Parking -How close is to close?

**Omega1** · 20th April 2004, 14:11

Hi Everyone,

Just something I have noticed and would appreciate everyones thoughts on.I have brought my bike to work today parked it at the bike stand outside work.I went out at lunch and I have a bike parked next to me on the left and a scooter on the right, now this bike park is on a busy part of lambton quay in wellington and the scooter has parked so close to mine that if I stand my bike up it will definitely hit the scooter, now I'm pretty pissed about it as my mates bike was damaged recently same scenerio,whats the ettiquette on this? do people care how close people park next to their bikes?

Sorry for the rant, but wheres the common sense?

Cheers
N

**James Deuce** · 20th April 2004, 14:15

There is no such thing as common sense or courtesy. Always rely on people to do the stupid thing and you will never be let down.

It's a scooter: lift it up onto the footpath.

**Jackrat** · 20th April 2004, 14:17

Yeah,It's just a common sence thing,But we all know how that works aye.

**DeanOh** · 20th April 2004, 14:21

LOl N. You must realise by now that those little feckers on the Mopeds cant park for shite. they usually take enough room for 2 bikes or park so close that you cant get out.
Ive had to pick the munters up and move it so I can get in, or move out, more than once.
One day Im gonna drag one of the little feckers into the middle of lambton quay and watch it get run over by a bus.

**Motoracer** · 20th April 2004, 14:22

Some of my mates, when @ uni used to lift the scooters parked on the bike parking area and leave it nicely in the bush somewhere. They then used to park their bikes in that parking spot.

**shandawg** · 20th April 2004, 14:23

Yeah some prick at uni dropped his bike onto mine and put the bar end through my tail fairing.

Sometimes bikers are as much pricks as car drivers - no note, no nothing

**Ms Piggy** · 20th April 2004, 14:40

The trouble with scooters is that they take up so much room, they seem really wide. We only have 1 parking spot at my Uni now and if ya don't get in early it's all filled up with fat little scooters. I reckon just pick up & move it, another guy offered to help me do that one day at Uni. You could also put a note on their scooter they are probabaly ignorant when it comes to giving other bikes room.

Annoying aye! Oh and btw - that was by no means a rant, you should see some of the rants round here!

**mangell6** · 20th April 2004, 17:24

Be considerate and take up two spaces by parking really diagonally. This will give you heaps of room. The other option is to stay later and wait until the prat arrives and give them a good slapping!!

**750Y** · 20th April 2004, 17:42

it's no major, don't be too harsh on them, they're just trying to get a park like You.
they may have failed to register the fact that your bike needs to be stood up before wheeling it out unlike theirs which is probably sitting on a centre stand.
Just carefully move it and if You feel sufficiently inconvenienced then write a note and leave it for them, but don't do anything malicious with their bike. it may only be a scooter to you but it could be someone's pride & joy.

**Big Dog** · 20th April 2004, 17:57

Originally Posted by mangell6

Be considerate and take up two spaces by parking really diagonally. This will give you heaps of room. The other option is to stay later and wait until the prat arrives and give them a good slapping!!

Which only helps if you are bigger than them AND have the time to waste.

**Big Dog** · 20th April 2004, 18:06

Originally Posted by 750Y

they may have failed to register the fact that your bike needs to be stood up before wheeling it out unlike theirs which is probably sitting on a centre stand.

This is why when parking where there are likely to be alot of other bikes (ie bikeparks) I park on the centre stand or I park on a diagonal so that when I stand it up I am leaning into a space instead of another bike. It also helps to park with your right side up next to another bike or the end or park (just don't crowd some of the above listeners) this way there will be plenty of room when you come back, if not you will be able to stand it up to create some room. unless of course you leave to much room and some cheeky monkey parks a narrow bike in your legspace.

When someone inconveniences me like that I like to let them no without being mean or spiteful about it. Knock theirs over to make room and you might find yours knocked over for no apparent reason. Karma is more than just a concept, there may be witnesses that know them or worse, you.

**wkid_one** · 20th April 2004, 18:57

Mate - I work on Grey Street - and I often wonder if people need a can opener to get their bikes out and a shoe horn to park them.....I would never have parked the R1 in many of the inner city parks purely for the reasons you mention.....

No different tho they carefully selecting which park you will take when taking you nice new car to the supermarket. Shall I park it next to the Mark III Cortina with freshly primed side panels or the Merc SLK - hmmm, I wonder.

**merv** · 20th April 2004, 19:51

I just catch the train to work. No worries, but I do like looking at the bikes parked in town from time to time.

**Jackrat** · 20th April 2004, 20:08

Originally Posted by wkid_one

Mate - I work on Grey Street - and I often wonder if people need a can opener to get their bikes out and a shoe horn to park them.....I would never have parked the R1 in many of the inner city parks purely for the reasons you mention.....

No different tho they carefully selecting which park you will take when taking you nice new car to the supermarket. Shall I park it next to the Mark III Cortina with freshly primed side panels or the Merc SLK - hmmm, I wonder.

I to always park next to the most exspensive thing I can find.
Or a car more likely to be stolen than mine.
Never next to a scooter or a MKIII with primer.
I panic at the thought of leaving my bike unatended.
Sod that,rather catch a bus.