher as well as students and teachers of the adjacent high schools. Employees of the city administration also contribute to high demand.

In order to counteract the increasing parking pressure, the city plans to limit the duration of the park in the public parking spaces. Interestingly, this measure is implemented earlier than originally intended. In the current situation, many drivers have to drive several rounds to find a free parking space.

legal foundations and challenges

The use of public parking spaces is subject to specific legal provisions that are anchored in the Road Traffic Regulations (StVO). Public parking spaces are accessible to the general public and can be set up on the part of the road, on designated areas or in parking garages. Facilizer.de points out that the StVO regulates parking and the applicable traffic signs and markings.

According to § 12 StVO, parking is defined as the parking and leaving of a vehicle for more than three minutes. Although the StVO is used in public parking spaces, local regulations can set different rules that must then be observed.

public parking spaces and fees

Another aspect is the often accommodating parking fees in public parking spaces. The fees and the payment methods vary depending on the location. The regulations for using these parking areas are recorded by specific signs and markings. The non -compliance with these markings can be punished, for example, with a fine of 10 euros.

The topic of parking space monitoring is also relevant. The blocking of a public parking lot can not only result in fines, but also towing. In principle, permanent parking is allowed unless local signs prohibit it. Trucks also have to observe specific regulations and may need to use special parking spaces.

The current situation in the Pirmasens trade fair area illustrates the need for effective parking space management. As the Environmental Federal Agency are important for the control of the parking room to relieve both users and residents and a smooth traffic flow enable.