Originally Posted by samiam

When I learned to drive, many years ago, I spent countless hours learning how to parallel park and became quite proficient at it. Parking lots are a different story. Where I live, they have been narrowing parking spaces to get a few more dollars out of each lot. This means that with a full sized car, I am parked with my wheels on the lines. Unless I park in an end space, I can barely open the doors. This does lead to a lot of very bad parking. The only solution I have found for me is to park is a lesser used part of the lot. My point is that some of the terrible parking in lots is the fault of the lot design and the rest is the fault of poor driving.