I was amused yesterday to read in the Südhessen Morgen, our local daily paper, that the body representing owners of rented properties in Germany had issued a statement stating that if one rents a property with a designated marked car slot, this slot should only be used to park a motor car that is roadworthy and licenced. I take it that the slots mentioned are in covered parking areas which are often found adjacent to apartment blocks. It should not be used to store bicycles or drink crates. This would break the terms of the rental contract. Quite what one does if does not own a motor vehicle, but does own the (n+1) ideal number of bicycles has not been explained. Presumably one fills the bicycle room in the cellar.
One cannot also use a car parking slot in a city centre to house one or more bicycles even if one feeds the parking meter. These slots too are for cars alone. You may however stand your bike parallel to the direction of traffic on the road adjacent to the pavement in a manner similar to motor cars, as long as it is not verboten under the road traffic regulations. I doubt however whether this is to be recommended as car parking and space on the road is a major source of irritation in Germany. You are likely at best on your return to find your steed has been picked up and thrown in a hedge or down an alleyway.
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