Shame shame! It’s fun to shout!
Let’s shame some drivers shall we?
If you see a parking attempt you think is worth a shaming at please send it to us at images@the-riotact.com.
Remember to include the word parking in the subject and let us know what name you would like to be credited with.

1. Ryan starts us off [...]

Good morning everyone.
Why it’s Monday, you know what that means!
Here is our usual collection of stinkers to amuse those of you who aren’t still giggling over SkyWhale memes.
If you take a picture of some awful parking be sure to send it to us at images@the-riotact.com.
Be sure to include ‘parking’ in the subject and tell us [...]

“Hey gang what time is it?” I call out into the cold Monday morning.
“IT’S BAD PARKING TIME!” Canberra screams in response.
Let’s do it.
If you’ve spotted an awful park and would like to publicly shame the car responsible (or at least share the moment with other Canberrans), please email the photos to images@the-riotact.com.
Please include the word [...]

I very rarely have a rant.  But today, I ventured onto the road in Challis Street Dickson.  There are little bicycles painted on the road.  I was riding right over them on the left hand side of the road, near Dame Pattie Menzies House.
Suddenly a car passed me, pulled in ahead of me (that is, [...]

Boom! It’s a new working week ladies and gentlemen! I hope you’re all full of fire and ready to scortch your way through this Monday. Me? I’m working from bed.
For those of you who do need a little pick me up, we here at RiotACT Pharmaceuticals have exactly the drug you need!
MONDAY PARKING PHOTOS!
Canberra’s [...]

It’s Monday, and that means I have to dig through the GAZILLIONS of photos you guys have sent in.
If you are one of the few people in Canberra who have not sent me a parking photo this week and would like to, email us your pictures to images@the-riotact.com.
Make sure to include the word ‘parking’ in [...]

Tim has sent this in for our edification:
The attached was observed early this morning in Rivett. Police have been in attendance.
Perhaps some folks were objecting to cars parked on the street.
Got an image of Canberra you want to share with the world? Email it in to images@the-riotact.com .

Ok no, sadly our society doesn’t work like that. Being a good citizen is not rewarded, being a bad citizen is punished.
So let’s point at and boo bad parking.
Take that bag parkers, way to be bad citizens!
Seen some bad parking? Snap a shot and send it to us at images@the-riotact.com, and make sure to tell [...]

Possibly inspired by RiotACT’s parking wars the Office of Regulatory Services has been moved to publish a fact sheet about roadside parking:
Under section 208 of the Australian Road Rules, a vehicle may be parked parallel on a road with the vehicle facing the direction of traffic, unless the vehicle is adjacent to a pedestrian ramp [...]

Simon Corbell is chasing the obviously vast constituency of bad drivers and has announced the passage through the Assembly of the Road Transport Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 which will let those few transgressors ever caught laugh off the penalties:
Disadvantaged and financially vulnerable drivers in the ACT will have additional options for dealing with their traffic [...]

It seems to me that if the Government requires me to shell out an inconvenient amount for parking – like $9 – then they should:
– provide machines that work,
– provide machines that accept notes,
– provide machines that give change, and
– if part of the instructions are in bold, italic and [...]

Adding to tensions at Charnwood Shops is a dangerous thing indeed. But TAMS are warning that they’re resurfacing the car park:
The ACT Government wishes to advise motorists and other road users that the main car park of the Charnwood Shopping Centre will be resurfaced on Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 April 2013 (weather permitting). [...]

Are there really that many bad parkers out there? Or is it the same few, constantly being photographed over and over again?
Mysteries!
Spotted a dud park? Take a photo and send it to us at images@the-riotact.com.
Make sure you let us know what name you’d like to be credited as.

1. Claire sent us this wonderful example:
This [...]

This will require a little work for those not keeping up with today’s drama. First go to this thread. It’s Monday’s bad parking photos, pay special attention to this photo:

Rioter pptvb had this to say in the comments:
Oh, this is GOLD!
@ #11. I have a fair idea who placed the sticker on your car.
It [...]

A great number of you have been busy with your phone cams documenting the shocking selfishness and poor driving skills of Canberra’s bad parkers.
And so without further ado here we go.

1. No sooner had Barcham (last seen at the Folk Festival no doubt having a lovely time) posted last week’s story than the new ones [...]

Driving home this afternoon I noticed that every car, truck, caravan and trailer parked on the nature strips of Jackie Howe Cres in Macarthur had yellow envelopes on their windscreens (or tow balls).
Does anyone know what that’s all about?
I know officially that it’s illegal to park on suburban nature strips, but I didn’t [...]

It’s Monday, time to rise and shine and point and laugh. Here are your bad parking photos for the week!
Send photos of poor parking efforts in to images@the-riotact.com, and be sure to include the name you want credited!

1. An anonymous reader sent in this stinker:
Had this little gem of a**holery on my phone for a [...]

Simon Corbell has announced he’s going to make traffic penalties less punitive:
Disadvantaged and financially vulnerable drivers in the ACT will have additional options for dealing with their traffic and parking penalties under a new payment scheme, Attorney General, Simon Corbell, announced today.
“The scheme will include options to pay penalties in instalments, or undertake community work [...]

We took last Monday off, but you did not. You’ve been hunting these bad parkers down with incredible enthusiasm. I am impressed. If I had the ability to make all of you a badge, I would totally be making all of you a badge right now.
You can play too! Send photos of poor parking efforts [...]

The Office of Regulatory Services has been moved to publish a fact sheet on how disability parking should work.
In the ACT, specific parking spaces are provided for people with mobility disabilities who hold a current Australian Disability Parking Permit. These spaces are located adjacent to shops and offices and are designed to provide extra room [...]

How was your weekend? Did you have fun? Did you park anywhere stupid?
Spotted a poor parking effort? Send them in to images@the-riotact.com!

1. RP071 had to send us two pictures of this park just to prove the car was actually stationary and not in the process of parking:

I snapped this picture of this I30 on Newland [...]

Damien has sent in a parking example worthy of its own post:
Putting the Tavern in Taverner…
If you’re going to try and get sideways on every corner when it rains then you should master the art of counter-steering first.
Corner of Drakeford and Taverner, Wanniassa.
Got an image of Canberra you want to share with [...]

It’s Monday! People have been parking poorly! I will judge them!
Spotted a poor parking effort? Send them in to images@the-riotact.com!
Here’s what we got last week.

1) Astrojax sent this in:
not a spectacular example, but one for the next compendium of parking fails: Dickson on Sunday noon 17 feb 2013.

2) Chris sent us this one from Manuka:
Got [...]

Monday! Bad Parking! Get your phones out and email the offending drivers’ handiwork in to images@the-riotact.com .
Here’s the last week’s worth:

1) Rachel got this one at Jamison:
Here is another pic of an inconsiderate driver for you to post up!
Taken at Jamison Shopping Centre this afternoon.

2) Is Jamison the epicentre of poor parking in Canberra? Overheard [...]

The Liberals Steve Doszpot is having a cry that his progress to corporate hospitality at Manuka Oval was impeded by every other idiot like him thinking he could just rock up in his car and be accommodated at an inner city locale:
Manuka Oval has played host to two international sporting events in the past
month and [...]

Well we all seem to be having a grand time photographing bad parking around Canberra and looking at the results.
Thanks to the reader who directed us to this snippet from Curb Your Enthusiasm:

If you see such a specimen in your travels be sure to join in the fun and send a picture in to images@the-riotact.com [...]

1) Kicking off proceedings we have this in from Greg:
5pm at the Dickson shops. Driver and passengers actually came back to their car as I was leaving – three young twenty-something men in construction high-visibility shirts.

2) Loxymf found rich pickings around Belconnen!

3) Ben_Dover was impressed by similar scenes.

4) Adam was impressed by this effort in [...]

Most days of the week David Street in O’Connor is gracedby one young lady’s laundry.
Can anyone suggest how this works as a good idea?
Got an image of Canberra you want to share with the world? Email it in to images@the-riotact.com .

Drove past the PMs XI today at Manuka Oval and noticed a Parking Inspector slapping down dozens and dozens of fines in the vicinity (wih no exaggeration).
Checked out the official parking which was fronted with a sign: PARKING FULL. Whats the use of updating the Oval if it cant even accomidate people parking first? [...]

Sent in by Overheard.
From yesterday. Glad I play in a lads card group and have lots of spare change. This added a bit onto my commute yesterday.
It really should be in the “Only in Canberra” part of “Like Canberra”.

Once again we turn our attention to awful displays on the roads and car parks of Canberra.

1. Allen sent this one in from the Gunahlin Magnet Mart:

2. Stephen sent this in with Audi proudly flying the cockwittery flag once again:
Another parking image. Keep clear – No stopping.
Is there not enough parking in this town?

3. Pork [...]

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;
Or close the wall up with our English dead.
Some of you have been parking very badly indeed, and a better class of Canberran has been photographing it an emailing the evidence in to images@the-riotact.com.
Here’s what the last week has wrought:

1. Alf kicked off a very popular maneuver [...]