Driveway Etiquette???!?!?!? Hmmmmmm...

[cruisnfamily]

I would never think to park out in the street when there was a perfectly good driveway available unless I thought I was going to block someone in. I had no idea, like Beth, that it is taboo to park in someone's driveway. I thought that is what they were for.

Denae

MTE!

I always park in the driveway and everybody always parks in mine when. As a matter of fact, a friend of DD's mom came to pick her up and parked on the street in front of the house when the whole driveway was open. I thought that was so odd I had to ask her why she didn't park on the driveway! I guess it's the opposite here of what you guys are saying...maybe it's regional? I live in a suburban neighborhood with a double drive and plenty of street parking as well.

 

[stargrazer]

I always park in someone's driveway unless it is very small/no room.

You ever wonder why we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway?

 

[rbuzzotta]

I have wondered if this way a regional type thing. I live in a suburban just about 7 miles north of Boston. My driveway is double wide and can easily park 8 cars!!! Today my DD's friend came over. The mom parked on the street and they walked across my front yard to get to the front door. Of course, it was quite muddy!!

The walkway to my front door leads to my driveway!!! Hmmmmmmmm, makes me wonder now. If it rude to park in someone's driveway, and fine to walk across their muddy lawns and then into their house then maybe I should move to the city!!! No driveways, no grass = no rudeness on my part!!! LOL!! I just don't get it!!

 

[dreamcometrue]

I don't park in people's driveway unless I am told I can do so! My friend lives on a very busy street, and I have a big SUV that I always fear will get hit if I park in the street, so I park in her driveway, after she's offered it to me! When I have a family function/birthday party at my house, I tell people to park in the driveway if there is room when they arrive!

 

[DisneyfeverTN]

It never occurred to me that it would be rude to park in some one's driveway. My friends and relatives have parked in my driveway and I have parked in their driveways. I would only park on the street if I didn't know the people living in the house (open house, yard sale, etc.)

 

[flipturngirl]

I never really have thought of it.. I guess... I park on the side.. At my grandmas I always pull up and it just usally depends. at my other grandparents we park on the side of the street because my aunt had some stuff stolen once.. it is a safe neighboorhood but just one of those random break ins.. My friend lives on the side of a busy street and we alway park on the side because they have a small driveway with 3-4 cars in it already. I think it is rude to pull in the driveway only if you don't know them well and if you have a oil spill.

 

[LoraJ]

I can't understand why it is rude? Is it rude to go in your house too?

The only time I don't park in someone's driveway is if I am going to a party. I don't want to block anyone in or vice versa.

 

[epfootballcutie04]

i normally always park in a drive way. to me, that's what it's there for. and my family always lets people park in our driveway.

HOWEVER,

it really makes me mad when people park in our driveway, right behind my car in the garage, and if i have to go to work or school i ask them as nice as i can to please move their car, and they roll their eyes and give me this big sigh...

AHHH that makes me mad.

it's like ... DUUUUDE, YOU parked behind ME!! move your tush, lol.

of course, i'm a lot nicer than that about it. and have NO problem moving my car if someone asks me to, since i know how much i hate it when it happens.

 

[bevtoy]

I have 2-2 car garages located directly across from each other and a double wide and 1/2 driveway. There is plenty of room to park in the drive-way without blocking the garage entrances but most folks park right in the middle in front of the garages and no one can get out until the guest is asked to move the vehicle.
Its only mildly annoying and I try to remember to ask them to not block the garage doors. We have three drivers and three cars plus a boat, at any given time someone is coming or going. Only one person got mad so far when someone wanted to leave and they had to move their car.

 

[pooh4evr]

Is it regional? Here anyway, we use driveways. Never knew it was rude or frowned upon anywhere.

 

[Squirlz]

Is it regional? Here anyway, we use driveways. Never knew it was rude or frowned upon anywhere.

Maybe it was eight and a half years ago!

 

[CPanther95]

Not rude at all.

Far more rude to park on the street and inconvenience every single car that has to drive around you into oncoming traffic.

 

[NFLDERS]

I live in the country - we park in driveways.

This!

 

[HM]

I park in driveways and on streets, both.

 

[shoney]

Where i grew up, houses were small and close together. Driveways held one car. No one used anyone else's driveway.
In the neighborhood we are in now, houses are larger, more spread out with large long driveways. I would never pull into someone's driveway. One day I was dropping my son off at a friends house. He was only 5 yo so I walked him to the door. The mom said "why don't you just pull into the driveway???" Then I noticed that everyone uses everyone's driveway including my own. 10 years later and it still feels weird!

 

[MIGrandma]

I've never really thought about parking in someone's driveway vs. not parking in someone's driveway. We live in the country so there's no "street parking" so people have to park in driveways when they go to anyone's house out here. We have quite a large driveway that goes around the back of our house and there is a lot of area between the house and the sheds/out-buildings so plenty of room for parking. I do prefer people not park on the cement approach to our garage though, not that I think they are rude to do so, but 9 times out of 10 they will park smack dab in the middle and then if either DH or I need to leave we can't back out of our garage because their car is in the way. Hate to have to ask them to move, but sometimes he or I have to do that. And it did annoy me when I came home from work and someone was parked on the approach, then I had to park behind the house and wait for them to leave so I could put my car in the garage.

I parked in the driveway at my Mom's. There was space behind the garage for one car. If she had another visitor when I got there I would just park in front of the house on the street. Same for my friend's house. Never gave it a thought that she might think it was rude if I parked in her driveway and not on the street. Guess I should ask her. But then we've been friends for 45 years, so I think she would tell me if she didn't want me to park there.

 

[NMAmy]

I stand by my 2007 answer to this question.

I would think it kind of depends on where you live. I also have a large driveway because I live on a fairly busy street that doesn't have space for parking. To park in front of my house, you'd have to park on the grass. Most of my friends have the same situation so we park in each other's driveways all the time.

 

[Kitty 34]

It's Zombie time with Halloween just a week from now!!!!

 

[MIGrandma]

It's Zombie time with Halloween just a week from now!!!!

Ack! Never looked at the date! Oh well!

 

[jdb in AZ]

o.k. I'll join the zombie conversation. When DMIL (now deceased) was in her 80's we attended a party at the home of some friends. The only street parking available was several houses away. Because DMIL was disabled we parked on one side of the double driveway because we figured the home owner would be so busy hosting the party he wouldn't need to leave. For whatever reason, the host wanted his drive way completely clear, so we were asked to move the car. Their neighbors across the street were also at the party and said we were welcome to park in their driveway. When we left we picked up DMIL at the end of the party driveway.