Re: parking bays - any standards?

[Ext User(Blackbird)]

It's climate change of course. They're telling you to buy a smaller car.
:-)

"budgie" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know if there is an Aus standard for the dimensions of
> kerbside
> (parallel) parking bays?
>
> Our local dimwitted council has just remarked the local high street after
> resurfacing, which in itself is good except:
> . the bays are about 300mm longer than a VZ commode
> . the bays are SHORTER than a holden/falcon one-tonner tray-top.
>
> I'm hoping there is a standard so the council can be pressured to regain
> some
> sanity.

[Ext User(budgie)]

On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:34:25 +1000, "Blackbird" <Blackbird@net.com> wrote:

>It's climate change of course. They're telling you to buy a smaller car.
>:-)

They lost the battle. Late this arvo, the shire engineer's apologist rang back
and admitted they had stuffed up majorly, and the bays would all be re-marked as
a matter of urgency.

(I was expecting to have to tip off a couple of major insurance companies to the
risk they faced, but didn't need that step).

[Ext User(Toby_Ponsenby)]

budgie blathered on in Re: parking bays - any standards?:

> On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:34:25 +1000, "Blackbird" <Blackbird@net.com> wrote:
>
>>It's climate change of course. They're telling you to buy a smaller car.
>>:-)
>
> They lost the battle. Late this arvo, the shire engineer's apologist rang back
> and admitted they had stuffed up majorly, and the bays would all be re-marked as
> a matter of urgency.
>
> (I was expecting to have to tip off a couple of major insurance companies to the
> risk they faced, but didn't need that step).


You done good...

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Toby