The Official CarSPIN Bad Parking Hall of Shame.

[NomisR]

Well, if they parked properly, all of them could've probably fit into those compact spots

[cawimmer430]

I also regularly park the mazda in the "fuel efficient car parking only" spaces at best buy

Sinner!

[Madman]

Hilarious "article" from The Daily Mash, the UK's equivalent of The Onion.

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/environment/people-who-know-how-to-fucking-park-on-brink-of-extinction-20070912397



People Who Know How To Fucking Park On Brink Of Extinction.

DRIVERS who can position their car in the middle of a parking space at a supermarket are sliding closer to extinction, conservationists have warned.


Research teams have recorded a sharp decline in numbers over the last decade, despite strenuous efforts to educate the public about how easy it is to just put your fucking car in the middle of a parking space.

Dr Tom Logan, head of species protection at the WWF, said: "There is a series of white lines separated by spaces roughly the same width as a car, plus a little bit more. Let's think of that as the first Great Big Fucking Clue shall we?

"As we approach, we then have to ask ourselves: 'do I park on the white line, do I straddle the white line or do I get my huge, chocolate-covered face out of my fat, greedy, unwashed arse and just put the fucking car in the middle of the fucking space?'"

Conservationists have blamed the crisis on a combination of poaching, loss of habitat and an unbelievable fucking selfishness by a bunch of total and complete bastards who deserve to die on a spike.

"There are now less than 50 people in the UK who are able to do this," said Dr Logan. "That's not just a tragedy for our planet, it's doing my fucking head in every time I go to Homebase."

WWF warned that drivers who can park in the middle of a space will soon share the fate of people who knew not to park four feet from the fucking kerb, extinct since 1993.

Dr Logan added: "A fucking mountain gorilla could do this with its fucking eyes shut, but for some reason the average British motorist seems to think every car park in the world was made just for them.

"Or maybe they've heard that if they park on the white line Graham-fucking- Norton is going to jump out from behind a bottle-bank and send them on holiday to Orlando.



Yet another symptom of climate change?
Or is he just an unspeakable bastard who
deserves to die?

[TurboDan]

Ha, ha! I got caught on this one too, but purposefully. As I was just getting into my car to leave as she pulled into the offending spot. I got back out and waited till she got out of the car before I started to set up the shot. Once she got out I conspicuously took the shot. She gave me a puzzled look but then figured out what I was doing and then ignored me and walked away. (The sign says NO POST OFFICE PARKING and that is where she was going).

In fairness, considering it's a Saab, it may have just broken down there.

[TurboDan]

There's an "expectant mothers" spot at my supermarket.

Yeah, they have a "mother's with young children" spot at a supermarket near me. Amazingly, a friend of mine with a little kid was ranting and seething with anger on Facebook this weekend because some old person dared to take the "mothers with kids" space. Because, ya know, an elderly person should have to walk three aisles to the front door while an able bodied girl in her 20s with her kid must find that so difficult. 

I will ignore those signs if there are no other spaces around. What the hell do I care? I never take handicap spaces, though.

[TurboDan]

I also regularly park the mazda in the "fuel efficient car parking only" spaces at best buy

LoL. They have those in the Costco by my house. One day I pulled my LR2 into one of them and at the same time, a guy in an Escalade was pulling into the space next to me. We both got out of our cars at the same time, looked at each other, and burst out laughing. 

[hotrodalex]

LoL. They have those in the Costco by my house. One day I pulled my LR2 into one of them and at the same time, a guy in an Escalade was pulling into the space next to me. We both got out of our cars at the same time, looked at each other, and burst out laughing. 

I'd totally park my El Camino in one of those.

[Raza]

I saw a badly parked Maserati just the other day!

[Madman]

Oh, come on.  Is it really that hard?





One car, four spaces.

[GoCougs]

I've been saving up!

No handicap plate or placard. Just after snapping the pic the owner appeared, puzzled:



Not readily apparent but this idiot was blocking the aisle - cars had to jockey to pass one at a time - as I passed I honked and gesticulated wildly (they were in the truck):



This owner caught me taking the pic:



By far the worst offenders I see are redneck pseudo and/or tough guy types in over leveraged trucks (what's hilarious is most all the 4wd spots in the area were closed down years ago):





The second worst offenders - soccer moms and their lack of spacial awareness (i.e., not entirely intentional):

[Madman]

From the interwebz....

[Madman]

From the YooToobes....

Five minutes to parallel park a smart car?  Really?!?!?   (Warning: NSFW language, so turn down your speakers if you're pretending to be doing your job!)


Can't park a Smart Car....REALLY?!?!? In five minutes?!?!??!!

[FlatBlackCaddy]

From the interwebz....

Hmm, I just bought a big bag of chalk too. Should start carrying it around with me.

[cawimmer430]

This is a driving school car. And the instructors seem to be terrible at parking! 

[cawimmer430]

Any other car would have gotten a pass, but it's a Lexus so I had to take this photo and whine. 

[Madman]

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[Raza]

Jeez Madman, you sure do run into a lot of bad parking.  Like, an inordinate amount. 

[hotrodalex]

I was gonna say the same thing. Must be something in the water down there.

[Speed_Racer]

Haha the Jeep pic is hilarious.

I'm going to start snapping more pics when I'm out and about.

[Madman]

Jeez Madman, you sure do run into a lot of bad parking.  Like, an inordinate amount. 

Yeah, tell me about it.  I'm surrounded by idiots! 

I was gonna say the same thing. Must be something in the water down there.

Remind me to avoid the water! 

[CJ]

The van his acceptable. It's a ramp van. It needs space.

[Northlands]

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I think I can defend the van in that case. I just saw that scenario a day ago.

  He's parked like that because it does appear the van is equipped with a wheelchair lift. Most minivans that I see tend to have a raised rear suspension. Perhaps where some of the motor for the lift is placed.

I was about to whip out my camera in this very scenario yesterday until I saw the sliding door open and the lift detract to the ground. I felt like an idiot. 

[Madman]

Okay, but why isn't is parked in a disabled space?  This was at Target and there's something like 20 disabled spaces right in front of the door.  There's a wheelchair emblem on the plate so I wonder why they've parked in a normal space like this?

[Northlands]

Okay, but why isn't is parked in a disabled space?  This was at Target and there's something like 20 disabled spaces right in front of the door.  There's a wheelchair emblem on the plate so I wonder why they've parked in a normal space like this?

If it's anything like the spaces I see, there isn't a lot of room in the handicap parking spots. They are just regular sized stalls. The van needs almost two stalls. One to park the van, and the second space to allow the wheelchair lift to lower to the ground, and the person in the chair has to be able to maneuver their way out of the lift and be on their way. If a car then parks in that second spot, the wheelchair cannot enter the van.

   The photo you have above is how I typically see these vans parked. Sometimes they just disembark directly in front of the store and then go park, but some stores get their asses up in the air because they want to keep the lane open for emergency vehicle parking and such.

I just think it's the only way they can deal with their situation. 

[Madman]

[Madman]

Parked in a fire lane clearly marked with the words "NO PARKING". 

[NomisR]

Here's an idiot


Really now, 3 parking spaces?

[Rupert]

Tiny penis truck!

[Rupert]

Parked in a fire lane clearly marked with the words "NO PARKING". 

Probably should have set it on fire. That way, he wouldn't get a ticket!

[Madman]

More bad truck parking.





WTF?!?!?