Melbourne parking sign baffles everyone

A Reddit thread titled, “Am I stupid? How long can I park here on a Friday afternoon in January?” has sparked debate about a bizarre parking sign.The sign reads: “2P – 10am-8pm Sat-Sun & public holidays 1st Nov-31st March”. The inquisitive forum quickly got to work trying to decode its true meaning as others pointed out the pure ridiculousness of the sign.“I feel like Bernard Black’s tax agent wrote that,” one wrote in reference to the shambolic Black Books character. “Looking at how much debate here … the sign has failed. It should be obvious, and obviously it isn’t,” wrote another. “The sign is what it is. It doesn’t succeed nor fail. On the other hand, the person parking might,” added another. Others made serious attempts to find meaning. One Redditor said the sign’s directions were clear and a common site on Victorian streets. “Unless it is a public holiday (26 Jan for eg), you can park, on Friday, until 10am + 2 hours Saturday between 10:00am and 8:00pm,” they wrote. “If you park there on Friday, not a public holiday, at 5pm, you can park for a total of 19 hours. 17 hours till 10.00am and another 2 hours as per sign.” Clear as mud. However, not everyone agreed with that conclusion, and overall the online discourse circled back to outrage. “Cruising past at 30kmh trying to work out WTF – dumb overrated council rubbish yet again,” one noted. “(Today I learned) you need a minimum masters level or PhD to understand Melbourne’s parking signs,” another wrote. “Another reason Sydney is better than Melbourne,” another argued. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au