Please some parking lot patience

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Please some parking lot patience
Topic Started: Dec 23 2012, 02:24 PM (637 Views)
Deleted User	Dec 23 2012, 02:24 PM Post #1
Deleted User	At this time of the year especially if there is snow on the ground, parking lots tend to be a bit of a mess ... why do people ........ * drive in the way over the middle of the lane and not in their lane and then give you the finger and them some, if they have to move over into their lane. * park in handicap when not handicapped just because the painted concrete sign is covered with snow? Most know very well that the first stalls are usually assigned to handicap. * When a vehicle has backed out of a stall more than half way, why does the oncoming vehicle sit on their horn and forcing the person back into a stall & wait until they pass? * pedestrians who see a vehicle backing up and walk right behind the vehicle and will kick the car or scream vulgarities. Are they not aware that they may be in a blind spot or are they unable to courteously stop using their feet and wait for the vehicle to back out of a stall? * people dash right in front of a moving vehicle and give the middle finger while doing so. * when sitting waiting for a vehicle to vacate a stall, once empty another vehicle wheels right in front of you and grabs that vacant stall. * people walk smack in the middle of the drive lane and give you a dirty look when they have to move over to allow you to pass. * why will one car not yield for another- when leaving the lot into through traffic, no one let's them in. A little patience & courtesy goes a long way especially at this time of year. Remember that their time is no more important than anyone else’s and by getting selfish in their efforts, they are only making things worse for everyone, including themselves.
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campy	Dec 25 2012, 06:03 AM Post #16
Handyman Extraordinaire Posts: 28,720 Group: no politics Member #204 Joined: February 2, 2006	Darcie Dec 25 2012, 03:36 AM You have to live in a city that has great common transportation, I used to love it in Paris, London etc. and even Montreal is pretty good. But most city have systems that are not dependable or appropriate to need. For instance some cities are expensive, I understand that a 3 zone pass in Vancouver is over $150.00 They also don I don't know how much it is in Montreal. Still a lot cheaper than owning a car.



haili	Dec 25 2012, 06:24 AM Post #17
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,084 Group: Member Member #387 Joined: September 15, 2006	I always wonder why (mostly men) back into parking spots in malls when they don't have to. It's annoying when they drive vans and SUVs and you're trying to see around them coming out of the lot.



Dana	Dec 25 2012, 06:47 AM Post #18
WWS Hummingbird Guru & Wildlife photographer extrordinaire Posts: 13,054 Group: Member Member #830 Joined: March 23, 2011	Backing in makes for a good view when leaving and a quick getaway. I was once told by a bus driver that I did the right thing in backing into my driveway as most often in accidents, the one backing up is held to be at fault. I noticed that a neighbour was hit backing out of their driveway onto the street though that is not why I back in when possible, ie) not holding up traffic. I was told by another friend that when a car is backed into a spot that it leaves the headlights vulnerable to being hit....... Things in the parking the lots don't seem that bad on this wet coast. More relaxed where it is a little warmer perhaps?



campy	Dec 25 2012, 07:46 PM Post #19
Handyman Extraordinaire Posts: 28,720 Group: no politics Member #204 Joined: February 2, 2006	Quote: as most often in accidents, the one backing up is held to be at fault. Not necessarily. It depends on the circumstances. For instance if the oncoming car was speeding. When you back out your supposed to have your signal lights flashing. The oncoming car is supposted to be aware of the situation at all tiems. When I spot someone coming out of a driveway I slow down to see what the driver will do next. In a parking lot you are supposed to drive slowly and yet I see tons of drivers zipping through like it's a highway. Edited by campy, Dec 25 2012, 07:48 PM.



heatseeker	Dec 26 2012, 01:54 AM Post #20
Veteran Member Posts: 10,320 Group: Member Member #713 Joined: March 30, 2010	You guy's just don't KNOW how wonderful it is NOT to have a car anymore and be able to travel anywhere in New York City, 24 hours a day by subway and/or bus, for a $52 monthly pass. No insurance, no accidents, no dead batteries, no stolen or towed cars, no scrapes in the middle of the night, no DUI's, no car payments...and no fatal head on collisons with a 16 wheeler. NIRVANA! We are fortunate enough to live in a neighbourhood where pretty much everything is a few minutes' walk away. It would be great to be able to do away with a car completely.



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