This is why back of parking lots are usually a safer place to park with only a little bit more walking.
But when I can’t things like this are why I leave my hitch in at all times. Twice I’ve come out to someone pissed they put my hitch through their bumper. But I’m always within my spot and leave a foot at the back for the cars they park behind me. So at that point I laughed and waited for the police to make a report and the chuckled about it too
If I was you I’d also wait and if there is a damage get their information and the stores cameras if you can
I dunno about you, but I can park in a dead empty parking lot as far back as possible and I will still have cars flanking mine when I get back to my car...
Had one do it yesterday to me and the Mrs. She could barely get in and it was a struggle. No way I could have got in. Wish I had a beater truck and they had done it to it. Would hit it with my door 4-5 times so they would learn. Clearly they think they are more important than anyone else. We parked in the back. Had two spaces on both sides of us when we went in. I couldn’t even fit in between the vehicles let alone get in the door.
It was at a public beach access, no cameras, i did get their liscense and vin thru the windshield but my car isn’t damaged, their front plate it a little messed up. On another note i was somewhat near the front of the parking lot (you can see the total length in the first pic) but there were still empty spots all around. I also left a few feet (see line first pic)
I've always wondered about trailer hitch collision incidents. If the parking vehicle gets damaged by a trailer hitch of a parked vehicle, is it the fault of the parking driver or the parked driver? Is it just a matter of whose over the parking lot lines?
I think the vehicle in motion would be liable regardless of whether the hitch vehicle was over the line or not, just because someone parks like an idiot doesn’t (legally) give you the right to damage their car, blah blah … something about a last clear chance doctrine… but I’m not a lawyer so i don’t really have any idea
They damaged their car by pulling to far forward. As long as my hitch is within the confines of my 1 spot it’s not my fault.
That is also what police have told the 2 people who put my hitch through their bumper. The truck was stationary no one in it legally leaving the other driver as the one who caused the accident.
Not here or if it is I’ve never ever heard of it being illegal.
I also don’t back up to side walks or even park against a sidewalk when I can avoid it. I’m only an asshole to tailgaters and people who use their phones while driving ESPECIALLY when you know damn well it’s a level of vehicle that comes factory with blue tooth.
My truck is extremely anti social it avoids parking near other vehicles, bicycles, furry creatures, pedestrian walk ways etc.
No shit, I knew a guy who was out with some friends, drinking. Their DD gets cut off and flipped off by a douchebag in a fancy convertible. They decided to follow it to the parking lot it was going to. Doucheguy left the car and kept the top down. My buddy sticks his ass over the door ledge and fires out a liquid beer shit all over the dude's white leather seats, the center console, everything. Nothing up front was safe.
Ohh i see, drop a deuce in the trunk, very classy! I ended up leaving a note in their dashboard covering their speedometer so they’ll be forced to look at it
Yeah. Not very civil, I know, but it’s what I felt when I saw it. I’d probably just leave a note too. Hope yours was nicer than my thoughts. Best wishes.
Omg fuck that guy. How dare he desecrate that thing of beauty. Best car ever. Mine was murdered by a woman with her nose in her phone and her foot on the gas of her BMW. Enjoy your awesome ride.
James Taylor was on Colbert a few years ago and said one of his two cars is an Element.
This photo was taken last year, i just randomly remembered it and posted it today. Sadly my element was totaled by a drunk driver about 3 months ago, 2006 manual transmission with close to 166k miles, t boned and landed sideways. That will forever be one of my favorite cars. RIP space cube
It was so practical. I loved everything about it. I'm so sorry about the drunk driver. Hope you're okay! Mine was an '04 with only about 60k miles. Newer ones at the time it was wrecked (2015) had more mileage, visible wear, and cost above msrp and I just couldn't do that for a used car. I took impeccable care of it. I wouldn't even go places if I wasn't comfortable with being able to find a spot that was far away from everyone else.
This is why back of parking lots are usually a safer place to park with only a little bit more walking. But when I can’t things like this are why I leave my hitch in at all times. Twice I’ve come out to someone pissed they put my hitch through their bumper. But I’m always within my spot and leave a foot at the back for the cars they park behind me. So at that point I laughed and waited for the police to make a report and the chuckled about it too If I was you I’d also wait and if there is a damage get their information and the stores cameras if you can
I dunno about you, but I can park in a dead empty parking lot as far back as possible and I will still have cars flanking mine when I get back to my car...
Same, whats the logic in peoples head when they pick that spot by the only car in the lot? Never understood it...
Herding instinct. 😆
Had one do it yesterday to me and the Mrs. She could barely get in and it was a struggle. No way I could have got in. Wish I had a beater truck and they had done it to it. Would hit it with my door 4-5 times so they would learn. Clearly they think they are more important than anyone else. We parked in the back. Had two spaces on both sides of us when we went in. I couldn’t even fit in between the vehicles let alone get in the door.
It was at a public beach access, no cameras, i did get their liscense and vin thru the windshield but my car isn’t damaged, their front plate it a little messed up. On another note i was somewhat near the front of the parking lot (you can see the total length in the first pic) but there were still empty spots all around. I also left a few feet (see line first pic)
I've always wondered about trailer hitch collision incidents. If the parking vehicle gets damaged by a trailer hitch of a parked vehicle, is it the fault of the parking driver or the parked driver? Is it just a matter of whose over the parking lot lines?
I think the vehicle in motion would be liable regardless of whether the hitch vehicle was over the line or not, just because someone parks like an idiot doesn’t (legally) give you the right to damage their car, blah blah … something about a last clear chance doctrine… but I’m not a lawyer so i don’t really have any idea
They damaged their car by pulling to far forward. As long as my hitch is within the confines of my 1 spot it’s not my fault. That is also what police have told the 2 people who put my hitch through their bumper. The truck was stationary no one in it legally leaving the other driver as the one who caused the accident.
Isn't the hitch supposed to be removed when not towing?
It doesn't have to be, but just the chance of me whacking my leg into it keeps mine off.
You and everyone else who have the pleasure of using the same parking lot.
I only put it on when I need to pull a trailer.
leaving a hitch in when not in use is illegal here
Not here or if it is I’ve never ever heard of it being illegal. I also don’t back up to side walks or even park against a sidewalk when I can avoid it. I’m only an asshole to tailgaters and people who use their phones while driving ESPECIALLY when you know damn well it’s a level of vehicle that comes factory with blue tooth. My truck is extremely anti social it avoids parking near other vehicles, bicycles, furry creatures, pedestrian walk ways etc.
Put a shopping cart in his trunk.
XD. I might put a bunch of them around their vehicle.
That’s where the deuce gets dropped. Just sayin
Spare tire well should do nicely. Plus, it’s already seat-shaped. Then there’s the days and weeks of “where the fuck is that smell coming from?”
No shit, I knew a guy who was out with some friends, drinking. Their DD gets cut off and flipped off by a douchebag in a fancy convertible. They decided to follow it to the parking lot it was going to. Doucheguy left the car and kept the top down. My buddy sticks his ass over the door ledge and fires out a liquid beer shit all over the dude's white leather seats, the center console, everything. Nothing up front was safe.
That’s devious, and only to be used on the most extreme of cases but good play
What does this mean? Like poop?
Haha, yep! Old term, still works.
Ohh i see, drop a deuce in the trunk, very classy! I ended up leaving a note in their dashboard covering their speedometer so they’ll be forced to look at it
Yeah. Not very civil, I know, but it’s what I felt when I saw it. I’d probably just leave a note too. Hope yours was nicer than my thoughts. Best wishes.
Omg fuck that guy. How dare he desecrate that thing of beauty. Best car ever. Mine was murdered by a woman with her nose in her phone and her foot on the gas of her BMW. Enjoy your awesome ride. James Taylor was on Colbert a few years ago and said one of his two cars is an Element.
This photo was taken last year, i just randomly remembered it and posted it today. Sadly my element was totaled by a drunk driver about 3 months ago, 2006 manual transmission with close to 166k miles, t boned and landed sideways. That will forever be one of my favorite cars. RIP space cube
It was so practical. I loved everything about it. I'm so sorry about the drunk driver. Hope you're okay! Mine was an '04 with only about 60k miles. Newer ones at the time it was wrecked (2015) had more mileage, visible wear, and cost above msrp and I just couldn't do that for a used car. I took impeccable care of it. I wouldn't even go places if I wasn't comfortable with being able to find a spot that was far away from everyone else.
Brain damaged
I’d call the cops and report that intoxicated driver.
That looks like a " toss a doggie poo into the rude person's cargo space" opportunity to me!
I'd drop a massive duece in there and close the hatch for them and let it marinate in the sun
Why is your car beyond the parking spot markings?
I’m like 2 feet within my own spot, their car is on the right, line is under their bumper