by "TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
Published 09/07/2017 at 09:56
by "TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
Published 09/07/2017 at 09:56
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Two days in a row, I’ve spoken to people who can’t seem to get their cars parked between these yellow lines. There’s not much they will tow for in our garage, but not parking between the lines is one of them.
There’s plenty of space to maneuver, but the top of the ramp is off to the right, so taking your time getting into one of these spaces can cause a traffic jam.
The first one was a young lady who centered her car over the right line. When she got out, I warned her about getting towed, then watched her as she moved her RAV4 over to straddle the middle line. When she got out again, I pointed out that she was still over the line. She had to keep the driver’s door open and pull back and forth three or four times to get her car in between the lines. I can only assume she was distracted by the phone in her hand and the earbuds in her ears.
The next day I watched as an older lady pulled into a different spot, then decided to relocate to the section above. She also parked straddling the center line. I spoke with her briefly about the possibility of getting towed. She was mad that “they didn’t provide enough room” for her to park her 4-Runner, but she managed to get it between the lines on the second try.
I normally park between a couple of columns just a few spaces away. In the WRX, it’s an easy fit. With a little caution, even my wife’s Explorer fits fine.
This is why I have no sympathy for people who can’t seem to park their cars between the lines.
Plenty of room!
"CobraJoe" (cobrajoe)
09/07/2017 at 10:11, STARS: 2
Getting to know the size of your car should always be step 2 of driver’s training. (Step 1 being the control basics).
"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
09/07/2017 at 10:23, STARS: 0
Exactly.
"tuxOnWindows" (tuxonwindows)
09/07/2017 at 11:15, STARS: 0
I wish they towed in my office’s parking garage; a good number of the attorney’s park over the lines like it’s their job (almost always an Audi, BMW, or Toyota)
"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
09/07/2017 at 11:40, STARS: 0
I work in a multi-use development with retail, restaurants, residential, medical, and offices. There are three public garages and several private, gated garages on site. The management gets a little wound up when the place gets full.
"DrScientist" (DrScientist)
09/07/2017 at 12:09, STARS: 0
i bet the misaligned concrete block doesn’t help. what do you call those things anyway?
"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
09/07/2017 at 12:28, STARS: 0
Curb stops or parking blocks.
I agree that it might have caused some confusion, but neither lady parked with their car aligned with the curb stop or within the lines.
"RPM esq." (rpm3)
09/07/2017 at 13:58, STARS: 0
Do you live far out in a suburb or something, where no one EVER has to park on a busy street or in a tight garage? Even the worst parkers I see in the city (and they are pretty bad) are more competent than this.
"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
09/07/2017 at 14:23, STARS: 1
It matters not where I live, it’s where I work that’s the problem!
I work in the Baton Rouge area. The drivers here are among the worst I’ve seen. I suppose that’s why Louisiana has some of the highest insurance rates in the nation.