People can't park

[3beansalad]

This guy was right in front in the 2nd space. If you pull the truck straight in the bed sticks out into the road, so what difference does it make?

If the bed sticks out in the road it obstructs the road and those attempting to drive, or emergency vehicles that may need the entire roadway just to navigate a parking lot. Most angled and perpendicular spaces are considered to be between 10 and 18 feet long, the truck I drive is approximately 22 feet long. Many parking lots barely accommodate vehicles driving both directions between rows of parked cars. Add in the extra footage of a truck bed hanging out into the lane and you on exacerbate the situation. Plus pedestrians are forced to walk further in the driving lane when they have to walk around the same truck bed. With the impatience of most drivers, I think taking a little more of the parking lot is a better choice than taking part of the road, my truck, their car and pedestrians are all safer. Maybe driving trucks for so long gives me a different outlook on it and I doubt anyone's mind will be changed. But, if the guy can't put it in the center of the spot give 'em hell.

[brutal]

Alright, who let their wife driver their Range Rover to work today? You could see the difference in camber on this thing from 5 car lengths away!

Is that a mode on that thing, or just evidence of cluelessness in either case?

[Irving]

I know some have an electronic lift capability, but it is for the whole vehicle. I think something is broken. It was making me nervous just looking at it and I was glad we were only doing 0-15 mph.

Reminds me of the time I saw a Ford Taurus with a flat tire just cruising in the right lane during rush hour on I-25. I thought they must just be looking for a safe place to pull over until it was two miles later and I couldn't catch them in traffic to tell them they had a flat!

[Superorb]

If the bed sticks out in the road it obstructs the road and those attempting to drive, or emergency vehicles that may need the entire roadway just to navigate a parking lot. Most angled and perpendicular spaces are considered to be between 10 and 18 feet long, the truck I drive is approximately 22 feet long. Many parking lots barely accommodate vehicles driving both directions between rows of parked cars. Add in the extra footage of a truck bed hanging out into the lane and you on exacerbate the situation. Plus pedestrians are forced to walk further in the driving lane when they have to walk around the same truck bed. With the impatience of most drivers, I think taking a little more of the parking lot is a better choice than taking part of the road, my truck, their car and pedestrians are all safer. Maybe driving trucks for so long gives me a different outlook on it and I doubt anyone's mind will be changed. But, if the guy can't put it in the center of the spot give 'em hell.

That's fine, just don't park in the front of the lot if you're going to take up several spaces.

[gnihcraes]

That's fine, just don't park in the front of the lot if you're going to take up several spaces.

What if I need to use my Handicap hang tag? Home depot nearest me, has no handicap parking near the materials area of the store, and I drive crew cab long bed.

And home depot has stupid "Contractor" parking and "Contractor Trailer Parking", which I never see anyone using with trailers...

[Superorb]

What if I need to use my Handicap hang tag? Home depot nearest me, has no handicap parking near the materials area of the store, and I drive crew cab long bed.

And home depot has stupid "Contractor" parking and "Contractor Trailer Parking", which I never see anyone using with trailers...

Complain to HD that there are no handicap spaces at your preferred entrance?

[HoneyBadger]

What if I need to use my Handicap hang tag? Home depot nearest me, has no handicap parking near the materials area of the store, and I drive crew cab long bed.

And home depot has stupid "Contractor" parking and "Contractor Trailer Parking", which I never see anyone using with trailers...

Park in the empty contractor spots anyway. Nobody every uses them and what is the worst that can happen? they ask you to take your business to Lowes?

[rondog]

Originally Posted by Irving
I actually saw someone else taking a picture of a poorly parked vehicle the other day.





Perhaps it was one of us.

Heh, that could have been me! I took one of a genius' car at WalMart in Parker one day with my phone, but I'm not enough of a genius to download the photo from my phone to my PC.

Derp.

[rondog]

What if I need to use my Handicap hang tag? Home depot nearest me, has no handicap parking near the materials area of the store, and I drive crew cab long bed.

And home depot has stupid "Contractor" parking and "Contractor Trailer Parking", which I never see anyone using with trailers...

Park there anyway, or as close to the door as you want. If anybody gives you shit, dick-punch them with your cane and point to the hangtag! Then ask them WTF are the handicap spaces for that area.

[ray1970]

What if I need to use my Handicap hang tag? Home depot nearest me, has no handicap parking near the materials area of the store, and I drive crew cab long bed.

And home depot has stupid "Contractor" parking and "Contractor Trailer Parking", which I never see anyone using with trailers...

Handicapped people need to use a special entrance. You know, kind of like colored folks had to do way back then.

Maybe mention that to the manager at Home Depot.