Parking
Road Warrior
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Breaux Bridge, LA
I used to park in the yellow hashed areas. After seeing bikes on more than once occasion parked in the blue hash areas near handicap spots I decided to stop. It pissed me off to see them parked near the handicap spots and I know it probably pissed off a lot of non-riders who saw it too. I park in a normal spot. If I'm that worried about my bike getting run over at Wal-Mart, or anywhere else for that matter, I'll go in my truck.
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Cruiser
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Not true. Businesses are required to provide adequate parking for their customers. The standard for retail is 1 parking space for every 150 sq ft of floor area, but it does depend on the type of business. A warehouse used as storage for example, is not held to the same standard as a retail outlet.
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From: Downriver, MI
Road Warrior
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From: New Hampshire
If I'm parking at work, I leave room for another bike. In a general parking lot (like Wally World), I park in the middle of the spot and usually further away from the door than I normally would. I believe this helps with visibility plus most people don't want to park further out, so won't even drive out that way.
I don't park in the hatched areas, my luck my ride would get towed.
I don't park in the hatched areas, my luck my ride would get towed.
Last edited by bogieb; Apr 11, 2012 at 06:02 AM.
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Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2011
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From: Raleigh, NC
WalMart isn't private property, my Friend and those are the types of places we're talking about. I could give a **** where you park to go swill beer at a private bar. That's a completely different situation and you know it.
As for the obsession with my driving speed, what a moronic question, IMO. You & I both know the answer to that, but unfortunately, this thread isn't about speeding. It's about PARKING. Start a thread about speeding and I won't be making any stands.
Are you able to understand all of that or does your affliction prevent logical thought processes?
Ahhh, this is fun, huh!?
As for the obsession with my driving speed, what a moronic question, IMO. You & I both know the answer to that, but unfortunately, this thread isn't about speeding. It's about PARKING. Start a thread about speeding and I won't be making any stands.
Are you able to understand all of that or does your affliction prevent logical thought processes?
Ahhh, this is fun, huh!?
I'm just applying your own reasoning to your own behavior.
Knowing that you exceed the speed limit, which you are NOT supposed to do, I guess that makes you special, right? If I'm a douche for parking where I'm not supposed to, then using your own reasoning and argument, you must be a douche for speeding, eh?
And the sidewalk where I park is outside of an establishment that is located within a shopping center. Just like Walmart, and in fact across the street from a Walmart, where I also park on the concrete walk in front of the building with the blessing of the store.
The moral of this story is that you should not apply logic and reason to behavior you disagree with if you're not willing to apply the same logic and reason to your own behavior.
It boils down to it being OK for you doing things that you're not supposed to because it's you doing it.
When you do that with people, all they're going to hear is an *******.
PS: Walmart is very definitely private property.
Last edited by mmancuso; Apr 11, 2012 at 08:06 AM.
Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2011
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From: Raleigh, NC
The problem I see with parking on the sidewalk as I have seen this happen at some places that a lot of bikes congregate is that they take up the whole sidewalk. If a person like my wife who is handicapped with a wheel chair or some of the larger scooters they can not get through the bikes on the sidewalk. I would think the police or the owner of the establishment would take a dim view of that.
As mentioned, the owner knows exactly where and how we park, and he has no problem with it.
Laughing....we're not dummies! We don't want people tripping over or bumping into our bikes!
