Car Park Psychology.
Discussion
I once tried parking up at Asda and a woman who had a toddler in the trolley decided to swing the trolley around into the lane as I was just about to park. I was only crawling along so hit the brakes and stopped pretty sharpish. She gave me such a look as if to say "Hey watch it, I have a child here."
I parked up and decided to have a talk rather than blasting the horn or getting aggressive. I just said that she needed to be more careful and suggested she watched what she was doing. She told me to eff off. Nice.
I parked up and decided to have a talk rather than blasting the horn or getting aggressive. I just said that she needed to be more careful and suggested she watched what she was doing. She told me to eff off. Nice.
People who don't take adequate care or damage others' property should be ashamed. But people who use two spaces, disabled spots or P&C spaces when they oughtn't are a far more shameful breed. That's the same whether you drive a Lada or a Lambo.
If I remember Dante's Inferno correctly, the inner circle of hell is reserved for traitors and people who nab disabled parking spots.
If I remember Dante's Inferno correctly, the inner circle of hell is reserved for traitors and people who nab disabled parking spots.
If you can be bothered, watch this movie trailor.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1912398/
Basically it's about a bloke with a brain tumour who decides to go out and "cull" all of the idiots he can find. Inconsiderate people that annoy him. The end of the trailor is quite funny in relation to bad parking. Happens to be a 3 series owner but we all have a reputation for being kind courtious drivers ;-)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1912398/
Basically it's about a bloke with a brain tumour who decides to go out and "cull" all of the idiots he can find. Inconsiderate people that annoy him. The end of the trailor is quite funny in relation to bad parking. Happens to be a 3 series owner but we all have a reputation for being kind courtious drivers ;-)
My Tuppence worth...
Parking in disable place is just wrong and selfish.
Parent and Child parking is just marketing to get new families using the supermarket. If a new parent really is incapable of using a standard space they I would suggest they have a legitimate right to use the disabled bay cause there's obviously something wrong with them.
Many a new family are under the illussion they've done something special and therefore require special treatment. Wrong. Breading isn't difficult nearly everyone can do it. They chose to have children so should put up with the inconvenience. Rather than everyone else being inconvinienced by loosing the ability to park in a large % of spaces.
Parking in disable place is just wrong and selfish.
Parent and Child parking is just marketing to get new families using the supermarket. If a new parent really is incapable of using a standard space they I would suggest they have a legitimate right to use the disabled bay cause there's obviously something wrong with them.
Many a new family are under the illussion they've done something special and therefore require special treatment. Wrong. Breading isn't difficult nearly everyone can do it. They chose to have children so should put up with the inconvenience. Rather than everyone else being inconvinienced by loosing the ability to park in a large % of spaces.
toon10 said:
I once tried parking up at Asda and a woman who had a toddler in the trolley decided to swing the trolley around into the lane as I was just about to park. I was only crawling along so hit the brakes and stopped pretty sharpish. She gave me such a look as if to say "Hey watch it, I have a child here."
I parked up and decided to have a talk rather than blasting the horn or getting aggressive. I just said that she needed to be more careful and suggested she watched what she was doing. She told me to eff off. Nice.
At this point, it's always worth addressing the child directly, ignoring the mother, and very politely telling them not to learn manners from their parents, as this would provide a social disability from which they may not be able to recover. Recommend calling Childline if they feel they have anything they wish to talk about.I parked up and decided to have a talk rather than blasting the horn or getting aggressive. I just said that she needed to be more careful and suggested she watched what she was doing. She told me to eff off. Nice.
Always drives the scumbags utterly crazy. I detest parents who feel it's OK to behave like a drunken Saturday night yob in front of their children.
Luckily, Waitrose in Balham seems relatively free from utter t
ts (except for me, obviously).
Harry H said:
Many a new family are under the illussion they've done something special and therefore require special treatment. Wrong. Breading isn't difficult nearly everyone can do it. They chose to have children so should put up with the inconvenience. Rather than everyone else being inconvinienced by loosing the ability to park in a large % of spaces.
Harry H said:
Many a new family are under the illussion they've done something special and therefore require special treatment. Wrong. Breeding isn't difficult nearly everyone can do it. They chose to have children so should put up with the inconvenience.
This made me smile as I think it is quite true 
People parking in P+C's and disabeled that are not entitled to is selfish and makes you look like Cok I reckon. I have to say I usually think c
t to people who park across two spaces, if you worry about your lovely car that much find a quieter spot to park.The thing that really irks me is people parking in drop off points, "hey, this is my personal reserved parking space and everyone else can do one."
In a Tesco car park I saw a women return to her shiney red A1 parked in the drop off point with a taxi behind it. As she was nearly ready to pull off someone pulled in front of her. She looked quite peeved by the audacity of it and promtly reversed without looking, into the taxi she forgot was behind her. The taxi had grey rubber bumpers recieved minimal damage. That was a special moment.
Harry H said:
My Tuppence worth...
Parking in disable place is just wrong and selfish.
Parent and Child parking is just marketing to get new families using the supermarket. If a new parent really is incapable of using a standard space they I would suggest they have a legitimate right to use the disabled bay cause there's obviously something wrong with them.
Many a new family are under the illussion they've done something special and therefore require special treatment. Wrong. Breading isn't difficult nearly everyone can do it. They chose to have children so should put up with the inconvenience. Rather than everyone else being inconvinienced by loosing the ability to park in a large % of spaces.
My tuppence worth too.Parking in disable place is just wrong and selfish.
Parent and Child parking is just marketing to get new families using the supermarket. If a new parent really is incapable of using a standard space they I would suggest they have a legitimate right to use the disabled bay cause there's obviously something wrong with them.
Many a new family are under the illussion they've done something special and therefore require special treatment. Wrong. Breading isn't difficult nearly everyone can do it. They chose to have children so should put up with the inconvenience. Rather than everyone else being inconvinienced by loosing the ability to park in a large % of spaces.
After recently becoming a parent, it is VERY difficult to get a nipper out of their car seat without having the passenger door wide open, which obviously strays across the white lines of the parking spaces and what with the spaces being quite narrow in most car parks, the choice would be to have a number of P&C's or vastly increase the chances of denting peoples cars, I know what I would prefer.
Totally agree on the disabled comment though, people in this world just seem to lack common sense, where has it all gone?!?
Harry H said:
My Tuppence worth...
Parking in disable place is just wrong and selfish.
Parent and Child parking is just marketing to get new families using the supermarket. If a new parent really is incapable of using a standard space they I would suggest they have a legitimate right to use the disabled bay cause there's obviously something wrong with them.
Many a new family are under the illussion they've done something special and therefore require special treatment. Wrong. Breading isn't difficult nearly everyone can do it. They chose to have children so should put up with the inconvenience. Rather than everyone else being inconvinienced by loosing the ability to park in a large % of spaces.
Dont agree, I want the parents to park in the P+C spots, that way they are less likely to park next to me and ding my motor.Parking in disable place is just wrong and selfish.
Parent and Child parking is just marketing to get new families using the supermarket. If a new parent really is incapable of using a standard space they I would suggest they have a legitimate right to use the disabled bay cause there's obviously something wrong with them.
Many a new family are under the illussion they've done something special and therefore require special treatment. Wrong. Breading isn't difficult nearly everyone can do it. They chose to have children so should put up with the inconvenience. Rather than everyone else being inconvinienced by loosing the ability to park in a large % of spaces.
I have a child, I don't often shop with him but I know how tricky it can be sometimes.
Harry H said:
My Tuppence worth...
Many a new family are under the illussion they've done something special and therefore require special treatment. Wrong. Breading isn't difficult nearly everyone can do it. They chose to have children so should put up with the inconvenience. Rather than everyone else being inconvinienced by loosing the ability to park in a large % of spaces.
Also, they have done something special, I take it you are not a parent?Many a new family are under the illussion they've done something special and therefore require special treatment. Wrong. Breading isn't difficult nearly everyone can do it. They chose to have children so should put up with the inconvenience. Rather than everyone else being inconvinienced by loosing the ability to park in a large % of spaces.
You do lose the ability to park in a large % of spaces simply due to the fact that you are juggling a toddler and shopping, try it sometime. I find it stressful on occasion, I am not too bothered about my own car but I would be mortified if I accidentally dinged the car next to me.
P+C are great it means there is less chance of me damaging YOUR car.
I hate to admit to this but I once parked whatever woeful heap I had at the time next to a much more expensive car, the driver of which was still inside. I reversed in neatly between the lines. As I did so said pricey motor started up and drove to the other side of the lot. He parked up again leaving spaces on both sides. I waited for him to get out and walk away before moving my heap to the other side also and parking the bay next to him.
Fnarr fnarr
Fnarr fnarr
Fella, when you get around to having kids yourself you will look differently on other parents struggling with kids. You will (I hope) be less likely to see them as an irritant and will be more amenable to giving them a bit of space if they need it.
A decent community looks after its young is respectful of the old and is helpful to the infirm.
A decent community looks after its young is respectful of the old and is helpful to the infirm.
272BHP said:
Fella, when you get around to having kids yourself you will look differently on other parents struggling with kids. You will (I hope) be less likely to see them as an irritant and will be more amenable to giving them a bit of space if they need it.
A decent community looks after its young is respectful of the old and is helpful to the infirm.
I'm sorry but no. All your original post screams is that you think you're special because you've managed to reproduce and have the right to lord it over anyone that hasn't got/doesn't want/can't have kids. End of bells springs to mind.A decent community looks after its young is respectful of the old and is helpful to the infirm.
All that jazz said:
I'm sorry but no. All your original post screams is that you think you're special because you've managed to reproduce and have the right to lord it over anyone that hasn't got/doesn't want/can't have kids. End of bells springs to mind.
You read into it what you want - I am off to watch the footieFuturamic said:
I hate to admit to this but I once parked whatever woeful heap I had at the time next to a much more expensive car, the driver of which was still inside. I reversed in neatly between the lines. As I did so said pricey motor started up and drove to the other side of the lot. He parked up again leaving spaces on both sides. I waited for him to get out and walk away before moving my heap to the other side also and parking the bay next to him.
Fnarr fnarr
This made me laugh. It's the kind of thing I would do if I was in one of my narky moods. Fnarr fnarr
ambuletz said:
Harding91 said:
I work for Waitrose and there's a in a black ferrari with a PH Sticker on it that comes in every saturday and parks in a disabled spot, he is not disabled nor does he have a disabled parking permit, He also wears a leather ferrari jacket, even in the summer.
If you're reading this, you may be rich/own a nice car, but park in the proper fking spots you .
interesting, get a picture next time, if you can? in a black ferrari with a PH Sticker on it that comes in every saturday and parks in a disabled spot, he is not disabled nor does he have a disabled parking permit, He also wears a leather ferrari jacket, even in the summer.If you're reading this, you may be rich/own a nice car, but park in the proper f
king spots you .It's an odd hoarding mentality. I can't say I have ever decided to park next to another car in a wide open space. Has anyone here done it?
The only thing I ever do is sometimes parking near a car that like, so that I can have a look at it while leaving and returning to my car.
I have had a few rows with people - when I am with my brother (firefighter) and we have to stop off to get something I use these bays. reason being if he gets a call we have to run and he has to be at firestation ASAP!
some people dont seem to understand that delays cost lives- just worried about their own little worlds and fail to see the bigger picture!
I do usually wait in the car I might add and if someone needs it I move. However reality is that 10 spaces sit empty.
It also is perfectly legal to park within these bays. Its a private car park and not covered by any road rules.
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