'Bad Parking improves safety' ...

Christian Cuhls's picture

.... could be another excuse for bad parking.

Good car parking design often has two lanes running around the car parking with one directional traffic. One extra wide (5-6m) lane or two lanes are there to allow traffic to flow easily when cars are turning left or right into the drives between the rows of parking bays. These two lanes also allow trucks (delivery, maintenance) and emergency vehicles (fire-brigade trucks) easy access to the car park and the centre.Car_Parking_blocking_part_of_road-sm.jpg

But to some customers they are just there to allow easy parking right by the front door - typical excuse include:

  1. 'The road is wide enough.'
  2. 'I am here only for a minute.'
  3. 'The double lane allows cars to zoom around too fast. If I park here I am slowing down the traffic in the car park and make the place safer.'
  4. .....   -  (I am sure there are more)

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