Should "on street" parking spaces be delineated ?

[biotechpete]

There are plenty of modern houses with integral garages at ground level, and most of the accommodation on other floors.

 

I was talking about the possibility to use the ground floor level as parking for eg 3 vehicles. Building regulations and equality act require wheelchair access to habitable rooms and WC on the entrance storey (practically speaking given the ramp gradients - ground level)

 

In the Secretary of State’s view, requirement M4(1) will be met when a new dwelling makes

reasonable provision for most people, including wheelchair users, to approach and enter the

dwelling and to access habitable rooms and sanitary facilities on the entrance storey. Reasonable

provision is made if the dwelling complies with all of the following.

a. Within the curtilage of the dwelling or the building containing the dwelling, it is possible to

approach and gain access to the dwelling.

b. It is possible to gain access to the dwelling, or the building containing the dwelling, from the

most likely point of alighting from a car.

c. A disabled person who is able to walk is able to visit any dwelling in a building containing one

or more dwellings.

d. Visitors can access and use the habitable rooms and a WC within the entrance storey of the

dwelling (or the principal storey where the entrance storey does not contain a habitable room).

e. Where the habitable rooms and the WC are located on the entrance storey, access between

them is step free.

 

So if not accessible at ground level, access to wheelchair users would have to be provided (practically speaking a lift installed) to enable access to the habitable rooms.

[Cyclone]

I must admit I thought this logical, and possibly still do. But there is one thought nagging away at me, if it`s true that one can get more vehicles parked in a given area if they`re left to fend for themselves (to allow for different size parking spaces for different size vehicles) why are all car parks marked off into bays ?

 

Perhaps it's less true of large square spaces rather than long thin parking areas. Too easy to get double/triple parking in a car park and the ability to get in/out is impeded. This can't happen on a street with parking on the sides.

[Justin Smith]

This morning the car that parked just before me did so at the end of the bay, and promptly wasted about a third of a cars length to the end of the bay.

 

I do have a bit of sympathy for some poor parking. The fact is that modern cars are significantly harder to park than older ones. My previous car, a Ford Escort estate, was much easier to park then my present car a Ford Focus. The Escort had bigger lower windows and better mirrors, it also had ends / corners which were more easily seen form the drivers seat. Many is the time in my Focus, and my wife`s Yaris, that I`ve though I was going to hit another vehicle or barrier or wall, but when I got out to check I was up to two feet from it ! That rarely happened with my Escort.

[sgtkate]

This morning the car that parked just before me did so at the end of the bay, and promptly wasted about a third of a cars length to the end of the bay.

 

I do have a bit of sympathy for some poor parking. The fact is that modern cars are significantly harder to park than older ones. My previous car, a Ford Escort estate, was much easier to park then my present car a Ford Focus. The Escort had bigger lower windows and better mirrors, it also had ends / corners which were more easily seen form the drivers seat. Many is the time in my Focus, and my wife`s Yaris, that I`ve though I was going to hit another vehicle or barrier or wall, but when I got out to check I was up to two feet from it ! That rarely happened with my Escort.

 

Are you kidding me? Moderns cars have parking sensors, rear view cameras etc and some even park themselves!

[Obelix]

...as well as almost all of them having power steering.

 

Try parking a Series landrover. That's a proper workout!

 

Or indeed an FC101 I nearly passed out

[euclid]

Motorbikes often park on the end of long bays so cars may not occupy the very end sometimes as well.

Cars also park in Motorcycle Only bays so bikers can't park there..especially at Skeggy :rolleyes:

[Flexo]

Justin!

 

The council have listened and have planned these bays for your street:

 

 

Audi | Audi | Audi | Audi | Audi | Audi | Audi

------------------------------------------------------------

Audi | Audi | Motorcycles | Audi | Audi | Audi

................... JUSTIN'S HOUSE ...................

[Justin Smith]

Are you kidding me? Moderns cars have parking sensors, rear view cameras etc and some even park themselves!

 

Neither of our cars (2006 and 2008) have parking sensors.

 

---------- Post added 03-03-2017 at 12:21 ----------

 

Justin!

 

The council have listened and have planned these bays for your street:

 

 

Audi | Audi | Audi | Audi | Audi | Audi | Audi

------------------------------------------------------------

Audi | Audi | Motorcycles | Audi | Audi | Audi

................... JUSTIN'S HOUSE ...................

 

Yes, very good, but only if the Audis are all R8s, and I can brick them with no come back.......

 

Oh yes, and I don`t have anything against motorbikes, particularly as I`m an ex biker. They take up less road space, use less fuel, theoretically would emit less pollution (unless modified.....) and only very rarely kill (other) people. No, I like motorbikes, that`s quiet motorbikes obviously. Noisy bikes, that`s a completely different ball game, selfish gits.

Edited March 4, 2017 by Justin Smith

[sgtkate]

Neither of our cars (2006 and 2008) have parking sensors.

 

 

Not sure 2006 and 2008 really count as modern, both are 10 years old. We digress.

[alchresearch]

Are you kidding me? Moderns cars have parking sensors, rear view cameras etc and some even park themselves!

 

Even entry level (aka "poverty spec") ones?