Possibly the worst parallel parking job ever

Drunken Monkey · December 09, 2011, 09:13:29 PM

I am guilty of doing worse than #2.

Used to own a beat up toyota truck and more than once I used it to physically push a car who decided that they didn't need to line up with the painted parking slots like everyone else.

cokey · December 10, 2011, 06:33:30 AM

Yea i wld have my cuz tow a car for taking 2 spots. Not to stereotype, but i lived in williamsburg for 30 years... certian types for some strang reason just suck at driving.. i stood outside on the block bored one day and did a crude study.. came out to 80%.. usually they dont stop till they hit the car in back n front no matter the size of the spot.. its the reason i have to repaint my car again.. ill take a pic when i get back to the office tonight..

TiNi · December 10, 2011, 07:00:41 AM

i took my driving test in my mom's chevy impala WAGON
i was 17, and parallel parked that boat without issue
the driving test dude gave me the

said he didn't think he could have done it

i practiced.... a lot

and my first car, was a VW bug

Rameses · December 10, 2011, 08:38:54 AM

Okay, I finally found time to dig out the pics I referenced earlier.

Rear gap:

Front gap:

Curb gap:

Drunken Monkey · December 10, 2011, 08:53:20 AM

Quote from: Rameses on December 10, 2011, 08:38:54 AM
Okay, I finally found time to dig out the pics I referenced earlier.

I live in a city with 505,733 vehicles and 320,000 street parking spaces (It is estimated that 1/3 of all downtown traffic is cars circling, looking for a parking space.)

Our 2nd car is a minivan.

I am the parallel make the beast with two backsing parking master.

Rameses · December 10, 2011, 09:27:13 AM

Quote from: Sad Panda on December 09, 2011, 12:10:15 PM
Except he's hitting both the other vehicles. I'd be more impressed if it managed it with no touches.

That would involve bending the laws of physics since the parking space was literally shorter than the car itself.

stopintime · December 10, 2011, 11:12:23 AM

Larger European cities have a rule to not use parking brakes and to park in neutral - it allows smooth bumper to bumper moving of the other cars

lazylightnin717 · December 10, 2011, 04:07:13 PM

Quote from: Rameses on December 10, 2011, 08:38:54 AM

Okay, I finally found time to dig out the pics I referenced earlier.

Rear gap:

Front gap:

Curb gap:

That IS a damn good park job

cokey · December 10, 2011, 06:05:56 PM

krolik · December 10, 2011, 06:25:43 PM

Quote from: cokey on December 10, 2011, 06:05:56 PM

Well, if it was a true Transformer, then it would have transformed into a robot, walked into the space and transformed back into a car.

(Or else just blown the offending vehicle to smithereens)

cokey · December 10, 2011, 07:04:46 PM

Lol i wish

lethe · December 11, 2011, 07:10:21 AM

the price of living there

thankfully I only work in the city and predominately get to park in private lots

fastwin · December 11, 2011, 09:52:01 AM

I can't even remember the last time I had to parallel park. I've probably forgotten how.

LMT · December 11, 2011, 09:56:51 AM

I used to hang out at a coffee shop in the Montclair section of Oakland, CA. There was a bench we would take over and our thing was watching the parkers and laughing at them. We made 0 to 10 signs and would grade them. We made a woman cry once!

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