Ext User(RainbowWarrior)
20-06-2007, 10:13 PM
"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.
Reminds me of when I had to go in on a Sunday and supervise the Linemarker
to linemark the carpark to the company engineers drawings. The line marker
looked at the drawings and said these spaces are a bit small, we marked one
out with tape and put my Patrol in it next to a Landcruiser and had about
400mm between cars, so rang engineer who seemed a bit put off, but said he
had used the local councils minimum standards, so they should be ok, I had
to measure my axle width for him to convince him how close the 2 cars were.
Knowing how badly our factory staff park their lesser value vehicles and
their carefactor to other peoples property, I convinced him that adding
200mm and losing 4 spaces was worth it in the big picture when other staffs
nicer vehicles were involved.
news:vkfe73tuvpik0k0s4k5655e0clkf2b4m51@4ax.com...
> 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.
Reminds me of when I had to go in on a Sunday and supervise the Linemarker
to linemark the carpark to the company engineers drawings. The line marker
looked at the drawings and said these spaces are a bit small, we marked one
out with tape and put my Patrol in it next to a Landcruiser and had about
400mm between cars, so rang engineer who seemed a bit put off, but said he
had used the local councils minimum standards, so they should be ok, I had
to measure my axle width for him to convince him how close the 2 cars were.
Knowing how badly our factory staff park their lesser value vehicles and
their carefactor to other peoples property, I convinced him that adding
200mm and losing 4 spaces was worth it in the big picture when other staffs
nicer vehicles were involved.