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Totally different scenario. White lines on the floor ypu cannot see as they are under your vehicle. Approach, more often than not at 90' to the direction of travel. Limited room to pull wide amd swing in due to cars parked opposite
Tge trick is to reverse in a and use the lines painted opposite to get squared away., as most car parks the spaces oppose each other
Maybe we need a better driving test, which wpuld involve havimg to place the vehicle say 20cm frpm a post to the front and rear and both sides
Too far away, fail. Hit post, fail.
Its people driving whilst distracted that hit stuff, phones, passenger waffling on, kids fighting, radio re tuning etc. Plus drink and drugs.
Where i work the car r park has huge red bollards which get hit on an almost weekly basis, st walking speed. Some guy whacked one so hard he put in his side window. Just forget they were there and, as cars get taller these post are just below the window line. And 6" in diameter
Have you never pulled into an empty parking space and been a bit too close to the bay on one side or the other? I know the width of my car, but you know, sometimes I’ve not been perfect. It doesn’t mean I don’t know how to give the right amount of space to other road users
Nah STW drivers can park with absolute precision to the micron.
I wholly agree with your view an inch or two shouldnt’ make any difference whilst overtaking a bike when the laws 1.5 metres minimum.
Being able to judge 1-2 inches isn’t the issue as the law is 1.5m minimum which is a lot bigger if you can’t manage that then yes you shouldn’t be allowed the luxury of a licence.
It’s literally what he said, so I did: Substitute cyclist on a narrow road for that bollard
I must have miss read it. No where did he say he was happy about the 3 inch situation. But it still beats being hit at a speed that destroys the car
Isn't being able to park between the lines still in the driving test. I recall reverse bay parking being a thing in my test. The good thing about going in , in reverse is that unlike things along side you when moving forwards of you....your rear view mirror keeps them in view on one side or other throughout the manuver and allows a clear field of vision on exit hence why it's the parking method of choice in most large employers carparks
So clearly folks should be reversing through the narrow gap.
Width aside they are all still traveling too fast for there being a restriction on the road. You bet their ass they would slow down if it was a proper speed bump. (Not the stupid bus zone ones control ones that only slow down stupidly low cars)
Isn’t being able to park between the lines still in the driving test. I recall reverse bay parking being a thing in my test.
It might be in the test but I doubt you'll fail for not being exactly central be a couple of inches.
I drive a hell of a lot for work and tend to return my vans the same shape they were supplied but with 120k plus at 3yrs.
To park my work van on my driveway, one rear tyre is approx 2cm from the edge of a step. I can do this reversing fine, but I can be sure that if it was nose first, one day I'd slice a tyre on the step.
Oddly I found a transit custom easier to get through a width restriction than a transit connect. Being smaller it should be easier, but it's not.
I have bounced a custom gently off the one near the Hammersmith flyover in the pissing rain once, no real damage, just a small scuff on the door trim.