Sometimes you just wonder why..

[Joe Hogan]

Neal to your point regarding security, the car in this position would make a nice screen for a carjacking.

 

[Neal]

Neal to your point regarding security, the car in this position would make a nice screen for a carjacking.

Absolutely and it would cause you, in your situation, to take a predefined path to get into your car. A definite huge red flag situation. Worth going back in and asking for security.

 

[Orrin]

I would suspect, that it being Florida, with a great deal of elderly drivers and the age and brand of the car, that this is not only how they park, but how they drive. My folks as they aged, especially my mother became terrible drivers. It's hard to drive well when you can barely see over the steering wheel and dash board.

 

[J&JD]

At the Costco where we normally shop there is a row of maybe 20 designated handicap spaces and they are ALWAYS full. Interesting how spry many of the people are existing & entering their vehicles.
Now I know, you can’t judge a handicap person just by observation. Totally understand that. I bring it up because illegal handicap parking is rampant , at least in the area where we live and it is so unfair to those that truly need it (I’m not one thank God). Sure wish those that use the system illegally would get their just due.

 

[murphysranch]

I also note that they are in a designated pedestrian cross walk. Idiots.

 

[AbdRahim]

The other day I went to the market. It was an off tome to avoid crowds. The lot as expected was almost empty.
Returning to my vehicle I found someone else had come to market. Not sure what they were thinking when they parked next to the only car in the lot.View attachment 8746

That is weird!

 

[MemoriesByTheMile]

We thought Chicago driver's were rude until we became Florida residents. In our experience the Florida drivers under 40 years old are the worse at parking and driving.

Yes, and when I left the Midwest for Florida my car insurance rate went up, due to higher risk in Fl.

FL is not a safe state for vehicles.

 

[Joe Hogan]

In Florida approximately 20% of drivers are uninsured. Unfortunately that effects your and my insurance rates.

 

[Old Bubblehead]

but they self identify as insured folks

 

[Jabber Jaw]

Joe, Is that in St. Augustine?
I ask, because there was an old "Caddy" parked in a similar position at the Publix on A1A & the Beach Rd!
People are plain crazy; especially down here. To me, it's the only real negative living in Florida! These IDIOTS do not know how to drive!!

 

[Joe Hogan]

This was in Sebastian but you know the old saying Snow Birds of a feather flock together ??

 

[FL-JOE]

We now stay more up in the central Florida area. It is a little more rural, not as crowded. Before we left the Ft Myers/Cape Coral area there was one winter where we witnessed two hit and run crashes right in front of us.

 

[MapNerd]

First, we are talking about someone we know here; @Joe Goodxrvn, and I doubt that he would not have the proper tag displayed. Second, there is no valid excuse for parking in a cross-hatched access area.

Second-guessing this situation is “out of bounds” in my book.

TJ

I don’t think he was excusing the behavior, just trying to understand what would make someone do it

 

[MapNerd]

Someone did something similar to me once in a parking garage. I was not in a disabled space, nor were they, just normal parking spaces. They parked so close to my driver’s side door that I couldn’t even walk sideways between the two cars to get to it and even if I had, I would have only been able to open the door an inch. I had to enter through the passenger door.

no worries though! I had windshield marker in my trunk so before I left, I wrote in nice big clear letters on their rear windshield “I PARK TOO CLOSE TO OTHER VEHICLES”.

It is removable of course, but you won’t be removing it until you get home! I think they might be a more considerate when parking now.

 

[Fish]

We now stay more up in the central Florida area. It is a little more rural, not as crowded. Before we left the Ft Myers/Cape Coral area there was one winter where we witnessed two hit and run crashes right in front of us.

We stay east of Ft. Myers, about 15 miles east of LaBelle. Not much more rural than that. When we have to go to Ft. Myers I really dread it. Usually only once a month so wife can go to her beloved Sams club.

Traffic there reminds me of rush hour in St. Louis.

 

[FL-JOE]

And it keeps getting worse down there. We have been gone two years, however each winter we always go back for something, usually to visit someone or get something out of our storage facility. We notice every time the traffic is more difficult than the year before.

 

[Joe Hogan]

As I think through all the responses here (Way too much time on my hands) I think that given the specific circumstances with this vehicle, it may have been prudent to call the local Police to report a "suspicious vehicle".

I am not, nor do I ever choose to be, Parking Police. People will do what People do and I will continue to just work around them. I am not going to invest my time and energy on things I can't control, People's behavior.

But in this instance, given the very unusual circumstances, I, now, think a call to the local Police would be in order.

Mental note for future reference.

 

[Old Bubblehead]

Discretion is the better part of valor!

As I get older, and hopefully wiser, I am starting to recognize that it's better to outwit rather than over power. My pain avoidance skills are improving. Still not a natural act, but a work in progress.

Glad it worked out for you, and I agree with your assessment.

 

[redbaron]

 

["EZ"]

it seems that common courtesy, amongst drivers, has disappeared especially amongst the younger generation.

I sincerely doubt this was a "younger generation" driver since it was a big old Cadillac parking in the handicap spaces.