Park on the street, not in your own garage/driveway

[matzoman]

Originally Posted by Dub D

How can you call that a driveway? Think about it. You have to be able to drive on a driveway.

Enough space to put some lawn chairs out have a few beers though.

[ExeterMedia]

Originally Posted by matzoman

Enough space to put some lawn chairs out have a few beers though.

Ha. Irvine Company HOAs don't even let you keep your garage door open at night. Beers and lawn chairs? That might be a flogging.

[LuvSouthOC]

Here is someone having a brewsky, non OC style *cough*

[ucbedge]

I grew up in California but moved to Colorado about 5 years ago. Here's my perspective:

1) The problem has gotten worse, at least in the neighborhood I grew up in. I don't ever remember having an excessive number of cars parked on the street when I was growing up. Now - when I visit my mother living in the same house - there are cars parked EVERYWHERE on the street. I think the root of the issue is that more younger people stay with their parents longer, thereby increasing the number of cars per household.

2) Nobody has mentioned this, but I think this is a safety issue - especially for young children. When I was a kid, I'd play basketball in my driveway. Oftentimes, the basketball would bounce into the street and I'd have to retrieve it. A street with few cars parked has much better sightlines for a driver than one that's packed with cars to notice kids darting into the street like that.

3) Honestly, I think this is a CA/NV/AZ problem. Here in Colorado, this is basically a non-issue. I attribute it to the weather. Parking your car in the driveway in the winter and having to clean it up after snowstorms is a PITA. And parking your car in the street with snowplows going by is even more of a hassle (snowbanks). So I'd say 90% of all residences in my area park their cars exclusively in the garage or driveway.

[antarez]

Originally Posted by ucbedge

I grew up in California but moved to Colorado about 5 years ago. Here's my perspective:

1) The problem has gotten worse, at least in the neighborhood I grew up in. I don't ever remember having an excessive number of cars parked on the street when I was growing up. Now - when I visit my mother living in the same house - there are cars parked EVERYWHERE on the street. I think the root of the issue is that more younger people stay with their parents longer, thereby increasing the number of cars per household.

2) Nobody has mentioned this, but I think this is a safety issue - especially for young children. When I was a kid, I'd play basketball in my driveway. Oftentimes, the basketball would bounce into the street and I'd have to retrieve it. A street with few cars parked has much better sightlines for a driver than one that's packed with cars to notice kids darting into the street like that.

3) Honestly, I think this is a CA/NV/AZ problem. Here in Colorado, this is basically a non-issue. I attribute it to the weather. Parking your car in the driveway in the winter and having to clean it up after snowstorms is a PITA. And parking your car in the street with snowplows going by is even more of a hassle (snowbanks). So I'd say 90% of all residences in my area park their cars exclusively in the garage or driveway.

Great analysis, you are correct.

I noticed the same thing at may parent's old house in N. Fullerton. Lot's of teens and adults can't afford to live in the area so they never leave home.


I don't fault people staying with elder parents that need help but I would go crazy living in an overcrowded boarding house, yeah some are still going to school or temporarily down on their luck.

But you will also see plenty of failed losers with no real employable skills, adult kids with grandkids and more sponging off the folks until they keel over, fight over what's left and then be forced to move.

It's a shame for those industrious folks that can afford to live there because it impacts the entire neighborhood and quality of life issues.

[venicebeachcalifornia]

My neighbor a couple of doors down the road has 3 cars. His 2-car garage is filled with junk and he only parks 1 of his car in his 2-car driveway. He parks his remaining 2 cars on the street. The other day he parked one of his car outside my house overnight. I left a note on his windshield and politely asked him to park it back at his house. He left a note at my door in response saying the area outside my house is public area. There's no law against it. If I have a problem with it, I should contact law enforcement. Asshat?