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Martian · 04-24-2006, 06:42 PM

Here's how it goes.

A business is required by law to enforce certain regulations. This is where handicap spaces come from. A business may also create and enforce rules and regulations in regards to the parking area, either in order to protect itself from liability or to operate in the interests of it's business and profitability. This is where posted speed limits in parking lots and tag/tow rules come from.

Other than that, it's private property, to which the rules of the road do not apply. If two cars hit each other under any circumstances and the damage exceeds $1000 (here anyway; local regulations may vary) then a police report must be filed and insurance should be notified. This applies to private or public property and obviously the rules can be manipulated (such as waivers for demolition derbies).

So short answer, there are no strict rules laid down in the lawbooks, anymore than there are rules to how you should drive in your driveway or how a farmer should drive in his fields.

Common sense is the rule. Always go slow and use extra caution. You may be the safest/smartest driver on the road, but there's no accounting for the guy next to you.

04-24-2006, 06:42 PM	#12 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	Here's how it goes. A business is required by law to enforce certain regulations. This is where handicap spaces come from. A business may also create and enforce rules and regulations in regards to the parking area, either in order to protect itself from liability or to operate in the interests of it's business and profitability. This is where posted speed limits in parking lots and tag/tow rules come from. Other than that, it's private property, to which the rules of the road do not apply. If two cars hit each other under any circumstances and the damage exceeds $1000 (here anyway; local regulations may vary) then a police report must be filed and insurance should be notified. This applies to private or public property and obviously the rules can be manipulated (such as waivers for demolition derbies). So short answer, there are no strict rules laid down in the lawbooks, anymore than there are rules to how you should drive in your driveway or how a farmer should drive in his fields. Common sense is the rule. Always go slow and use extra caution. You may be the safest/smartest driver on the road, but there's no accounting for the guy next to you. __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame