How do you park in a carpark?

[slofox]

When I was on my vespa I came out of the Strathmore 4 Square (Wellington) to find some dumb cow and a taxi driver trying to pull my scooter out from under her SUV, she'd reversed over it and blamed me cos I parked it where she couldn't see it.

Lesson learnt - make your bike as visible as possible to braindead car drivers.

I hope you kicked the living snot out of her, didja? Coz I would've...verbally anyway...

[avgas]

avgas does not park. he slides his bike to a stop and calls the ambulance. parking is for pussies

[kevfromcoro]

Nothing worse than parking your bike in a carpark ,, and come out and someone has run a shopping trolley into it.

Here is the answer...

In ozz all the trollys are chained to-gether.. there is a lock on the bar..
put a $1 or $2 dollar coin in it.. and you are able to unlock it.
Finish your shoppng , put the trolly bak, stick the key in. and then able to get your money back.

Says trollies been strewn around the carkpark.

Also saves the co. from employing a trolly boy..

[MarkH]

I back mine in and leave the front wheel in the same position as the front bumper of a car would be. I do this so the bike can be easily seen and nobody tries to park there.

That pretty much describes how I do it. I figure it saves hassles for a car driver that might think there is an empty space, go to park in it, spot a bike then reverse out and find another spot. It also saves me hassles from when a car driver fails to spot the bike and drives into it.

I also park as close to where I want to be as I can - if that means nabbing a prime car parking spot then so what?

If the parking spot is uphill then I ride into the spot forward and stop with my rear wheel in line with the outer part of the cars. When I leave I can easily roll back the ride away. If the parking spot is downhill then I will ALWAYS back into it - way easier to get out that way. My bike has a dry weight of 199kg and pushing it backwards up an incline is something to avoid if you can.

[PrincessBandit]

I go along with what MarkH said. Because I'm lacking in the muscles dept and my bike is about 215 kg dry (so for me it's a reeeeeeeal bitch to try and walk uphill) I just look for the easiest place to get it out of. Along with that I also take into account the slope, if any, of the area and I've been known to part further away or give up if I can't find anywhere that I could park with confidence.

When I do find a spot, I too position the bike so that it's as visible as possible - generally not too far into the space. I wonder if a large psychedelic image on the back of my topbox might make it a bit more noticeable, but that might be being a bit too silly....

[Genie]

How do I park in a carpark? BADLY!

Seriously, I hate carparks. My dents are testament to my bad carparking. I always get it wrong, I think it's due to my not licking small, enclosed tight spaces.

When upon my bike I don't care how far I need to walk I will park my bike with plenty of space so I can't hit other vehicles and they can't hit my bike.

Did you know I love my bike?

[Coldrider]

.... I think it's due to my not licking small, enclosed tight spaces.

Me niether ...lol

[FJRider]

Seriously, I hate carparks. My dents are testament to my bad carparking. I always get it wrong, I think it's due to my not licking small, enclosed tight spaces.

When upon my bike I don't care how far I need to walk I will park my bike with plenty of space so I can't hit other vehicles and they can't hit my bike.

Did you know I love my bike?

Car parks can be fun ... supermarket one's are cool. Those that have driven through and parked so they drive straight out I love. I park with my drivers door right next to theirs ... and climb out the passenger door, just to watch their reaction when they get back to their car ... SUV's are my main "targets" ...

[Genie]

Car parks can be fun ... supermarket one's are cool. Those that have driven through and parked so they drive straight out I love. I park with my drivers door right next to theirs ... and climb out the passenger door, just to watch their reaction when they get back to their car ... SUV's are my main "targets" ...

as you lay in wait with camera ready to snap a pic of their utter frustration....you nasty little man

(unless of course it is vicious women with superior attitude)

[kwaka_crasher]

Reverse in parking smack bang in the middle.

[FJRider]

as you lay in wait with camera ready to snap a pic of their utter frustration....you nasty little man

(unless of course it is vicious women with superior attitude)

I wouldn't be as mean as to take photo's ... unless she was HOT. But if she was ... I'd try to "console" her ...

[kwaka_crasher]

I think it's due to my not licking small, enclosed tight spaces.

No problem. I'll do that for you!

Disclaimer: subject to receipt of actual photo

[FJRider]

No problem. I'll do that for you!

Disclaimer: subject to receipt of actual photo

I wondered how long ...

[kwaka_crasher]

I wondered how long ...

You snooze, you lose...

The funny thing is she blinged me saying "That is the way to do it! Assertive and firm." But it turned out it was for the first post.

[Coldrider]

You snooze, you lose...

The funny thing is she blinged me saying "That is the way to do it! Assertive and firm." But it turned out it was for the first post.

I was just too polite.