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That's some display of laziness you captured.

"Why should I backout and pull back in? It might take me 5-seconds".

It's the same people who buy SUVs because "they're safer" yeah, for you.

Oh people are also lazy

Good job and very nicely composed

And the angled parking spaces, such as those pictured in your article, are the worst.

A local mall has these angled parking spaces, and EVERY day there is some moron who has a rear tire in the next space, or their front end 1/4 of the way into the space ahead. Unbelievable!

And I won't even get into parallel parking. Did they remove this portion of the drivers license test? I think so...

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It's one thing if they don't include it on the exam, it's quite another when the system doesn't bother to teach it because it isn't on the exam. Issues like this are part of the reason so many drivers are only capable of handling "the bare essentials". Maybe that's why the NHTSA keeps pushing for more airbags and other active safety devices. It's too bad more time and money aren't spent on proper education, even if the skills learned aren't necessarily on the exam.

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the worst are lazy bastiges who have to either park right in front of the door at the gas stations and block the pumps, or park behind you so you are blocked in. i think that laziness and a false sense of self importance are a big factor here.

last summer i got stuck behind a total moron who tried to drive his full size hummer through the parking garage. first off it had a roof rack that kept scraping the ceiling, and then it was so big he to do 3 point turns to go around the corners!

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I agree with all the points you made, Bryan. It's sad how few people actually know how to park these days. I'm only 17, but I take great pride in my parking jobs. There's a lot of satisfaction in maneuvering my car into a space, then getting out and seeing that I've perfectly aligned it between those yellow lines and thinking "dang that was pretty..." People need to relearn respect for other drivers and the personal space of others.

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Parking a car became so easy after driving a fork for a while. Gives you a better appreciation for any kind of parking situation.

Besides, it's always fun to watch someone take two attempts at backing into a space when you just did it perfectly on the first try

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Seeing those pictures makes me realize how smart I am for parking 'way out' when I park in any parking lot. That's right, I am one of those guys that parks his car by the cement 'island' way out in the corner of the lot that actually has to walk an extra 2 minutes to get to the store. I have no door dings or bumper rash on my cars.

Yeah, who wants to take a guess at what percentage of these people flung their doors open into the car next to them after they were done "parking?" I'll bet its pretty high. Total lack of respect.

Nice op-ed, Bryan.

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those shots right there are rediculous, ive never seen parking that bad here.

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America is populated by people who ALL expect to be King.

I get funny looks for being a curmudgeon when I bring it up- Relax, take it easy.

No, I say we call people on it, every one of us and raise the bar of what's expected in society.

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I'm going to start doing that. I'll post pictures of the "mind your own damn business" blows I get to the face.

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I'm going to start doing that. I'll post pictures of the "mind your own damn business" blows I get to the face.

Absolutely! Count me in as well!

Seriously, though, great write-up! It's so amazing at how much people will take a pleasant suggestion and interpret it as a middle finger being shoved up their backside, then retaliate as if you just stole their eggs from their nest. I know I've said things like, "Please, be careful" very nicely after seeing someone have a really close call with just missing a parked car. The response is almost always something about shoving something in a place I'd prefer not to. It's like you're automatically an ******* just because you witnessed their sloppy driving.

Now back on topic of parking!

Preach on, bro!

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...and the angled parking spaces, such as those pictured in your article, are the worst.

No... IMHO, the worst is parallel parking in the city where street parking is tight. Parking by feel is the norm. Painted bumpers? Forget it, 'cuz the corners will be all scuffed and the flat surfaces of the rear bumper get nailed by license plates as well as plate frames, mounting bolts, etc.

BTW, from an unscientific sample, SUVs are the worst offenders... esp the ones with the spare mounted on the rear.

Lucky for me I have a garage... and black, unpainted bumpers.

I do this in the hope that maybe the extra minute the idiots spend trying to pull out of their parking spot (or the extra difficulty in getting in their car) will teach them to park between the lines the next time.

- Fab

sometimes i see people park 2 feet from the curb (parallel park)

PS. not tryin to bash on asians, im not a racist person but you guys cant drive

Modified by hitman 1.8T at 6:09 PM 1-17-2005

I use my camera phone for that when I remember to...

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Pure Genius! I will try this.

I knew this had to be a great writeup the second I saw the title on the homepage.

I think by far THE WORST parking lots are those at grocery stores, or rather, any store that owns a collection of buggies or carts. I actually work at a Giant Eagle, and for the first year or so I would go out to do buggies for about an hour each shift. Let me tell you it is amazing, purely shocking rather how lazy some people are. I stand there and watch them after unloading their groceries and then search for the nearest "buggie station." Then, when they realize it is "too" far away, they proceed to "place" it either between cars or in the grassy area....after looking at me 40 yards away and still doing it. Drove me NUTS!

What you call the "domino" effect, we lot attendants call the "monkey-see, monkey-do" effect. It begins with one cart positioned so it will not roll down the lot. Then another propped up against the first for "sturdiness." Then what was a parking space...or 2, or 5, becomes a new buggie station that is marked only by the gleaming chrome and orange handle bar screaming, "Here is a good place for your buggie!"

Modified by SAVwKO at 6:23 PM 1-17-2005

Great Job!

Anyway, the Mall is packed to the brim, I drove around for 10 minutes without seeing a single parking space, then I see an empty spot next to this yellow protege 5, so I quickly zip to the spot. What do I see? That little yellow Protege 5 DOUBLE PARKED, AT THE MALL, ON CHRISTMAS F'ING EVE! I was boiling, it took everything I had not to do something drastic. I wound up parking across the street at the applebee's. I did however make sure to stop by his car on the way in to leave a note:

"If you **** like you park,
You'll never get it in.
Happy Holidays, *******."

That made me feel a little better.

I've done that as well, depending on what car I'm driving. I doubt the message ever gets through, though.

What I omitted from the original piece is that I am very particular about what I park next to. As a rule, I avoid parking to the left of any domestic 2-door car, such as a Camaro or Regal/Grand Prix/Cutlass. The doors weigh like 800 lbs a piece, and I'm guessing most owners aren't that careful with them.

I also tend to avoid minivans. Even though they have sliding doors and should therefore be less threatening, they tend to belong to families with small, careless kids. I've also seen many a mother pull a shopping cart right between her van and a car to unload the kids from the cart. Minivans are my enemy.

And last, but not least, I generally do not park next to anything with a gold "L" on the grille (especially RX300s). I have found that these owners (especially those with the gold trim) could absolutely care less about you or your inferior whatchmacallit car.

You have been warned.

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The ladies can't park for ****

Grow up. My girlfriend can park my F350 just about anyplace you would park your beetle, and probably without the need for adjustment. And instead of snickers from guys on the street, she gets respect.