Although there are many things about the place I live that are markedly different from mainstream America, one that I am always reminded of when traveling is parking.
Parking, you say? How can that be much different?
Well, let me ask you this: Do the places you park frequently have enough room to pull through in a crew-cab truck pulling a livestock trailer? No? Mine do.
Most places here--including schools, municipal buildings, and everywhere in the village--are set up that way because many people are driving such a set-up at any given time. That sort of thing can't be easily backed and turned, so pull-through parking is pretty much always an option.
I don't ever drive trucks with trailers, but I appreciate having parking set up for them. Back when I drove our 12-passenger van daily, I hated going into town and having to park in a small parking lot somewhere. So nerve-wracking to back that thing up in a tight space with cars hemming me in. But it's not something I have to worry about here.
Wide open spaces for cattle, people, and cars. Just the way I like it.
The answer is yes, many places here have generous parking spaces- or big flat lots where large trailers can pull in. And as I don't have to parallel park ever, it makes me happy.
ReplyDeleteThe back-up camera in our van is giving indications that it may be thinking of giving up, and I will not enjoy parking if it decides to break.
ReplyDeleteYou can get an after market back up camera so you can replace it, they aren’t expensive. I drive a tiny car (but in a big city) and I’m extremely reliant on my back up camera
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The city near my home has angled back in parking on the main street, which intimidates me a little. Parallel parking is no problem for me (except for the village library, which is on a one-way street, with the parking on the LEFT side, which took me many trips to master). In the city, I usually park on side streets in the normal fashion. Mil
ReplyDeleteParking and appropriately wide roads are two of the things I will appreciate after moving back to the states from Japan. SO MUCH back in parking here. Side mirrors regularly get taken out, and driving on any side road is a gamble. Google maps has no sense of what is a road and what is a glorified sidewalk. On the bright side, most cars are the size of golf carts, and speed limits are generally slow.
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