PSA- Parking Etiquette

[OceanAnnie]

If you are parallel parking please don't pull right up to a person's bumper and park. It makes it very difficult for the person behind you to get out. It's especially annoying when the car in this position has a mile in front of it, showing the driver was thinking about his or her departure but not the person behind.

 

[Christine]

If you are parallel parking please don't pull right up to a person's bumper and park. It makes it very difficult for the person behind you to get out. It's especially annoying when the car in this position has a mile in front of it, showing the driver was thinking about his or her departure but not the person behind.

Well to be fair, the person you speak of could have SQUEEEZED himself into a tight spot between two cars. The initial car in front could have left, another car parked there differently, and gave the "offender" the appearance of having left a ton of room in front. I've seen that happen.

 

[OceanAnnie]

Well to be fair, the person you speak of could have SQUEEEZED himself into a tight spot between two cars. The initial car in front could have left, another car parked there differently, and gave the "offender" the appearance of having left a ton of room in front. I've seen that happen.

That can happen, but it hasn't been the case lately. I have been in the vehicle and watched it unfold. Luckily, I had a little wiggle room behind me so I could move a little in order to get out and still be respectful of the person behind me.

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

Well to be fair, the person you speak of could have SQUEEEZED himself into a tight spot between two cars. The initial car in front could have left, another car parked there differently, and gave the "offender" the appearance of having left a ton of room in front. I've seen that happen.

That's what I was going to say. Not that I wouldn't have been just as PO'd as the OP anyway in the same situation. LOL

 

[DeniseinNS]

One time many years ago someone parked so closely to me that it took a really long time to get out safely and they had a huge amount of room in front of them. I was really mad and put a note on their windshield saying they should not park so closely and try to leave more room for others to get out and that I hoped there was no damage from me bumping their car. I didn't actually bump it but I hoped it would make them think about giving more room next time. I know, immature thing to do but it made me feel better.

 

[KAMLEM]

That can happen, but it hasn't been the case lately. I have been in the vehicle and watched it unfold. Luckily, I had a little wiggle room behind me so I could move a little in order to get out and still be respectful of the person behind me.

If you were there when they parked why didn't you ask them to pull forward more? That's what I would have done.

 

[OceanAnnie]

If you were there when they parked why didn't you ask them to pull forward more? That's what I would have done.

I wanted to, but I generally don't say anything in those type of situations unless I have to. If I didn't have any wiggle room at all, I would've.

 

[NotUrsula]

... And the concurrent PSA, if you are driving in a city and a car stops in front of you and signals for a turn in the middle of the block, there is a more-than-likely possibility that they don't want you stopped right on their bumper, because they need to back up in order to parallel park.

This is CONSTANTLY happening to me near one of our medical school campuses, which has a large hospital attached. It attracts clueless suburban drivers like sugar attracts flies. I have to go over there for business quite often in the middle of the day, and it amazes me how often I'll signal and pull up, only to have some totally mystified person stop right on my bumper and even yell at me for stopping in the middle of the block. One time it was teens honking the horn at me, and when I got out and said that I was TRYING to pull into the parking space, they said, "Well, why did you pass it, then?"

The other charming thing that often happens is that a car coming up behind me when I'm already backing will swerve around me with no signal and no warning -- guess they really don't want to keep that right front bumper.

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

... And the concurrent PSA, if you are driving in a city and a car stops in front of you and signals for a turn in the middle of the block, there is a more-than-likely possibility that they don't want you stopped right on their bumper, because they need to back up in order to parallel park.

This is CONSTANTLY happening to me near one of our medical school campuses, which has a large hospital attached. It attracts clueless suburban drivers like sugar attracts flies. I have to go over there for business quite often in the middle of the day, and it amazes me how often I'll signal and pull up, only to have some totally mystified person stop right on my bumper and even yell at me for stopping in the middle of the block. One time it was teens honking the horn at me, and when I got out and said that I was TRYING to pull into the parking space, they said, "Well, why did you pass it, then?"

Ugh! I agree! Makes me crazy. And that last line is hilarious!