Rensh Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Now I know like myself there are many people who park on side streets and walk/ride/get a bus to walk (In my case this is due to there being no car park where I work so I park around 10 mins away and walk down). Now my question is...Why do people who park on side streets leave huge gaps between there car and the one in front?. If your parking near double yellow lines, would it hurt to park right up to the yellow lines? therefore allowing someone else to park behind you?. Every day ars that have parked and not considered the fact that if they moved forward/backwards another metre then another car could fit in front/behind. Does this annoy anyone else? or is it just me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 But leaving gaps is only sensible and polite; for how else will the other car's driver be able to drive away from the parked position? I always try to allow a gap- in front and behind- of about one car's width. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rensh Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 I leave a gap to pull out but not 2 metres like a lot do. I also park right up to yellow lines to leave more space for cars behind/in front of me. It gets annoying when I pass these spaces and end up having to park a further mile away!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogdave Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 I too leave a gap and park right up to lines where many others do not. No doubt these same people are the ones who in the supermarket car parks cannot manage to park their vehicles between the white lines, or straight, often leaving spaces that cannot be filled. Seems nowadays it takes too much effort to think sensibly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 I always try to allow a gap- in front and behind- of about one car's width. You think drivers in Sheffield are so hopelessly incompetent that they need that much space to get out of a parking spot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tad1 Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 I do sympathise. Most people just don't seem to consider if anyone else will have enough space left to park. I confess I am guilty of sometimes parking across two spaces. The reason? I once returned to my car to find that the cars who had later parked either side of me had left me barely enough space to get into my car. I had to pull out of the space so I could open the doors wide enough to fit my shopping in! Given the amount of inconsiderate driving, it's not surprising that there is a lot of inconsiderate parking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 You think drivers in Sheffield are so hopelessly incompetent that they need that much space to get out of a parking spot? Yes in some cases, sad to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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