From K-QED.

If you live or work in one of the bigger cities in the Bay Area, you know landing a primo parking

spot on the street is one of those little victories of daily life. It means you don't have to

run out and move your car every couple of hours to avoid a parking ticket and you

don't have to fork over your lunch money to pay to park in a garage.

It's a tiny win that can make your mourning.

But how much risk is that victory worth?

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Bay curious listener Ashley Ortiz has been tempted to test her luck on street parking.

Even when one kind of no parking sign prohibits it.

Yeah, so I was wondering if you see a street cleaner come through on a street cleaning day,

can you park on that block before the end of the no parking time frame

that's posted?

For this story, I brought in someone I know is fast and loose with those no parking signs.

KQEDs, Penny Nelson.

Fast and loose is quite a statement.

I mean, I do ban the rules sometimes,

but fast and loose may be a bit extreme.

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