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In my big city, there are lots of enormous stores with equally huge parking lots. I have noticed many times that people develop road rage (parking rage?) fighting over parking spaces. I find this puzzling. Why does a stupid parking space matter so much? In quite a few of these rage instances, there are many other spots available. Yet customers will actually get into physical fights or yelling matches if they don't get whichever parking space they feel they are entitled to. Or they will wait several minutes, blocking traffic, while an already parked customer loads their crap in their car so they can get that special parking space. Costco and IKEA are particularly bad about causing rage in the customers attempting to park. How hard is it to just be courteous, let another customer have a closer space, and park further away? Is it that difficult to walk an extra 20 feet? I've never gotten angry about parking spaces. If I can't get a close one, I just look for another
In my big city, there are lots of enormous stores with equally huge parking lots. I have noticed many times that people develop road rage (parking rage?) fighting over parking spaces. I find this puzzling. Why does a stupid parking space matter so much? In quite a few of these rage instances, there are many other spots available. Yet customers will actually get into physical fights or yelling matches if they don't get whichever parking space they feel they are entitled to. Or they will wait several minutes, blocking traffic, while an already parked customer loads their crap in their car so they can get that special parking space. Costco and IKEA are particularly bad about causing rage in the customers attempting to park. How hard is it to just be courteous, let another customer have a closer space, and park further away? Is it that difficult to walk an extra 20 feet? I've never gotten angry about parking spaces. If I can't get a close one, I just look for another
In my town, the parking-lot rage goes even farther. Several times I've come back to my car to find a nasty note someone left on my windshield! And like you, I've noticed it tends to happen mostly in the lots belonging to those big-box venues and discount places. Once, on a Sunday morning, when the lot at my grocery store was almost completely empty, someone left a nasty note because my parking job overlapped the space dividing line. As if it mattered--the lot only had 3 other cars it it!
Parking lot rage; I'm glad I'm not the only one who has noticed this. Thanks for posting.
I don't get it either. I don't get the waiting for a space and blocking EVERYONE else for 5 minutes. What I really dont get is when I get into my car and someone is waiting for my space and I don't pull out right away. I dont text or call and drive (my kids would kill me), so I am in a habit of doing those things when I get back to my car, before I pull out. I have been honked at and flipped off for not moving right away.
Oh or the slow stalking of a person as they walk back to their car. Creepy and a little over the top.
But I really don't get it when people clearly steal a spot (hey I was actually at the moment pulling in there) or think someone has stole theirs. I might think someone is a jerk but life is too short to stew on it. I pretend they must be 8 months pregnant or have a broken foot and need to park 20 feet closer.
In my town, the parking-lot rage goes even farther. Several times I've come back to my car to find a nasty note someone left on my windshield! And like you, I've noticed it tends to happen mostly in the lots belonging to those big-box venues and discount places. Once, on a Sunday morning, when the lot at my grocery store was almost completely empty, someone left a nasty note because my parking job overlapped the space dividing line. As if it mattered--the lot only had 3 other cars it it!
Parking lot rage; I'm glad I'm not the only one who has noticed this. Thanks for posting.
I have to admit that is a pet peeve of mine. I would never leave a note but it annoys me when I see big SUV's parked crooked or over the line. Keep in mind if your vehicle is over the line and someone hits it pulling in or bangs the side when opening their door, lawfully they would not be responsible for the damage.
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I make it a point to park at the far end of a parking lot. I look at it as a little mini excerise session and enjoy the weather. Many Americans should start doing the same thing.
An insightful read on this topic (kinda): How to walk across a parking lot
I don't get it either. I don't get the waiting for a space and blocking EVERYONE else for 5 minutes. What I really dont get is when I get into my car and someone is waiting for my space and I don't pull out right away. I dont text or call and drive (my kids would kill me), so I am in a habit of doing those things when I get back to my car, before I pull out. I have been honked at and flipped off for not moving right away.
Oh or the slow stalking of a person as they walk back to their car. Creepy and a little over the top.
But I really don't get it when people clearly steal a spot (hey I was actually at the moment pulling in there) or think someone has stole theirs. I might think someone is a jerk but life is too short to stew on it. I pretend they must be 8 months pregnant or have a broken foot and need to park 20 feet closer.
Exactly. A parking spot doesn't BELONG to someone. It doesn't have his/her name on it. Whoever can park there. So why do these people get so offended? I have heard people yelling. "YOU STOLE MY PARKING SPOT!!!" Um, no. It's not yours. It belongs to the store.
IF a person sees you going for a spot and they just zoom in like an arrogant arse.Yes I will be pissed.In the old days before cameras, that car would of got keyed.
I got keyed once and had no idea why. I am a very friendly driver. I always "give up" the spot if there is a challenge. I never intentionally **** anyone off driving. I have never had a moving violation or caused an accident. I give a friendly wave when people let me merge. If I screw up, I give the "i'm so sorry" sheepish wave.
Keying someones car is a very significant act of vandalism. I got a quote and it was 1k.
What bugs me (since we brought up the issue of being over the line) is when somebody parks their car completely sideways and takes up two spots in a lot with very limited parking. They think they're protecting their car from dings or whatever, but why doesn't it occur to them that some people WILL be willing to key their car, thus causing more damage than they had the potential of receiving in the first place?
What bugs me (since we brought up the issue of being over the line) is when somebody parks their car completely sideways and takes up two spots in a lot with very limited parking. They think they're protecting their car from dings or whatever, but why doesn't it occur to them that some people WILL be willing to key their car, thus causing more damage than they had the potential of receiving in the first place?
We had that issue a few weeks ago. Gf and I went to a tiny restaurant, and the place had only 10 parking spaces at a very popular restaurant that sat 50+ people. There were 2 cars parked over the line! Parking over the line annoys me, and normally I just think, "That idiot parked over the line," and find another space. However, this area was highly residential, had NO PARKING signs everywhere, and finding other parking spaces often entails a walk of several blocks. Because of these people's carelessness (or was it selfishness?), the already tiny lot had two fewer spaces. I was hopping mad then
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