Parallel park +1.8m?
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From: Bod on 5 Dec 2009 08:41 Harry Bloomfield wrote: > Bod submitted this idea : >> Another tip, is to push in your wing mirrors, sometimes careless >> people knock them with their doors. >> It doesn't take a few secs to push them back on returning to your car. > > Of course you read a few weeks ago - that I had my driver mirror hit > twice within 2 minutes whilst parked, the second strike completely > demolishing it - didn't you :-) > Ha! call it psychic. Bod
From: Harry Bloomfield on 5 Dec 2009 08:49 Keith pretended : > Given that you've said in this thread that you deliberately park > off-centre in marked bays to obstruct those parked in adjacent bays from > opening their doors, it is hardly surprising that your vehicle is more > likely than most to get clipped by other cars while parked. I have never had a mirror clipped, except when parallel parked - so your comment is not relevant. I also drive quite a large car and if my parking allows me to park and unpark, it should be a doddle for most cars. I park tight enough that it dissuades passenger side doors being used, but there is still plenty of room to get cars in or out and no doubt the owner parked alongside will appreciate my parking an inch or two further from his/her door giving improved access. IMHO all such car parks should mark their spaces for alternate nose to tail parking - it works much better than random parking, plus gives better access for each driver if you off set in the bay a little way - especially so with two large cars parked side by side. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk
From: Mike P on 5 Dec 2009 09:08 On Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:49:37 +0000, Harry Bloomfield wrote: > Keith pretended : >> Given that you've said in this thread that you deliberately park >> off-centre in marked bays to obstruct those parked in adjacent bays >> from opening their doors, it is hardly surprising that your vehicle is >> more likely than most to get clipped by other cars while parked. > > I have never had a mirror clipped, except when parallel parked - so your > comment is not relevant. I also drive quite a large car and if my > parking allows me to park and unpark, it should be a doddle for most > cars. I park tight enough that it dissuades passenger side doors being > used, but there is still plenty of room to get cars in or out and no > doubt the owner parked alongside will appreciate my parking an inch or > two further from his/her door giving improved access. Whereas, in the real world, some poor old lady / disabled person / heavily pregnant woman / person carrying a baby in a seat / people with small kids etc etc who take a while to get into their passenger side door now can't, and has to get all flustered while the driver has to pull the car half out of the space, and then load in a hurry, because their car is now blocking all the other traffic in the car park, simply because some selfish arsehole has decided it's his right to stop them using their passenger doors. I really hope one day someone creases your door properly for doing it. I'm so glad I'm not as selfish as you. Mike P
From: Bod on 5 Dec 2009 09:22 Mike P wrote: > On Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:49:37 +0000, Harry Bloomfield wrote: > >> Keith pretended : >>> Given that you've said in this thread that you deliberately park >>> off-centre in marked bays to obstruct those parked in adjacent bays >>> from opening their doors, it is hardly surprising that your vehicle is >>> more likely than most to get clipped by other cars while parked. >> I have never had a mirror clipped, except when parallel parked - so your >> comment is not relevant. I also drive quite a large car and if my >> parking allows me to park and unpark, it should be a doddle for most >> cars. I park tight enough that it dissuades passenger side doors being >> used, but there is still plenty of room to get cars in or out and no >> doubt the owner parked alongside will appreciate my parking an inch or >> two further from his/her door giving improved access. > > Whereas, in the real world, some poor old lady / disabled person / > heavily pregnant woman / person carrying a baby in a seat / people with > small kids etc etc who take a while to get into their passenger side door > now can't, and has to get all flustered while the driver has to pull the > car half out of the space, and then load in a hurry, because their car is > now blocking all the other traffic in the car park, simply because some > selfish arsehole has decided it's his right to stop them using their > passenger doors. > > I really hope one day someone creases your door properly for doing it. > > I'm so glad I'm not as selfish as you. > > Mike P Yes it does seem a strange thing to do. I would find that very irritating and inconsiderate. Bod
From: Harry Bloomfield on 5 Dec 2009 09:22
Mike P wrote : > Whereas, in the real world, some poor old lady / disabled person / > heavily pregnant woman / person carrying a baby in a seat / people with > small kids etc etc who take a while to get into their passenger side door > now can't, and has to get all flustered while the driver has to pull the > car half out of the space, and then load in a hurry, because their car is > now blocking all the other traffic in the car park, simply because some > selfish arsehole has decided it's his right to stop them using their > passenger doors. A rather strange point of view.... In all of the above situations, the easy way for passengers to get in or out of a vehicle, is where the door can be opened fully, rather than trying to squeeze through a gap to get in. All such car parks have a wide enough centre lane to allow cars to be pulled forward a sufficient distance to permit a passenger to get into the front passenger seat, with vehicles still able to pass. How do I know all this? I regularly have a severely disabled person in my car and I would not dream of expecting them to get in or out with the car parked in a bay, unless the adjacent bay were empty. It is both much quicker and much easier for all concerned. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk |