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I can tell you form personal experience that many people who see a jerk taking up 2 spaces intentionally will intentionally do something to the car for the owner being such a pompous azz. Even if you park way out in the far end where nobody is, taking up 2 spaces is just wrong. And it doesn't really keep anyone from paring next to you it just makes you a target. I've sen people key those guys' cars just to be as much of a jerk as the car owner is. Be careful.

 

I do the same thing, but I also look to see if there's stuff on the passenger seat - less chance anyone is sitting there.

I also avoid the side of a car that has a carseat - they will open the door wide putting the kid in.

 

I try to park away from others if I can, but if I can't I don't worry too much about it. Its just a car....

 

I think you are about the only person other than myself who's actually said that!

 

i feel the same way about double parking...best way to go is corner spots or spots away from those closer to the door of the destination . corner spots with with more square footage are hot - so that another car can only park to one side of u and they have more room to open their door assuming they center the car in that spot.

 

Parking near a handicapped spot is good too as there is generally much more room, and less likely chance of someone even parking there...

Some jackass parked next to me not so long ago (I was parked in corner spot), and when I came back I found 2 huge dents in my car (windy day, seems like the wind picked up the other door and slammed it against mine). When I confronted the other person (since I live in a gated community with assigned parking I can find the other guy), the "wasn't me" response was given... even after I showed them when you open their door, it hits my door in the exact same spot, and there's paint transfer from their car...

Moral of the story? Some people are @$$holes regardless of what you try to do...

 

I don't have my G yet, but as a gereral rule I often park next to vans with sliding doors. There is less of a chance for kids opening their doors into mine. This way I only have to worry about the adult driver.

 

Idiots drive expensive cars too

I think it's more luck of the draw. Some people drive crappy cars and have great respect for the nice ones, while others drive nice cars and are completely negligent about opening doors carefully.

The best thing to do is avoid parking next to bigger cars, or find spaces that are ample in size.

 

There is a guy at my school who has a a new porsche 911 turbo (yeah, still in college and has a car like that......anyway) Ill snap some photos next time of how this guy parks, its funny, but we understand. He pays an extra 6 dollars every day to park in what we call B spots (we have S passes but B spots tend to be much less crowded and safer) and he parks in the parking garage straight up next to a wall and gets in super tight (about an inch or two away from the wall). Overprotective yes, but like I said, we understand.