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What do the police have to do with parking a car in the garage and a ball?
The very recent Cary police report described how a person got a broken femur while standing in the front of a car as a younger driver pulled into garage of limited length. Driver got pedals mixed up and ran into parent, as I recall.
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If there are any parents of young drivers born in 1999, there are lots of reports that mention that age. Might be a teachable moment or two!
This is sort-of related to the topic, as it drifted a little. I saw a tip the other day to keep from bumping the car doors against the garage wall....cut a pool noodle in half lengthwise and attach it to the garage wall to provide a cushy little bumper.
My parents have this in their garage. Keep in mind it only really works if you park the same car in the same spot. It doesn't help if you switch spots or park a different car in the garage.
Put them horizontal, not vertical. It will cover the whole length of the wall. You might need another one higher up if you have a truck, or lower if you have a sports car.
Yeah, that pdf file simply can't be "linked", however the police report tells it all. Sad that it happened but I think a person should never stand in front of a car with a new or inexperienced driver. Your idea of using a ball is much better and I have in the past also used one however people always seemed to walk around in the garage and get tangled up with it.
(Police report)
Quote:
Unit 1 was attempting to park the vehicle inside the garage. Unit 2 was standing in front of
Unit 1 attempting to assist Unit 1 with parking by using hand signals. Driver of Unit 1
mistook the gas for the break. Unit one accelerated toward Unit 2. The front center of Unit
1 collided with Unit 2. Unit 2 was pinned between the front of Unit 1 and some wooden stairs
inside the garage. Unit 2 was transported to Duke University Hospital with a broken right
femur. Attending doctor at the ER was Dr. Shapiro.
Our garage is 3 cars deep so this wouldn't work for us. Learning the size/dimensions of your car and how to park it is more sensible.
I hope you don't have a heavy story built over it. That's what is called a "soft story" and around here (and Alaska, I'd imagine, though Michigan may be very different) and "soft story" structures (built over garages) were the first to collapse in the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989.
We had a small garage full of stuff and a 1973 Vista Cruiser. I'd always get out and tell mom when to stop. She parked on my foot a few times. It didn't hurt as much as you would think. I wish we'd thought of the tennis ball.
Same here. I have a tight one car garage, so i have tennis balls on the right side (passenger side) and front to guide me in a bit. I probably don't need them, but they are really helpful to get the alignment right so i have enough room to get in/out of the car
You can just use one and use center post of your (inside) rear view mirror to line up with.
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