What cheeses me off

[Flashback]

Does not happen with stand up urinals

Wanna bet?

 

[DejaBrew]

I try to park next to a pillar - reduces potential car door damage to one side. Preferably pillar on left side. If ifs adjacent to a car that is even better because I've reduced adjacent car door opening from 2 to 1

Only thing better is a pillar on one side and a concrete wall on the other

Wanna bet?

There’s always got to be one rebel who refuses to follow the rules

 

[JohnK]

I try to park next to a pillar - reduces potential car door damage to one side. Preferably pillar on left side. If ifs adjacent to a car that is even better because I've reduced adjacent car door opening from 2 to 1

Great minds think alike?

Personally I try to park away from anyone else but if parking bays are in 3's I avoid the middle bay with a car each side.

 

[VPS]

When I was in Wells yesterday in the Waitrose car park I was walking through and there was an older guy getting a bit agitated and he said is that your husband in the car and he said no. The old guy couldn't get into his car and the w@nker was sitting in the other car and wouldn't move for him. I may have said quite loudly what an asshole and the w@nker thought it was funny

 

[Denali]

People in huge 4WD who want my parking space (there are others but that would require they walk 10 metres) and then sit on the wrong side of the road waiting for me to take back my trolley, walk back, watch as I back out and I can’t get out of the area because they are still on my side of the road. They don’t reverse up but I have to back up quite some distance so they can swing their ugly truck into the park I’ve just left. As soon as they made enough room I was out and hope they had to back up again to get into that space.

The other day we parked in the furthest corner away from the shops and when we returned a stupid camper was parked so close to us I couldn't get into the car. Fortunately it was Glencoe Co-op and not Westfield Parramatta so the wait was not long but there was about 18 other spots they could have parked in and have no one near them

 

[love_the_life]

Go to local pub with small container in your bag. Purchase nip of brandy (plus separate dry ginger ale if you like). Adjourn to secluded table & pour nip into your container. Drink glass of ginger ale or not.

Now that is creative thinking!

 

[AuSammy]

Great minds think alike?

Personally I try to park away from anyone else but if parking bays are in 3's I avoid the middle bay with a car each side.

When my daughter goes to the supermarket she drives the to futherest point from the entry often where there is an entire row empty and walks back. Doesn't like anyone parking near her and easier to park large car & no worrying if you are going to clip someone on a tight turn. Drives her kids insane. "why do we have to walk the most of anyone in the carpark".

 

[Pushka]

I try to park next to a pillar - reduces potential car door damage to one side. Preferably pillar on left side. If ifs adjacent to a car that is even better because I've reduced adjacent car door opening from 2 to 1

Not a lot of those in an open car park but yes, prime spot otherwise. We did the same in long term airport parking. Right at the rear. Next to a pylon. Nothing in front. Walk further. Worth it.

Was with the boyfriends mother in Melbourne to watch someone play a cricket game. A lifetime ago. We wanted a cup of tea. There was no milk to be had. Went to a milk bar as they are called over there. Nope. We can't sell you milk. Only milkshakes. Ok. Then we will have one milkshake with no ice cream and no flavouring. We got our now very large cup of milk. I think that was when she approved of me. Brownie points right there.

 

[prozac]

When my daughter goes to the supermarket she drives the to futherest point from the entry often where there is an entire row empty and walks back. Doesn't like anyone parking near her and easier to park large car & no worrying if you are going to clip someone on a tight turn. Drives her kids insane. "why do we have to walk the most of anyone in the carpark".

I generally try to park away from the madening crowd. I hate cars next to me, I park next to pillars where possible, and the walk is good for me. So it is not an inconvenience for me.

 

[Quickstatus]

walk is good for me

Extra steps add add up.
...

It used to CMO but not any more.

People parking front in. It is actually FASTER to reverse in and after parking to drive straight out (and safer as well)

(Notwithstanding parking restrictions that require nose in - eg angled parking)

 

[prozac]

walk is good for me

Extra steps add add up.
...
It used to CMO but not any more.

People parking front in. It is actually FASTER to reverse in and after parking to drive straight out (and safer as well)

(Notwithstanding parking restrictions that require nose in - eg angled parking)

Which brings up another WCMO. People, particularly those living on busy roads, who drive straight into their driveway. When they exit they must then back out onto the busy road, generally across multiple lanes, endeangering themselves and other road users. Much safer to back in and drive out! Also worth noting, if you back into another vehicle, object, person, it is generally deemed to be your fault.
Exception. Older ZF auto gearboxes had a weak reverse gear so I accept it is not a good idea to back up a steep driveway, just as it is stupid to back up one to enter the road.

 

[Pushka]

Which brings up another WCMO. People, particularly those living on busy roads, who drive straight into their driveway. When they exit they must then back out onto the busy road, generally across multiple lanes, endeangering themselves and other road users. Much safer to back in and drive out! Also worth noting, if you back into another vehicle, object, person, it is generally deemed to be your fault.
Exception. Older ZF auto gearboxes had a weak reverse gear so I accept it is not a good idea to back up a steep driveway, just as it is stupid to back up one to enter the road.

Sorry I can't even imagine the traffic confusion that would occur if someone on a busy road backed into their driveway. Nor even how to indicate their intention to do so. They drive forward, past their driveway. Car behind naturally follows them then suddenly they flick into reverse and back up? At least when a car is backing out of a driveway you know exactly their intentions. And I'd never buy a house where this would be an issue.

 

[prozac]

Sorry I can't even imagine the traffic confusion that would occur if someone on a busy road backed into their driveway. Nor even how to indicate their intention to do so. They drive forward, past their driveway. Car behind naturally follows them then suddenly they flick into reverse and back up? At least when a car is backing out of a driveway you know exactly their intentions. And I'd never buy a house where this would be an issue.

So less confusing when you launch backwards across 3 lanes into the traffic?
Easy to do if you indicate early and slow up well before. Like anything on the road you avoid confusion if you signal your intentions early.

 

[anat0l]

Sorry I can't even imagine the traffic confusion that would occur if someone on a busy road backed into their driveway. Nor even how to indicate their intention to do so. They drive forward, past their driveway. Car behind naturally follows them then suddenly they flick into reverse and back up? At least when a car is backing out of a driveway you know exactly their intentions. And I'd never buy a house where this would be an issue.

So less confusing when you launch backwards across 3 lanes into the traffic?
Easy to do if you indicate early and slow up well before. Like anything on the road you avoid confusion if you signal your intentions early.

Pros and cons with both approaches.

People who live on busy public roads run risks both ways. Sometimes backing into 3 lanes isn't a big deal if there is little to no traffic, but of course I wouldn't just reverse expecting that people must stop for me (I mean, they will, if only because they don't want to damage their vehicle, and the road rules say that you can't deliberately hit someone even if they are in the wrong, but that's not the point).

I've heard of people who live in such areas that drive into their driveways, but if they need to exit during a time of high traffic, will usually drive out and back the car in during a low traffic time in preparation. Some just park on the street instead.

 

[ellen10]

I generally try to park away from the madening crowd. I hate cars next to me, I park next to pillars where possible, and the walk is good for me. So it is not an inconvenience for me.

I agree. Our local Woolies carpark is notorious for carpark dents and scrapes. I always park on the road and walk in. I too get annoyed when people park close by.

 

[Aeryn]

I've heard of people who live in such areas that drive into their driveways, but if they need to exit during a time of high traffic, will usually drive out and back the car in during a low traffic time in preparation. Some just park on the street instead.

Or have a car turn table installed.

A few years ago a builder that owned a house on busy road nearby carefully knocked down circa 1900s house, saved the bricks, rebuilt a modern home with a classic looking facade using the original bricks and installed a car turntable at end of the long driveway just in front of the double garage with granny flat which was mostly behind the house. Genius.

So much so I notice neighbour 3 doors down who is just finishing up a modern cookie cutter knockdown rebuild has put a small car turn table in front of their smaller connected garage.

Drive in onto turn table, click a button, car is rotated 180°, back into garage, drive out again later.