Why Do People Speed Through Busy Parking Lots?

downandlonely · Jun 18, 2022 at 03:42 PM

If a driving test involved parallel parking, I would fail. I always avoid it, because I can't do it well.

nonightowl · Jun 18, 2022 at 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by downandlonely

If a driving test involved parallel parking, I would fail. I always avoid it, because I can't do it well.

I specifically went to a DMV that didn't require parallel parking when I took my test!

I kind of forgot what it means though....I think it means to park between two cars parallel to the curb?

If so I definitely can't do it. I'm afraid I'll hit one of the cars. I often drive around looking for a spot that's on the end, like next to a driveway or the end of the block. That way nobody can park in front of me at least, so I won't get boxed in.

It's a pain because I may see a spot I know I can fit into, but if it's between two cars I have to pass. The main advantage to riding the bus is not worrying about parking. If going to a place where parking is really hard, expensive, or non-existent, I take the bus.

downandlonely · Jun 18, 2022 at 03:50 PM

My state required it when I was 17. That's why I failed it the first time. My parents can't do it either. My friend's mom taught me, and I retained the knowledge just long enough to pass the test. Now it's gone.

Nammu · Jun 18, 2022 at 03:58 PM

Parallel parking gets easier with practice. When I first moved to the cities I lived just off campus in a street parking only area. I got very good at it and could whip my way in any spot. But now it’s been too long and I’m too tense. I’m not sure I could do well on that section of a test.

nonightowl · Jun 18, 2022 at 04:22 PM

I can back into a spot in a parking lot, as long as there's just one car on one side of me, not two.

This got better with practice but no need to parallel park. I keep driving around till I find a spot on the "end".

I have what I think is called poor depth perception.

I can't really tell how close my car is to anything: Another car, the curb, someone's driveway. I have to get out and look or open my door and look.

Like if I'm close enough to the curb when parking on the street...I think I am and see I'm 2 feet away! Or I think I'm blocking someone's driveway, only to find there's at least 3 feet of space in front of my car.

downandlonely · Jun 18, 2022 at 04:41 PM

I have that same issue @nonightowl. It makes driving very difficult.

unaluna · Jun 18, 2022 at 05:44 PM

Ah! In my younger years (30's, 40's), whenever i exited the car after a tricky piece of parallel parking, i expected at least a high five from any onlookers! Not that the high five ever happened. But i felt i sooo deserved it! I'd be like, "...and I'm a GIRL!"

nonightowl · Jun 18, 2022 at 06:44 PM

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Ah! In my younger years (30's, 40's), whenever i exited the car after a tricky piece of parallel parking, i expected at least a high five from any onlookers! Not that the high five ever happened. But i felt i sooo deserved it! I'd be like, "...and I'm a GIRL!"

Kudos to you, unaluna! You do deserve it!

unaluna · Jun 18, 2022 at 10:08 PM

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Kudos to you, unaluna! You do deserve it!

Thanks! Really, i could not believe that people were not in awe! Silly i know, but i rarely get excited in a GOOD way, so i gotta take it when it happens, right?

I mean, now they sell cars that do it for you, so it IS a thing, right?

Its like, when are people ever feminists? Yeah, when they have to admit a chick did something outstanding (Cough like parallel park!) Then theyre all, "ooh, dont say chick, its not PC."

Nammu · Jun 18, 2022 at 11:27 PM

I remember way back in the eighties I dropped my daughter off at her babysitter and I locked my keys in the car. I was in my uniform and got a hanger and there was a bunch of road crew nearby, they started saying things and were coming over and I whipped the hanger in and had my car unlocked in seconds. Their faces changed to awe 🫢 I got whistles as I drove away.

unaluna · Jun 19, 2022 at 06:12 AM

Thats what im talkin' about! You go!

nonightowl · Jun 19, 2022 at 09:44 AM

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Thanks! Really, i could not believe that people were not in awe! Silly i know, but i rarely get excited in a GOOD way, so i gotta take it when it happens, right?

I mean, now they sell cars that do it for you, so it IS a thing, right?

Its like, when are people ever feminists? Yeah, when they have to admit a chick did something outstanding (Cough like parallel park!) Then theyre all, "ooh, dont say chick, its not PC."

Well I can't afford those fancy cars like a lot of people.....The haves and the have nots, yet again.

Cameras, keyless locks, etc. My car is old but in good shape as I don't have a lot of miles on it for its age.

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I remember way back in the eighties I dropped my daughter off at her babysitter and I locked my keys in the car. I was in my uniform and got a hanger and there was a bunch of road crew nearby, they started saying things and were coming over and I whipped the hanger in and had my car unlocked in seconds. Their faces changed to awe 🫢 I got whistles as I drove away.

You carry a hangar with you?

I wouldn't know how to open the door with one! I'd have to call AAA, LOL.

Construction workers have a reputation for whistling and staring.

Nammu · Jun 19, 2022 at 03:35 PM

No I got the hanger from the babysitter. When they saw me headed to the car with a hanger is when they started thinking, chick is going to need help. Ha ha. I don’t think hanger work in cars since the 2000’s. Now you need codes or something, I really don’t know how they do it any more.

downandlonely · Jun 19, 2022 at 08:55 PM

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No I got the hanger from the babysitter. When they saw me headed to the car with a hanger is when they started thinking, chick is going to need help. Ha ha. I don’t think hanger work in cars since the 2000’s. Now you need codes or something, I really don’t know how they do it any more.

Actually when I was locked out and called roadside assistance, they did use something that looked similar to a wire hanger.

Nammu · Jun 19, 2022 at 09:46 PM

I didn’t know they did that any more. I do know you can’t call the police anymore, they won’t unlock cars anymore. They did in the eighties though. A different time when my daughter was still a baby I left her in the car while I ran the video back in the store and locked her in. The store called 911 as my car was still running they did send a really nice cop to unlock it for me. Yeah, really dumb, what can I say, mom brain.

nonightowl · Jun 20, 2022 at 10:46 AM

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Actually when I was locked out and called roadside assistance, they did use something that looked similar to a wire hanger.

I think so for me too, around 2001 or so.

But it was so long ago, so can't remember exactly. But I do know my car isn't sophisticated enough for codes, whatever that is, LOL.

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downandlonely Legendary Member Since Mar 2018 Location: United States Posts: 10,760 (SuperPoster!) 6 10.6k hugs given	Jun 18, 2022 at 03:42 PM #41 If a driving test involved parallel parking, I would fail. I always avoid it, because I can't do it well.
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downandlonely Legendary Member Since Mar 2018 Location: United States Posts: 10,760 (SuperPoster!) 6 10.6k hugs given	Jun 18, 2022 at 03:50 PM #43 My state required it when I was 17. That's why I failed it the first time. My parents can't do it either. My friend's mom taught me, and I retained the knowledge just long enough to pass the test. Now it's gone.
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downandlonely Legendary Member Since Mar 2018 Location: United States Posts: 10,760 (SuperPoster!) 6 10.6k hugs given	Jun 18, 2022 at 04:41 PM #46 I have that same issue @nonightowl. It makes driving very difficult.
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unaluna Elder Harridan x-hankster Member Since Jun 2011 Location: Milan/Michigan Posts: 39,870 (SuperPoster!) 12 66.4k hugs given	Jun 18, 2022 at 05:44 PM #47 Ah! In my younger years (30's, 40's), whenever i exited the car after a tricky piece of parallel parking, i expected at least a high five from any onlookers! Not that the high five ever happened. But i felt i sooo deserved it! I'd be like, "...and I'm a GIRL!"
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unaluna Elder Harridan x-hankster Member Since Jun 2011 Location: Milan/Michigan Posts: 39,870 (SuperPoster!) 12 66.4k hugs given	Jun 19, 2022 at 06:12 AM #51 Thats what im talkin' about! You go!
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