Parking oddity.

[Lopéz]

I also genuinely started to think that it might be taught that bumpers are OK to use as spatial awareness aids in the UK.

As already stated, this is not taught in the UK.

 

[clv101]

this is common practice in France. certainly it's the only way to park in paris

Indeed, happens all the time in Paris.

 

[Hawk Tuah]

All the more justification for bull bars and a tow bar.

 

[Scania]

I'll try this at work on Monday, my trailer has nice sturdy bumpers.....

 

[I get around]

Would never do it on purpose, but have touched bumpers before where i've misjudged things a little and left no damage. But you should never do it on purpose no.

 

[uv]

I've never seen anyone park like this, but I'll be leaving my tow bar on!

 

[Trifid]

Feel sorry for anyone they bump who have a fibreglass shell.

 

[MikeHunt79]

my front numberplate is cracked because someone did this on my car

 

[wez130]

All the more justification for bull bars and a tow bar.

i've been the victim of this, unfortunately, the perpertrator had a tow bar and i have a nice round dent in my front bumper. I was busy in work when it happened so never got to see it happen, they also conveniently never left a note.

 

[Housey]

People who think this.......kill them.

 

[6thElement]

Happens all the time in NYC, it's called "Touch and feel parking"

(I don't do it)

 

[Vix]

We park our own cars on the drive like this (very low speed) but would never do it to other cars out and about! The MR2 bumpers are very squishy so it doesn't matter. However the track car has a few cracks in the number plate from when we try and bump the tow bar of the Mitsi off it!

A few weeks ago Phil managed to crash all 3 cars into each other as he lost control of the back one and they all dominoed into each other :/ No damage to spek of as it was tiny speed and they are all very flexible. I suppose it would have been funny to watch

 

[Sin_Chase]

Happens all the time in NYC, it's called "Touch and feel parking"

(I don't do it)

I can easily see the American's thinking this is acceptable conduct but over here? Pull the other one!

 

[Batf1nk]

Saw a guy park his 08 plate 3 series like this about a month back. He'd have been on the recieving end of some verbal abuse if that was my jalopy he was using as a 'parking sensor'.

 

[Rwac]

Visit Paris - i was astonished when I witnessed around 20 parking 'manoeuvres' whereby the drivers happily droved into/reversed into the cars infront and behind.

 

[Django x2]

A taxi driver did it to me a month back, contacted my front bumper. Then distracted me with a 10 minute conversation about how amazing my car was, how great he thought it was, could he see under the bonnet, how lucky I was to have such a great car, etc etc.

By the time he'd finished the conversation and driven off I realise I'd not managed to collect any of his details. Nice tactic Only a chip out of the paint luckily.

OWNED!

 

[Burnsy2023]

Visit Paris - i was astonished when I witnessed around 20 parking 'manoeuvres' whereby the drivers happily droved into/reversed into the cars infront and behind.

Indeed, it's very common on the continent. Towbars are useful though

 

[Tute]

You know, this explains that scene from Friends where Ross is trying to park his new car! That had me flummoxed for ages, I was wondering why no passers by cared that he was bumping someone else's car?

Having said that, i'd never do it myself, and i'd be pretty angry if I saw it done.

 

[Fantom]

It all makes me want to have a beaten up car I can use in towns and cities, where if someone opens a door into me, I can just slam my door right back, and step out like I'm doing nothing wrong.

Have done this, felt soooo good