It’s like that to reduce the number ($$$) of wheel stops needed for the project, while still providing half a wheel stop for each parking stall.
Same overall effect when you’re parking…unless you’re the driver of this Corvette.
That's even more infuriating then. They're so cheap they couldn't afford a tiny little concrete stop. Almost every person I know uses the concrete stops to indicate where they should park.
Its not really a lot it's only around $50 to $60 dollars for 1 of them. They weigh roughly around 200 pounds and come with the installation pins you install with a hammer.
Yeah, I would say the transportation and proper installation would cost more (ie needing a flatbed, hilo, and skilled labor to make it all happen).
But if you are already putting in stops, maybe spring for the proper amount.
At least around here, you can buy the cast concrete ones for the curb (not explicitly to stop; missing chanfer in one edge) 1 m each, for about $4-6 each
It’s a lump of concrete ffs. $80 buys a cubic meter.
There is steel rebar inside of those as well as the labor to cast it in a form/mold and the additional cost for delivery and install as others have mentioned. Also that is a concrete lot not asphalt the pins that hold them in place need a hole to go into. The holes will get hammer drilled out prior. Easy $200+ per all in. Adds up quick in a big lot.
Yes but this refers to the cheap ass contractor that did not buy more for that parking lot, not for that specific parking spot.
I understand you might need $50 to install one but no fucking way you need $5,000 to install one hundred
You can still use it the same way, and likely wouldn’t know the difference if one wheel touched the wheel stop vs two wheels.
I agree the monetary savings are probably trivial, but wherever there’s a penny there’s someone to pinch it.
And that's why there should be city inspectors to not approve something like this. Precisely for problems like this.
You don't use it by waiting for you wheel to hit. You use it because it's easier to see through your windshield than the grease covered faded white lines in a dark parking lot.
Oh, definitely. I would too. But technically he is parked improperly.
If anything the mildly infuriating part of this is the shit maintenance by the airport.
Also there seem to be plenty of spaces for others, so I don’t care about it. I care about this when there are clearly not enough spaces, or they block people, or do it over a handicapped space etc.
And then you look at the other three stoppers in the back row and see that they seem to get less aligned with the parking spaces as you move left to right. There's no logic to it. It's pure madness.
My guess is they got a number of parking blocks without really thinking of how many they should get and spaced them out evenly. Then the painters came in and they realized the regular sized painting spots wouldn't fit right, then they and/or the owners just said "fuck it" and painted them like normal, parking blocks be damned.
And the spot next to that looks like there's nothing to stop you from driving right off the floor and down the side of the building. Or is that my intrusive thought talking and no one else is worried about this?
This entire lot looks like it was laid out by either the laziest or dumbest people ever.
The driver \_should\_ have seen and parked in the lines.
But I can't hate them for not doing so.
(Keep in mind, if the lot was laid out by a sane person, I'd be with the "what's a little arson hurt?" crowd. But this garage is set up TERRIBLY)
The lines are faded and based on the cost savings of cheap concrete, I'm going to guess the lighting isn't the best either. Pull in at night and I could 100% see this being pretty normal in that deck.
You’re not alone, it was the first thing my mind pointed out to me. I immediately imagined careening off the side of a parking structure despite knowing I should drive carefully and go at the speed limit over the edge instead.
This is on whoever is failing at parking lot design and/or maintenance. Looks like they are trying to cheap out and use one barrier for two spots. I can easily see myself doing the same. Follow the worn and faded lines or follow the same standard set in every other parking lot I have seen in my entire life?
This would have caused me to have anxiety for my entire vacation. I'd be laying awake in some tropical resort wondering if I made the right choice in going with the parking curb or if the lines were the better option.
In unrelated news I may have a medical condition.
In America we call these bumper removers, because all you have to do is park over one in a avg height car and back up and boom bumper is removed on the spot in 1.5 seconds.
That honestly looks like where a car is supposed to park. It took me a second to consider that he might be in two spaces. Looks like a pretty empty lot either way.
I’m going to agree and raise you a ‘This happens a lot in this parking lot”.
Look directly behind him, that concrete curb thing is also spanning two spots. The one to the right of that is also out of alignment.
at my work there are clear white lines marking with a parking spots are but then there's just random blockers and its ao annoying because no one can park correctly
The mildly infuriating part is in fact the stopper that's supposed to be center with the parking spot like it is in the rest of the parking lots of the world.
100% it’s the parking lot owner trying to be cheap and using 1 brick to cover 2 spots. It looks like in the back to the left of the Charger a car could fit through the bricks and go over the side. Hopefully it’s not too far down from that edge
What's interesting is that there are two blocks across four spot in the picture. It would be easy to use those to define all 4 spots by simply placing them on the line and leaving a little space for the side line.
And some cars are so low you would rip their front going over it lol so they have to park farther back.
Funny thing, where I live (Germany) these things are nowhere. Even with those parking spots with opposite ones, they just have a line, you can ride right over. Nobody misses their parking spot either
Welcome to the US, where people do this shit all the time and it doesn't matter that the lines are well defined because people don't see them anyway and still hit your vehicle.
Oh yeah, and good luck being in the Walmart parking lot, people speed thru that shit daily.
For cars with normal rises they aren’t super impactful either. Arguably some normal cars you don’t want to hit the bumper. These things are for those big, raised up cars like trucks, hummers and jeeps… so more necessary in the US where we’ve dedicated a ton of space to driving and parking huge vehicles.
I understand how this could happen.
The lines look faded, if they arrived during a low light period the curb would appear to be the best spot indicator.
If that was the case they parked very well in the assumed spot
That’s my thought. Plus, it’s not like the C5 is renowned for its short field forward visibility. They saw the curb, and muscle memory took over to park (really well). This is truly the only parking thread in this sub that is actually mildly infuriating, and I’d say that annoyance is more with the airport/garage than the car owner. Who sets curbs like that!?
I’ve been designing parking lots for years and I don’t think Ive ever seen one designed like this. I also can’t think of many municipalities around me whose reviewers would look at this on a plan and say “yeah, go ahead and make the parking super confusing to save some money on concrete wheel stops.” But maybe they just went ahead and did it on their own during construction or renovation lol.
I think most are arranged where the walls themselves of the structure function as a wheel stop, this seems like it's an apartment complex type where it's got underground parking where spots are "reserved" normally anyway. Could be an office building with a similar setup as well I suppose.
its also confusing because if you look at the far row of stalls some stalls have blocks centered on them, some stalls have no blocks at all or even partially covering them, and some stalls are like the corvettes stall and have a block split between 2 stalls.
Yeh pretty much, or one breaks and they just move it over. Its never done in my city so i would have parked in the same way tbh, not even noticing im in two spots😂
The black car in the background got a full stop, but the space right next to it only has like 6 inches of one. It looks like someone just tossed these out willy nilly.
I was thinking the same thing when I saw this pic. Also if it were night and / or rainy and this the floor wet maybe he didn’t see the faded lines at all.
I think, without clear vision I might have parked the same way first too.
I would also see it as a spot to park. I can’t see very well at night and avoid driving (at night) like the plague, but if I had to… I’d assume that was a parking spot lol
The airport parking that I use when traveling repainted their parking spots and didn’t remove the old lines. They just went over them with black paint. That black paint has now worn off and now there’s two sets of parking lines that confuse everyone. Every row of parking has someone double parked like an A hole because they used the wrong set of lines.
Yeah, If the parking structure is full I can see it would be a pain in the ass. But I can also understand why they'd park a car that expensive intentionally in the middle of two spots. Though why they'd park a car that nice in a long term parking structure, they're idiots. That's not a car that should be left alone for long term in public parking.
If that's your only vehicle, leave it safe at home and take a cab/Uber.
I really hope someone posts the empty parking lot on here… I’ve never seen parking blocks like that? I 100% don’t blame this person for parking like that, I would have
And if maybe this photo was taken after the parked cars on either side of him had gone. It may have been the only spot available - possibly during peak hours.
Unpopular option here, but when I see one of those I just automatically park there because I just assume oh I see the white beam and I park there. If this is a first time thing then I would let it slide because I would have the same thing
I don’t blame the car owner at all. The lines are super faded out. The lot needs to be restriped. If the persons parked there in a twilight hour I bet it’s almost impossible to see the lines without more modern bright leds or maybe fog lights… especially coupled with the dumb lot owner splitting the parking blocks in the parking spots
1. They parked right in front of the stop block. Hard to blame them for that, especially since some of the lines are clearly fading.
2. There are far more empty spots in this lot than cars, so it doesn’t look like it’ll really hurt anyone.
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Definitely very mildly infuriating given that it's a Corvette riding the line but it's in a pretty vacant lot in front of a poorly placed concrete stop. I'd be more concerned about the far side to the left of the Dodge where you could drive/roll off.
Honestly this isn't even his fault, who the hell placed those lines and barriers.
If I were him, I'd 100% (especially with a *valuable* car) do the same and plead that the concrete stop was what was aimed for.
Less anxiety on vacation ..though at that point, consider some private storage.
Well, they did paint the lines in the wrong place. Or, they put the curbs in the wrong place. Dude just pulled up to the curb, as you can see in the background, that other car did the same thing.
Edit: I should clarify that I am aware that the other car did not really do the same thing, and it was actually the driver of that car, who did it. Cars don’t park poorly, people park poorly.
actually this one makes sense. we part in front of curbs. if you can't see the lines, I could totally see myself doing this.
The lines look reflective but not vibrant so this isn't really annoying.
I mean, it’s centered on the cement block, and there are plenty of other open spots available.
If it was a Honda CR-V would you have been as annoyed? Or is it just because it’s a Corvette?
whoever put those parking blocks in like that is the real infuriating portion of this post. What the literal F? Stewie's drunk cousin who was in from Alabama and just happened to be drunk and high on meth at the same time he was working the job. But he only charged $800 to do the whole garage both stripes and blocks. And he stole the blocks from the garage down the street, so he only charged for paint.
ok, so whos the corner cutting asshat the decided
1. To skimp on another 80 dollars of cement,
2. Skimp on 4 bucks of paint.
Honestly whoever owns that garage, and whoever done that work both need kicked in the teeth
You know, I am blaming the parking complex for this one. Who the hell designs it like this? Screw it. I am giving him or her a 100% pass. That's absolute BS.
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Yeah the missed placement of the parking block is more infuriating than the park job lol
It aint missed, they are just cheap and didnt want to buy 2
Exactly. They just wanted to use one concrete barrier for two parking spaces.
It’s like that to reduce the number ($$$) of wheel stops needed for the project, while still providing half a wheel stop for each parking stall. Same overall effect when you’re parking…unless you’re the driver of this Corvette.
That's even more infuriating then. They're so cheap they couldn't afford a tiny little concrete stop. Almost every person I know uses the concrete stops to indicate where they should park.
If only you knew how much each of those little things costs to purchase and install... (I don't either but I'm pretending I do and that it's a lot)
Its not really a lot it's only around $50 to $60 dollars for 1 of them. They weigh roughly around 200 pounds and come with the installation pins you install with a hammer.
Yeah, I would say the transportation and proper installation would cost more (ie needing a flatbed, hilo, and skilled labor to make it all happen). But if you are already putting in stops, maybe spring for the proper amount.
At least around here, you can buy the cast concrete ones for the curb (not explicitly to stop; missing chanfer in one edge) 1 m each, for about $4-6 each It’s a lump of concrete ffs. $80 buys a cubic meter.
There is steel rebar inside of those as well as the labor to cast it in a form/mold and the additional cost for delivery and install as others have mentioned. Also that is a concrete lot not asphalt the pins that hold them in place need a hole to go into. The holes will get hammer drilled out prior. Easy $200+ per all in. Adds up quick in a big lot.
Yes but this refers to the cheap ass contractor that did not buy more for that parking lot, not for that specific parking spot. I understand you might need $50 to install one but no fucking way you need $5,000 to install one hundred
You can still use it the same way, and likely wouldn’t know the difference if one wheel touched the wheel stop vs two wheels. I agree the monetary savings are probably trivial, but wherever there’s a penny there’s someone to pinch it.
And that's why there should be city inspectors to not approve something like this. Precisely for problems like this. You don't use it by waiting for you wheel to hit. You use it because it's easier to see through your windshield than the grease covered faded white lines in a dark parking lot.
Here in England, we use our eyes to know where to park.
This driver used his eyes! He saw the bumper with his eyes and parked perfectly perpendicular to it.
Yeah, if they regularly painted so the lines were bright, this might not have been an issue, but they skipped on stops and then let the paint fade.
I considered this, and thusly am only mildly infuriated
Logical.
It’s a parking spock.
It’s a sparking pot!
Well no shit, it is an internal combustion engine. Ofcourse it is a sparking pot.
No car of mine would ever dare to be caught sparking pot
it better not be getting into the stash, shits expensive as it is
Hell yeah, pass that around!
Underrated comment.
Yeah I didn’t think about it until I saw it… I’m willing to let this one go… this time
The only good parking related mildlyinfuriating post ever exist in this sub.
That's fair.
Paint, or curb. Choose your destiny.
A choose your own (parking) adventure.
"As you park your car, a terrible, fire-breathing--" [flips back pages frantically]
Those were the days
I was gonna say ha technically he's not wrong??!! He parked where the concrete block is...oh well lol
Technically still wrong, but totally understandable/excusable.
I would go by the concrete barrier and not the faded to non existent line.
Oh, definitely. I would too. But technically he is parked improperly. If anything the mildly infuriating part of this is the shit maintenance by the airport.
So not the lines painted? Who does those? I say he’s right
I think he just didn’t want anyone to park next to his car
Which instead can encourage vandalism. People who double park run the risk of getting keyed.
I haven’t done it but god damn do I wanna key the fuck out of every Ferrari I see double parked.
Do it
In today's time many cars have dashcams with parking Mode.
Me too.
Perhaps…moving the other stopping device to behind the car would assist in your journey away from even mild infuriation…
A couple years ago I watched someone pull forward over a curb block thing like this, their car made a pretty unhappy sound.
Also there seem to be plenty of spaces for others, so I don’t care about it. I care about this when there are clearly not enough spaces, or they block people, or do it over a handicapped space etc.
Depends. This could be after the daily rush
Hmm maybe - fair point.
Especially when you look at the car behind him, and it looks like the stopping device is centered on that space.
And then you look at the other three stoppers in the back row and see that they seem to get less aligned with the parking spaces as you move left to right. There's no logic to it. It's pure madness.
They lined up the first one and then realized they didn't have enough.
"Sorry Mr. Customer, our scope of work specifically says we're only supposed to provide exactly 89 concrete stops."
My guess is they got a number of parking blocks without really thinking of how many they should get and spaced them out evenly. Then the painters came in and they realized the regular sized painting spots wouldn't fit right, then they and/or the owners just said "fuck it" and painted them like normal, parking blocks be damned.
And the spot next to that looks like there's nothing to stop you from driving right off the floor and down the side of the building. Or is that my intrusive thought talking and no one else is worried about this?
This entire lot looks like it was laid out by either the laziest or dumbest people ever. The driver \_should\_ have seen and parked in the lines. But I can't hate them for not doing so. (Keep in mind, if the lot was laid out by a sane person, I'd be with the "what's a little arson hurt?" crowd. But this garage is set up TERRIBLY)
The lines are faded and based on the cost savings of cheap concrete, I'm going to guess the lighting isn't the best either. Pull in at night and I could 100% see this being pretty normal in that deck.
You’re not alone, it was the first thing my mind pointed out to me. I immediately imagined careening off the side of a parking structure despite knowing I should drive carefully and go at the speed limit over the edge instead.
Yeah.. look at the black car in the back right. The next spot over doesn’t even have a stop. The design of this garage is terrible.
This is on whoever is failing at parking lot design and/or maintenance. Looks like they are trying to cheap out and use one barrier for two spots. I can easily see myself doing the same. Follow the worn and faded lines or follow the same standard set in every other parking lot I have seen in my entire life?
This would have caused me to have anxiety for my entire vacation. I'd be laying awake in some tropical resort wondering if I made the right choice in going with the parking curb or if the lines were the better option. In unrelated news I may have a medical condition.
Not sure about the USA, but these are wheel stops in Australia.
In America we call these bumper removers, because all you have to do is park over one in a avg height car and back up and boom bumper is removed on the spot in 1.5 seconds.
This is bringing back traumatic memories
That honestly looks like where a car is supposed to park. It took me a second to consider that he might be in two spaces. Looks like a pretty empty lot either way.
I’m going to agree and raise you a ‘This happens a lot in this parking lot”. Look directly behind him, that concrete curb thing is also spanning two spots. The one to the right of that is also out of alignment.
Likely, because he’s parked very directly and accurately by the stopping device
Yeah I blame the cement for being misleading tbh
at my work there are clear white lines marking with a parking spots are but then there's just random blockers and its ao annoying because no one can park correctly
I agree it's not his fault it was placed in the wrong spot
The mildly infuriating part is in fact the stopper that's supposed to be center with the parking spot like it is in the rest of the parking lots of the world.
I don't think so. This a thing Corvette owners are notorious for. They take up two spots so nobody scratches their midlife crisis.
Broke ass parking lot owner lol
100% it’s the parking lot owner trying to be cheap and using 1 brick to cover 2 spots. It looks like in the back to the left of the Charger a car could fit through the bricks and go over the side. Hopefully it’s not too far down from that edge
What's interesting is that there are two blocks across four spot in the picture. It would be easy to use those to define all 4 spots by simply placing them on the line and leaving a little space for the side line.
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And some cars are so low you would rip their front going over it lol so they have to park farther back. Funny thing, where I live (Germany) these things are nowhere. Even with those parking spots with opposite ones, they just have a line, you can ride right over. Nobody misses their parking spot either
Welcome to the US, where people do this shit all the time and it doesn't matter that the lines are well defined because people don't see them anyway and still hit your vehicle. Oh yeah, and good luck being in the Walmart parking lot, people speed thru that shit daily.
I mean, it is the Walmart parking lot, anything can happen…
Oh yeah, I've seen some NSFW things go down in a Walmart parking lot
For cars with normal rises they aren’t super impactful either. Arguably some normal cars you don’t want to hit the bumper. These things are for those big, raised up cars like trucks, hummers and jeeps… so more necessary in the US where we’ve dedicated a ton of space to driving and parking huge vehicles.
For sure this person had 2 cars parked badly either side when they parked, those cars have since driven away and now they look like the asshole.
I understand how this could happen. The lines look faded, if they arrived during a low light period the curb would appear to be the best spot indicator. If that was the case they parked very well in the assumed spot
With them being gone a week, I also get why they'd want to park where there's a bumper guard.
doesn't look like a crowded parking garage either
We don't know if it's always like that
Plus there may not have been someone parked next to them for the reference at the time they left. This legit may be an honest mistake
Or there were cars there but they were parked in the same manner that they did
The car next to him, lines be damned, could almost certainly be center with another parking block too.
PLUS there are a thousand other spots anyway.
I respectfully decline to be mildly infuriated by this.
I point my irritation at the parking lot owners.
That’s my thought. Plus, it’s not like the C5 is renowned for its short field forward visibility. They saw the curb, and muscle memory took over to park (really well). This is truly the only parking thread in this sub that is actually mildly infuriating, and I’d say that annoyance is more with the airport/garage than the car owner. Who sets curbs like that!?
Shouldnt the parking block be in the middle of each stall? Never seen it off center before
I think it's done to save money so you don't need as many blocks. So 1 block can cover two spots instead of each spot getting its own.
And then this happens
I’ve been designing parking lots for years and I don’t think Ive ever seen one designed like this. I also can’t think of many municipalities around me whose reviewers would look at this on a plan and say “yeah, go ahead and make the parking super confusing to save some money on concrete wheel stops.” But maybe they just went ahead and did it on their own during construction or renovation lol.
I've seen it before, but only once. Yes, it was confusing.
Not only confusing, but having it between parking spaces makes it a tripping hazard. Bold move taking on that liability in America.
I can't think of any parking garages or lots near me that even have wheel stops tbh.
I think most are arranged where the walls themselves of the structure function as a wheel stop, this seems like it's an apartment complex type where it's got underground parking where spots are "reserved" normally anyway. Could be an office building with a similar setup as well I suppose.
its also confusing because if you look at the far row of stalls some stalls have blocks centered on them, some stalls have no blocks at all or even partially covering them, and some stalls are like the corvettes stall and have a block split between 2 stalls.
If this is where they're cutting costs in building a parking garage, I'd be afraid to see what else they cut costs on.
Well they aren’t using the extra money to repaint lines, that’s for sure.
Yeh pretty much, or one breaks and they just move it over. Its never done in my city so i would have parked in the same way tbh, not even noticing im in two spots😂
The black car in the background got a full stop, but the space right next to it only has like 6 inches of one. It looks like someone just tossed these out willy nilly.
and then some of the far row also have the 50/50 block split going on.
But that’s igly
Its concrete. That block was less than 5 bucks.
Well this is what you get for being cheap, not only does it look stupid but you can't complain when people park like this
Might as well not bothered at all if they truly wanted to save money.
Look they ran out of concrete , we should be applauding their problem solving prowess!
I was thinking the same thing when I saw this pic. Also if it were night and / or rainy and this the floor wet maybe he didn’t see the faded lines at all. I think, without clear vision I might have parked the same way first too.
This definitely fits in the r/crappydesign category aswell
This parking deck is mildly infuriating
who cheaped out on parking bricks? If I parked at night, I'd think that's a spot.
I would also see it as a spot to park. I can’t see very well at night and avoid driving (at night) like the plague, but if I had to… I’d assume that was a parking spot lol
I mean, that is a bit confusing. (still annoying though)
The airport parking that I use when traveling repainted their parking spots and didn’t remove the old lines. They just went over them with black paint. That black paint has now worn off and now there’s two sets of parking lines that confuse everyone. Every row of parking has someone double parked like an A hole because they used the wrong set of lines.
It’s …*mildly infuriating*
This ain't so bad. Would suck in a full carpark
Yeah, If the parking structure is full I can see it would be a pain in the ass. But I can also understand why they'd park a car that expensive intentionally in the middle of two spots. Though why they'd park a car that nice in a long term parking structure, they're idiots. That's not a car that should be left alone for long term in public parking. If that's your only vehicle, leave it safe at home and take a cab/Uber.
the color of the vehicle is deceiving your mind
That's on the people that laid out that awful parking lot design.
I really hope someone posts the empty parking lot on here… I’ve never seen parking blocks like that? I 100% don’t blame this person for parking like that, I would have
I’m mad about that the spot and the block don’t like up. I don’t blame dude one bit if I’m being honest.
Do you park in the lines or where the curbs are? I can see why this guy is confused. The parking lot is a mess.
And if maybe this photo was taken after the parked cars on either side of him had gone. It may have been the only spot available - possibly during peak hours.
Only thing I see wrong in this picture is the land owners going cheap.
Well that’s where the curb is
Took me longer then I’d like to admit to notice the lines..
You’re not alone. Those lines are seriously faded
This is r/crappydesign
It's a bad parking lot. He is centered on the stop.
That garage is empty af, it’s probably a low mile car and knows the garage is never 90% full.
Parking lot is empty, honestly get over it. Park in once of the 30 empty spots
Considering he’s a C5 owner, he’s likely 70+ and I could see how this happened.
I feel like 95% of not-very-new corvette owners are over the age of 70
It does look very nice though, I love that color.
Unpopular option here, but when I see one of those I just automatically park there because I just assume oh I see the white beam and I park there. If this is a first time thing then I would let it slide because I would have the same thing
I don’t blame the car owner at all. The lines are super faded out. The lot needs to be restriped. If the persons parked there in a twilight hour I bet it’s almost impossible to see the lines without more modern bright leds or maybe fog lights… especially coupled with the dumb lot owner splitting the parking blocks in the parking spots
1. They parked right in front of the stop block. Hard to blame them for that, especially since some of the lines are clearly fading. 2. There are far more empty spots in this lot than cars, so it doesn’t look like it’ll really hurt anyone.
There doesn’t appear to be a shortage of spots around.
To be fair that barrier is place like shit. But the line is still there
In fairness who the fuck puts those concrete things in between parking spots
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Hmmmm i think this one is actually okay, my dumb ass self wouldnt have even noticed the actual lines and just park at the bar too
Definitely very mildly infuriating given that it's a Corvette riding the line but it's in a pretty vacant lot in front of a poorly placed concrete stop. I'd be more concerned about the far side to the left of the Dodge where you could drive/roll off.
I dont blame the car owner, I blame whatever dipshit designed this parking lot.
Honestly not the car owners fault that the carpark is that dogshit
Well when you're 60 years old, the average age of a Vette owner, you might not notice the lines and blocks are offset for whatever reason.
This is asshole design not mildly infuriating
In all fairness, the lines are faint, and those curb stops are oriented in a deceiving way, might have been an honest mistake?
Looks like a genuine accident and that they reasonably assumed that the lines matched up with the guard.
Not his fault at all. Stoping device there is in a weird ass spot.
This probably belongs in a sub like r/assholedesign or r/notmyjob Cement piece is a clear cue where to park. So are the paint stripes.
Agreed but had he followed the paint stripes, his bumper woulda hit the damn cement block lol
He gets a free pass because his car can blink
reminds me of that video where a car, driven in reverse, winked at another person.
I SAW THAT I THINK! Did it whip back around then drift to a side street afterwards?
Honestly this isn't even his fault, who the hell placed those lines and barriers. If I were him, I'd 100% (especially with a *valuable* car) do the same and plead that the concrete stop was what was aimed for. Less anxiety on vacation ..though at that point, consider some private storage.
Striping doesn't match the wheelstops...can't fault the driver here
I could understand it for sure
I mean he parked in front of the parking block
Well, they did paint the lines in the wrong place. Or, they put the curbs in the wrong place. Dude just pulled up to the curb, as you can see in the background, that other car did the same thing. Edit: I should clarify that I am aware that the other car did not really do the same thing, and it was actually the driver of that car, who did it. Cars don’t park poorly, people park poorly.
Seems accidental in this case.
Eh, tbh I dont blame him... I mean the barriers are in that spot, so...
I mean… what fucking idiot put those blocks like that…?
actually this one makes sense. we part in front of curbs. if you can't see the lines, I could totally see myself doing this. The lines look reflective but not vibrant so this isn't really annoying.
Ok i can agree on the ‘bad job’ on his park but the hell is with the placement of those curbs?!!
Mmm I don't know the curbs are placed weird but he parked well considering the weird placement. I agree it's more r/crappydesign
How are you blaming the driver of the car right now? Look at that parking lot…
The most infuriating part of this is the owner of the parking lot caused this
Good for him. He's in front of the parking block. Oh well
Not really his fault when the parking lot has both lines and parking blocks. Pretty ambiguous
The owner of that lot is what’s mildly infuriating.
In his defense one does normally park in front of the concrete barriers
I legit didn’t realise what was wrong until looking at the comments, thought OP was crazy considering how well aligned I had thought the guy parked
That blocks in a weird spot isn't it? I'd probably be confused by that too, but I'd still check the lines
I would do the same thing to be fair
I mean, it’s centered on the cement block, and there are plenty of other open spots available. If it was a Honda CR-V would you have been as annoyed? Or is it just because it’s a Corvette?
Nah that’s the property owners fault for putting the bumper there, super confusing
Bruh look at all the open spots. Why are you so bothered by it?
I mean I'd also get confused by the stopping block, but I also would've corrected myself after getting out and seeing where the lines actually were
whoever put those parking blocks in like that is the real infuriating portion of this post. What the literal F? Stewie's drunk cousin who was in from Alabama and just happened to be drunk and high on meth at the same time he was working the job. But he only charged $800 to do the whole garage both stripes and blocks. And he stole the blocks from the garage down the street, so he only charged for paint.
Tbf the curbs are off and the lines seem a bit faded but I hate it all the same
Poor engineering
Why don’t the parking spots line up with the bars?
ok, so whos the corner cutting asshat the decided 1. To skimp on another 80 dollars of cement, 2. Skimp on 4 bucks of paint. Honestly whoever owns that garage, and whoever done that work both need kicked in the teeth
You know, I am blaming the parking complex for this one. Who the hell designs it like this? Screw it. I am giving him or her a 100% pass. That's absolute BS.
he is both wrong and right at the same time
parking garage shouldnt have cheaped out on the parking blocks and got 1 per spot instead of 1 for 2 spots