“Two Hour Parking?” Maybe Not
Quick!
What’s the maximum number of hours someone could park in a space with the restrictions posted above?
A. 2 hours
B. 4 hours
C. 8 hours
D. 18 hours
**Correct answer: “D.”
As helpfully explained to me by the hotel staff directly across the street in Kalispell, MT (where I recently stayed), if you park in the spot after 4 p.m., you’re good till 6 p.m.
Then, there are no restrictions from 6 p.m. until 8 a.m. the next morning.
Finally, the two-hour maximum lets someone stay put from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m.
**Unless it’s over a long holiday weekend, per Ed Molyneaux’s comment, below.
See also, “A Tale of Two Cities: Chicago vs. St. Paul Parking”; and “Good News and Bad News About Parking at the Minneapolis Farmer’s Market.”
The correct answer is “none of the above.”
If you park there just after 4:00 p.m. on the Saturday before Labor Day, you can park for 66 hours.