Thread: you take your life into your own hands when walking through a carpark.

Same types fail to understand zebra crossings in centre carparks and roads.

No different in the Uk. Once in a shopping centre car park looking for a space drive like the devil is on their tail. Then when walking have brain and survival mode switched off and become lemming like. Is normal to be backing in or out of a parking space and see someone walk into the piece of ground you are about to drive over!!!

I was roundly abused one day at the car park at Supercheap Erina.

A young bloke and his wife with baby in stroller were walking along just behind the row of cars I was parked in, even though there is a perfectly good footpath in front of the cars.

I looked in both side mirrors and rear view, placed into reverse and started slowly reversing in my Jazz. ( as I have already been hit at Erina Fair by a young girl who backed out opposite me and hit me after I had stopped to go forward).
Next minute this bloke is banging on my window threatening to punch me and actually punched the window . Luckily it didn't break.

I tried to analyse what had happened and it is impossible to see behind the car next to you with any mirror or by turning your head when you are in a normal car with another wagon/ute etc beside you .

In retrospect I think the bloke was a bit simple ( up on ICE?) but wanted to grandstand in front of his other as even when he was walking in front of them and I couldn't see them even when he was ranting. My riposte was that he should take better care and his kid was his responsibility.

It would not have happened in the Disco!
Regards Philip A

Originally Posted by PhilipA

...I looked in both side mirrors and rear view, placed into reverse and started slowly reversing in my Jazz. ( as I have already been hit at Erina Fair by a young girl who backed out opposite me and hit me after I had stopped to go forward).

Rule 1 in car parks for me - always reverse IN. Not only is it usually easier, but you are less likely to hit someone reversing into the space as you have the chance to see everything before you start backing. Reversing out is a recipe for disaster.

I don't know weather there is a standard , car park size . Some do seam to be smaller than others . I always thought that angle parking is not only the most practical , but also the safest . In saying that how many people walk behind a car that is reversing out of a bay , It is very common around here !!.. Jim

Originally Posted by solmanic

Rule 1 in car parks for me - always reverse IN. Not only is it usually easier, but you are less likely to hit someone reversing into the space as you have the chance to see everything before you start backing. Reversing out is a recipe for disaster.

Agreed. And I usually try to find a spot where I reverse in against a wall / fence or similar where there is no possibility of another car driving in behind you and running into the rear end. If any of the **** poor drivers in there does manage to run into the vehicle, chances are they are going to hit the bull bar.

Originally Posted by solmanic

Rule 1 in car parks for me - always reverse IN. Not only is it usually easier, but you are less likely to hit someone reversing into the space as you have the chance to see everything before you start backing. Reversing out is a recipe for disaster.

And all those in Mining thank this post

Originally Posted by PhilipA

I was roundly abused one day at the car park at Supercheap Erina.

A young bloke and his wife with baby in stroller were walking along just behind the row of cars I was parked in, even though there is a perfectly good footpath in front of the cars.

I looked in both side mirrors and rear view, placed into reverse and started slowly reversing in my Jazz. ( as I have already been hit at Erina Fair by a young girl who backed out opposite me and hit me after I had stopped to go forward).
Next minute this bloke is banging on my window threatening to punch me and actually punched the window . Luckily it didn't break.

I tried to analyse what had happened and it is impossible to see behind the car next to you with any mirror or by turning your head when you are in a normal car with another wagon/ute etc beside you .

In retrospect I think the bloke was a bit simple ( up on ICE?) but wanted to grandstand in front of his other as even when he was walking in front of them and I couldn't see them even when he was ranting. My riposte was that he should take better care and his kid was his responsibility.

It would not have happened in the Disco!
Regards Philip A

You're way to passive mate

I would have made him look rather small in front of his partner