I understand that many people don't like being confrontational. Quick question though, If someone parks where they should not and there is an accident. Does the parking violator get punished fined etc. Yeah, he does. So whats the problem?

You could also get poked in the eye by someone giving directions. Should we make fines for that too?

My issue is this. Let's say I get a blowout in the middle of the night. No traffic, no cyclists. Some Karen comes running out of her apartment and takes a picture of my car in the bicycle lane while I am changing the tyre.

Now I am stuck with appeals and a mess of trying get a heartless, breathless institution off my back. I end up paying the fine just to get it over and done with.

I pay the bill and she collects her welfare check.

If you piss enough people off with dumb laws like this you end up having to ban political parties from participating in the democratic process. It ends badly.