Regardless of your opinion of the existence of reserved parking spots closer to the Apple Valley Cub Foods store entrance for “Low Emitting Fuel Efficient 30 mpg only Parking Only” I invite you to compare these two uses of said spots.
Photo courtesy of twin cities streets for people.
Photo courtesy of thegoo via Lazy Lightning.
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Hard to say, but if those two cars in the second photo might be a Chevy Impalla and a Ford Taurus.
Some of these can run on E85 as well as gasoline, so they qualify as “low emitting.”
What counts? I’ve been able to acheive > 30 mpg on rural highways, but never in town.
Love the bike; way to stick it to the man. :)
Just because a car is “fuel efficient” doesn’t necessarily mean it’s also “low emitting,” right? What if you’re just one or the other?
Say someone were to park an obviously non-fuel efficient low emitting vehicle there. What would happen? Also, why not just have those spots be handicapped parking spots instead?
You are correct, Erica. However, the sign is rather vague. Perhaps it is one or the other. Our sign says “Alternative Fuel or Hybrid Vehicles,” which is a little more clear.
It’s an honor system thang, Julie. Unlike handicapped parking, there is no law or ordinance to enforce penalties. Just something the store/mall ownership wanted to do.
It’s possible, I guess. My old Civic still averages about 28 mpg, and it’s smogged for California, so I assume it’s low-emitting. You can’t always tell by the outside.
I agree with Bob. The sign should be more specific. And I do love the bike. (But holy toledo, a bike in MN in November?)