Cars parked facing not in direction of road
Cars parked facing not in direction of road
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SpeedySpeedBoy

Original Poster:

202 posts

110 months

Tuesday 6th October 2020
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I was near goldsmith university in London and there was a road with free parking except near entrances. Most parked cars on this road were facing Down or up the road as you would expect.

However on one end of the road which was a dead end I always see a set of cars parked not up or down but parked looking at the road. There are no bays which allow them to do this. I thought it was university parking because it is right outside their buildings but it is not. It seems s jst normal free parking and cars are parked in a row facing at the street and seems it is ok. Having said that those cars parked facing down or up the street do not have bays. How do you know if it allOwes to do this? I would think u have to put the cars facing down or towards the road otherwise your narrowing the road.

Please explain.

Edited by SpeedySpeedBoy on Tuesday 6th October 01:49

SpeedySpeedBoy

Original Poster:

202 posts

110 months

Tuesday 6th October 2020
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Just to clarify, if you go to instant street view.com and enter:
‘Goldsmiths University, Art Studio, St James, New Cross, London, Saint James's, New Cross, London, UK’
You will see what I’m talking about.

https://www.instantstreetview.com/@51.473887,-0.03...

CanAm

13,957 posts

301 months

Tuesday 6th October 2020
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The OP means parked at 90° to, rather than parallel with, the kerb.

V8RX7

28,982 posts

292 months

Tuesday 6th October 2020
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I've never seen that before I suspect it was a localism that is now normalised.

The Keep Clear is painted up to it and further down the road there are marked bays

It seems like a good way to double the parking as there is no parking opposite

Riley Blue

23,205 posts

255 months

Tuesday 6th October 2020
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Perhaps someone with a short car thought it OK to park out to the level of the caged skips and others copied them.

SpeedySpeedBoy

Original Poster:

202 posts

110 months

Tuesday 6th October 2020
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Could be the university thought they own their side of the street so they parked as such, but they do not.

BertBert

21,257 posts

240 months

Tuesday 6th October 2020
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SpeedySpeedBoy said:
Could be the university thought they own their side of the street so they parked as such, but they do not.
Does the University have a car?

Z4MCoupe

55 posts

166 months

Tuesday 6th October 2020
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They parked that way because your not allowed to park opposite them so they can fit more cars in that way.

Further down the road you can park on both sides.

SpeedySpeedBoy

Original Poster:

202 posts

110 months

Tuesday 6th October 2020
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BertBert said:
Does the University have a car?
No but they have staff who own cars. Go figure.

Pothole

34,367 posts

311 months

Tuesday 6th October 2020
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It's not always like that

https://goo.gl/maps/Pa6rHMrwRfnxNApg6

Pica-Pica

16,571 posts

113 months

Tuesday 6th October 2020
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I have set my street view to ‘automatic 3-point turn’ now. It clarifies everything.

Riley Blue

23,205 posts

255 months

Tuesday 6th October 2020
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Pothole said:
It's not always like that

https://goo.gl/maps/Pa6rHMrwRfnxNApg6
Hence my earlier comment re. the skips.

4rephill

5,167 posts

207 months

Tuesday 6th October 2020
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SpeedySpeedBoy said:
I was near goldsmith university in London and there was a road with free parking except near entrances. Most parked cars on this road were facing Down or up the road as you would expect.

However on one end of the road which was a dead end I always see a set of cars parked not up or down but parked looking at the road. There are no bays which allow them to do this. I thought it was university parking because it is right outside their buildings but it is not. It seems s jst normal free parking and cars are parked in a row facing at the street and seems it is ok. Having said that those cars parked facing down or up the street do not have bays. How do you know if it allOwes to do this? I would think u have to put the cars facing down or towards the road otherwise your narrowing the road.

Please explain.

Edited by SpeedySpeedBoy on Tuesday 6th October 01:49
Were they preventing you from carrying out your three point turn hobby? confused


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CanAm

13,957 posts

301 months

Tuesday 6th October 2020
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4rephill said:
Were they preventing you from carrying out your three point turn hobby? confused


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Oh jeez, i didn't spot the name of the OP. frown


Short Grain

3,435 posts

249 months

Tuesday 6th October 2020
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CanAm said:
4rephill said:
Were they preventing you from carrying out your three point turn hobby? confused


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Oh jeez, i didn't spot the name of the OP. frown
Damn, neither did I!! rolleyes