I am in my car in the parking lot when I see a car backing up. The car is more than half way out of his parking spot when 2 people decide to walk behind the vehicle. The vehicle stops quickly to avoid hitting the pedestrians. Why do people walk behind vehicles that are backing up? I understand that the pedestrian has the right of way, but wouldn’t it be safer to wait for the car to backup and get out of the way so that you can get to your destination in one piece?

I decided to go to breakfast this morning. I get ready to turn into the parking lot and their is this giant SUV blocking the entrance so that I had to squeeze through with my car. The guy is half out of the parking spot, and half in the entryway to the restaurant. From my perspective it is plain as day that he is blocking the entrance. Has this ever happened to you?

There are lots of crazy people driving this season. There has been at least 4 accidents outside the store where I work. Some people stop short and other people run into them and other people run their cars into other cars while they are coming in or out of our parking lot. I am amazed at the car volumne this year. They say the economy is slow but it seems like it is crazy here. Everyone needs to just slow down and take a breath.  And have a happy holiday anyway.

Parking at a store

My wife parked at a store in her Honda Fit automobile which a very small vehicle that barely takes up a parking spot. An SUV pulled in and parked right next to her while she was in the store. It was early in the morning so there wasn’t many cars in the parking lot. When coming out of the store my wife couldn’t open her hatchback because the SUV next to her was parked so close and at an angle that made it impossible to open. My wife had to climb in on the passenger side to get into her car. I tend to park way out in the parking lot because I can’t stand people parking close to my vehicle. Has this ever happened to you.

Crosswalks and People

I am leaving the Wallmart over the weekend and this girl walks in front of me in a crosswalk. Granted people do have the right away in crosswalks. The only problem that I see is that she is on her cell phone and she doesn’t even look left or right to see if anyone is coming. She just walked right out in front of my vehicle. You are totally in the right being in a crosswalk, but you will still be dead if you get run over from not looking to see who is coming. I see people in parking lots going way too fast and I see where someone could get hurt. What do you think? Was she right or was she wrong?