Parking lots and garages at busy places should have wide spaces, illuminated signs guiding traffic, and cones to block areas where vehicles should not enter. These cones should be large enough to be seen by the driver of the average size sedan when they look behind them when they are backing out of their parking space. This is what should be in a parking lot or garage.
Instead of using these guidelines, establishments would rather pack in as many parking spaces into a parking lot as they can, plaster a sign up that says their store isn't liable for any damages caused to your vehicle while you park it in the parking lot that they own, and hope for the best. They don't use any signs to guide traffic and if they do have cones, they are about a foot tall so you can't see them.
This brings me to what occurred today. I was backing out of the garage parking spot at the mall I could hear something knocking underneath my car. I had turned and looked several times before I backed out. I saw nothing. I stopped and looked around and saw nothing. When I was finally able to maneuver my way out of what felt like the most confined space I had ever been in, in my entire life, I looked back into my rear view mirror to notice this minature cone that was just placed in my pathway and that was what was under my car. I got out of my car and checked for scratches on the bumper and there weren't any. This was a good thing for those who were working the customer care kiosk today at the mall.
I was slightly angry about this experience. I wanted to take that cone and throw it at security on the way out. I should have. From now on I am just going to park sideways and take up two or three spots so I can back out easily and avoid any dwarf cones that may scratch my car. Of course then my car will most likely get keyed by some one who's mission in life is to rid the world of those who park outside of the lines. I could pay someone to guard my crooked car while I am in the mall... Whatever.
2 comments:
i just park far away where no one else is and it just makes it so much easier
I use to work for a mall parking garage when I was a teenager. You are correct. They only care about squeezing as many cars as possible, and any "courtesy" they may provide is just to avoid law suits.
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