Do you park in spaces?

[OneSickPsycho]

Parking space... All the way up to the front of it with my bike angled so I take the whole front of the space. The only time I've seen a bike knocked over by a car (presumably) was when it had it's tail out close to the end of the space... I'd imagine giving the jackass whipping his car into the spot more of an opportunity to stop is a good rule of thumb.

[Sixxxxer]

See I guess my thought process if if you leave part of it visible the car wouldnt swing in at all...where as if you were in to far thats when they barrel into a spot and fuck your shit up.

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by Sixxxxer

See I guess my thought process if if you leave part of it visible the car wouldnt swing in at all...where as if you were in to far thats when they barrel into a spot and fuck your shit up.

Unless when you pull in you are next to a geo metro and a honda civic, while you are in the store, those two leave and are replaced by a suburban and a crew cab long box pickup. now what was the end of the spot, is now closer to the middle, and unseen by the dumbass cager.

I agree with OSP, but depending on the store/location, I will park on the sidewalk too. I've often parked next to the lawn mowers out front of many a hardware store.

[Sixxxxer]

well not for nothing but I usuallly dont ride the bike to places where I have to "Shop" Like Wally World or the supermarket...so if Im parking in a space its for food, Or a Bike night...And I'm usually within sight of my bike mostly.

[Mrs. Colleen]

There are very few places I actually park my bike since it is mostly a toy and not used so much for commuting/transportation.

Gym - sidewalk
Work - parking spot (teachers park away from the school where there is tons of parking so no need to worry about taking a spot)
Stopping to eat after a ride - parking spot...but I am always with the hubby so we have two bikes for one spot.

[was92v]

I never park in a Handicap space or crowd one, but in a large lot, say Walmart for instance, I park in regular parking slot as a last resort. There are usually places that are safer that don't infringe on anyone else to park. If I do park in a parking space I try to leave the bike out far enough so that some fool won't swing in and nail my bike... and then back up and take off.

[Gas Man]

I park where ever the fuck I please. If they have a problem with it, FUCK THEM I can't hear them over my pipes!

[Smittie61984]

It varies for me. I normally just park in a spot since I usually park towards the back anyways (Cage or bike) cause I don't mind walking. But sometimes I park in odd ball locations. At a local chinese restaurant I'll park on the sidewalk when I pick up food cause I'm in there for a short time. And at a local publix there is an ATM I often use. I'll pull up on the sidewalk on my bike. Stop the bike at the ATM an use it then drive off.

Which I've used the drivethrough on my motorcycle before too. I just go with the flow I guess.

At school we have motorcycle parking so I park there when I can. At work I park near an island next to the bosses but they don't care. Hell I've done wheelies in the parking lot with them there watching.

[Particle Man]

I make it a point to park next to people who take up 2 spaces (that half space they lave so nobody else parks next to them) because they're either:

A) too lazy to park in the lines
B) too self imporant and think that the lines are for everyone else
C) dumb
D) all of the above