The BAD PARKING thread [vol4]

[nonsequitur]

Castrol for a knave said:

How could any driver possibly know that is a cycle lane?

[Never you mind]

thetapeworm said:

Phone clear-out.

Edited by thetapeworm on Monday 18th November 10:09

I know the owner of this

[anonymous-user]

Could have parked in the space normally, ie. parallel to the kerb, and not had to park half on the grass.



Apologies for the poor quality pic. I was trying to be discreet

[hyphen]

jamei303 said:

Shermanator said:

CoolHands said:

There was literally no reason for this other than because they can. Stupid

I genuinely don't see anything wrong with that

They are taking up one space, like they would if they parked nornally
They have not inconvenienced anyone (you cant even argue about the hatching at the end of the row, as the back of the car isn't in them), like they would if they parked normally.

If I saw that on my way inside I would crack a smile about it, I think CoolHands needs to loosen up a little.

It's probably safer too as they better visibility than if parked parallel.

But when they leave, they will need to revese out, where other cars and pedestrians would normally not expect them.

Should have reversed in!

[MartG]

Never you mind said:

thetapeworm said:

Phone clear-out.

Edited by thetapeworm on Monday 18th November 10:09

I know the owner of this

Do they live in StAnnes, or were they just visiting ?

[SmoothCriminal]

hyphen said:

jamei303 said:

Shermanator said:

CoolHands said:

There was literally no reason for this other than because they can. Stupid

I genuinely don't see anything wrong with that

They are taking up one space, like they would if they parked nornally
They have not inconvenienced anyone (you cant even argue about the hatching at the end of the row, as the back of the car isn't in them), like they would if they parked normally.

If I saw that on my way inside I would crack a smile about it, I think CoolHands needs to loosen up a little.

It's probably safer too as they better visibility than if parked parallel.

But when they leave, they will need to revese out, where other cars and pedestrians would normally not expect them.

Should have reversed in!

How is parking like that "safer" and with "better visibility"

If that was driven in then that would needed to be reversed 2 foot back and then turn right straight onto the road.

If that was reversed in then would be simply driven out.

Instead now that has to be reversed out onto the main bit of road

[Vipers]

nonsequitur said:

Castrol for a knave said:

How could any driver possibly know that is a cycle lane?

Bearing in mind a driving instructor in Aberdeen recently told a cyclist the cycle lane with dashes, was mandatory for the cyclist to be in, and should not be on the rest of the road, he said this in front of the learner, what chance does a Merc driver have

It was on you tube, and the instructor tail between his legs had to admit he was WRONG.

[Frank7]

hyphen said:

But when they leave, they will need to reverse out, where other cars and pedestrians would normally not expect them.

Should have reversed in!

Agree with that, I’m not saying that I’d park there, but if I did, I’d almost certainly back in, I never drive into a parking spot, unless I’m going to need access to the boot for shopping etc., it makes egress so much easier if you back in.
I’ve seen people, men as well as women, spend an inordinate amount of time manoeuvring back and forth in order to drive into a spot, and thought, ‘Christ, hope I’m not parked opposite when they struggle to back out.’

[james_TW]

It's like it was a challenge....

[nonsequitur]

james_TW said:

It's like it was a challenge....

Conan the Carbarian.

[SkodaIan]

Castrol for a knave said:

What is the purpose of the single yellow line in the cycle lane though? By putting a single yellow line there, the council have effectively stated that it's legal to park there at certain times of day!

Parking restrictions don't apply to (push) bikes so there would be no benefit in putting the line there to say that people can't park their bike at the side of the bike lane in the rush hour. Not that anyone has parked their bike by propping it up by its pedal on the kerb since about 1955 anyway....

[Frank7]

SkodaIan said:

Parking restrictions don't apply to (push) bikes so there would be no benefit in putting the line there to say that people can't park their bike at the side of the bike lane in the rush hour. Not that anyone has parked their bike by propping it up by its pedal on the kerb since about 1955 anyway....

Pedal on the kerb!
Wow, that seems like a million years ago, I guess that it stopped when it was realised that that was the reason that it was missing when you came out of the shop, and if you wanted to at least try to avoid that, you had to employ a cycle lock and/or chain it to a lamppost.

[thetapeworm]

Never you mind said:

thetapeworm said:

Phone clear-out.

Edited by thetapeworm on Monday 18th November 10:09

I know the owner of this

I appreciate the pull of a giant eclair and some 2p slots is huge but they need to have a word with themselves. By the time we left the car park was filling up nicely - the initial photo was quite early on a Sunday.

Edited by thetapeworm on Saturday 23 November 14:01

[MartG]

Three in a row

[Zetec-S]

MartG said:

Three in a row

I’d have been tempted to park like the Skoda in a similar situation, providing the hatched area wasn’t actually a pathway...

Probably need a

[untakenname]

Not sure what it is with Smart car drivers but just because it may physically fit somewhere doesn't mean you can or that the rules of the road don't apply



Coming back a little while later noticed they didn't get away with it

[Steff1965]

Private hire taxi.

[anonymous-user]

Another mentally challenged supermarket visitor in the motorbike bay:



fking iPhone, picture taken in portrait but uploads in landscape

[james_TW]

I swear, all I have to do is look out of my window half the time...

The van's been there about half an hour and no, you really can't get a car through the gap - not even a fiat 500. I've seen one try this morning....

[nonsequitur]

Mac. said:

Another mentally challenged supermarket visitor in the motorbike bay:



fking iPhone, picture taken in portrait but uploads in landscape

Don't worry Mac. We all have the habit of bending our head to a 45 degree angle on PH.