Multi Storey Car Parks (A bit OT)

#11

On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:07:06 -0000, Brian G <brian (AT) invalllid (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

Adrian wrote:
DougP (DougP (AT) binternet (DOT) com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying :

Has anyone else wondered who designs them with such tight turns and
walls that are there to scrape your car?

I think you'll find that the walls aren't moving. Your car is.

Therefore your car scrapes the wall.

Any ideas why?

You're incompetent. Everybody else manages fine.

I'd agree with that .... but judging by the multi coloured scrapes on
even comparitively "easy" ramps ... lots of people don't manage fine.

That's because lots of people are incompetent.

Those that shout aloud about others being incompetent are usually even
thicker - or have an over-inflated ego!

Ok, how else would you describe somebody who scarpes their car against a
stationary concrete wall that the XJ6 driver in front has avoided?

#12

John wrote:

Quote:

Has anyone else wondered who designs them with such tight turns and walls
that are there to scrape your car?

The ramps just don't flow.

Any ideas why?

Perhaps because of the limited space? Anyway, 99% of people manage to

not scrape their cars.

#13

"Chris Bartram" <news (AT) delete-me (DOT) piglet-net.net> wrote

Quote:

John wrote:
Has anyone else wondered who designs them with such tight turns and walls
that are there to scrape your car?

The ramps just don't flow.

Any ideas why?
Perhaps because of the limited space? Anyway, 99% of people manage to not
scrape their cars.

Incidentally, I have never scraped my car either - my point was though than
many people seem to have done so and the ramps are usually very poorly
designed. For a car with a long nose overhang or a poor lock it would be
very tiring going several floors.

They could be a lot better - do you agree?

John (original poster)

Quote:

#14

On Mar 22, 10:36 pm, "Bob Smith" <bob@nospamplease> wrote:

Quote:

"John" <john.plant... (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> wrote in message

news:euzMh.18414$0Z1.16625 (AT) newsfe7-win (DOT) ntli.net...> Has anyone else wondered who designs them with such tight turns and walls
that are there to scrape your car?

The ramps just don't flow.

Any ideas why?

So they can fit the maximum number of parking spaces in the given
floorspace. More cars = more cash in.

Bob

But it doesn't work if people park over the line then no-one* can park
next to them 'cos there's a pillar in the way. Some carparks _are_
really badly designed.

*no-one= no-one wants to try it.

#15

"John" <john.plant510 (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

Has anyone else wondered who designs them with such tight turns and walls
that are there to scrape your car?

The ramps just don't flow.

Any ideas why?

Costings and "safety," because space is money and speed kills. By a
convoluted path up and down the stories one should slow down.

I've never scraped a car in a car park, but as you point out later, those
cars with a poor lock and / or wide overhangs can be hard work.

My biggest beef is too-narrow spaces.

--
The DervMan
www.dervman.com

#16

On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 09:42:07 -0000, John <john.plant510 (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com>
wrote:

Quote:

"Chris Bartram" <news (AT) delete-me (DOT) piglet-net.net> wrote in message
news:1174638843.47238.0 (AT) despina (DOT) uk.clara.net...
John wrote:
Has anyone else wondered who designs them with such tight turns and
walls
that are there to scrape your car?

The ramps just don't flow.

Any ideas why?
Perhaps because of the limited space? Anyway, 99% of people manage to
not
scrape their cars.

Incidentally, I have never scraped my car either - my point was though
than
many people seem to have done so and the ramps are usually very poorly
designed. For a car with a long nose overhang or a poor lock it would be
very tiring going several floors.

They could be a lot better - do you agree?

John (original poster)

Then they'd have less space & the queues would be longer.

#17

On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:39:33 +0000, DougP <DougP (AT) binternet (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

I'd agree with that .... but judging by the multi coloured scrapes on
even comparitively "easy" ramps ... lots of people don't manage fine.

But lots of people do. I have never been in a vehicle that scraped
such a ramp, either driven by me or someone else, and I regularly use
such a car park in Milton Keynes.

Neil

--
Neil Williams
Put my first name before the at to reply.

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