Wattie
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You told me you were 38!In 42 years of driving I have never run anyone over in a parking situation.
You told me you were 38!In 42 years of driving I have never run anyone over in a parking situation.
I will correct you mate you said I looked 38 when you got me driving the Renault 4You told me you were 38!
What was the situation when you ran them overIn 42 years of driving I have never run anyone over in a parking situation.
I will correct you mate you said I looked 38 when you got me driving the Renault 4
In 42 years of driving I have never run anyone over in a parking situation.
We have reverse park only signs at work. Less likely to run someone over is the reason.
There was nothing dangerous manoeuvring in, or out.For on-street parking it is about general traffic safety and smooth traffic flow.
Wikipedia explains it well:
"For back-in parking, vehicles preparing to enter parking space drive slightly past the space, signal, and then back into the space. When leaving the space, drivers have an unobstructed view of traffic and can enter the traffic stream directly. In comparison, drivers using traditional pull-in angle parking often have difficulty seeing other traffic as they back out of the space, resulting in traffic delays and considerable risk of collisions with pedestrians, bicyclists, and vehicles."Back-in angle parking - Wikipedia
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Also, presumably to go front-in, someone has to cross both streams of traffic when parking and exiting, whereas with back in, only one stream of traffic is affected.
That also may be why the space was vacant, as it was not available to people going that way - one of my parking rules is 'if a space looks too good to be true, there might be an issue'.
We have reverse park only signs at work. Less likely to run someone over is the reason.
A solid line didn’t exist down the middle of the road.
There was nothing dangerous manoeuvring in, or out.
Clearly it was deemed to be, but not advertised as such.....very well.
A solid line didn’t exist down the middle of the road.
Are you officer ID 18?I have tried at numerous workplaces to get people to part alternately 'rear-in' and 'nose-in', with an off-set, to give more space for door opening in tight spaces. But nobody seems to be willing to go with it. Would be better in supermarkets too.
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There was nothing dangerous manoeuvring in, or out.
Clearly it was deemed to be, but not advertised as such.....very well.
A solid line didn’t exist down the middle of the road.
I guess so, I can’t see any of em!It’s a bloody small sign too, are they all like that in Aus?
Guilty as charged then m’lud.The rules are not intended for sensible cautious people making careful judgements, they are made for general careless morons.
I guess so, I can’t see any of em!
Are you officer ID 18?
Yup, that's the sort of reaction. "Who put you in charge?" "Fascist!" "Why are you such a nerd?" "I'll park how like." "Your signs are too small."
I try to say, "But if we all followed this rule, it would be better and easier and we would all be happier, and our cars would have fewer dings. But they just say, "Stop telling me what to do".
I have tried at numerous workplaces to get people to part alternately 'rear-in' and 'nose-in', with an off-set, to give more space for door opening in tight spaces. But nobody seems to be willing to go with it. Would be better in supermarkets too.
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