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Originally Posted by Topper
Are there laws/rules? Where are they posted? I just looked over washington state's drivers handbook and it says nothing about how to drive in a parking lot. I have always thought parking lots were kind of grey areas, as they have no posted speed limits, no enforcement of traffic flow, etc.
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I remember reading about this in the California Driver's Handbook once upon a time. There was a section about how if you don't see speed limit signs posted, you should drive 35 mph (with lines painted in the road) or 25 mph (with no lines painted in the road) until you see the next sign; in parking lots, the speed limit is 5-15 mph, depending on if there is a sign up or not. Most parking structures/lots I used in California had sign posted, but if they didn't, you were supposed to assume it was no higher than 15 mph. I could be wrong, but this is the information I remember and I studied like a madwoman for my driving exams. Also, there were a lot of public lots where I grew up, so I can imagine these rules wouldn't necessarily apply to privately owned lots (or in another state, for that matter).
Medusa, I'm sorry to hear that some idiots almost hit you and your husband. Your assumptions about parking lot conduct make plenty of sense to me. Just like in the street - if you're parked on a street and you want to join traffic, you have to wait until it's all clear because the cars that are already moving have the right of way. Of course, that is just common sense and a lot of people are jack-asses.