The City of Lansing has a lot of on street parking. Most of it is around the state office buildings and is serviced by parking meters. And, in a effort to control parking, there are daytime restriction as to how long you can park.

This morning, one in particular caught my attention. The sign said that parking is limited to 10 hours between 8AM and 6PM.

Now, if my math serves me correctly, the time duration between 8AM and 6PM is…. 10 hours. So, if a person parks in a spot at 7AM and stays until 9PM, they would not be in violation of the parking regulation since they only parked for 10 hours between 8AM and 6PM. In fact, if a person parked for a year in that spot, they would not be in violation.

So, what is the point of the sign? I don’t know and I doubt that the city knows either but the meter maids check the area regularly for violators. I guess it is job security.