A SHOPPING mart in Australia has adopted a simple yet effective method to solve one of the worst parking problems – and Aussies love it.
The Glebe Hill shopping centre’s clever trick has caught the attention of frustrated drivers who now hail the feature as “genius”.
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The supermarket has changed the line markings for the parking bays – and has created double lines for each side of the car.
The double lines create extra space between two cars being parked between them.
Thanks to the simple tweak – drivers can now open their doors without hitting the adjacent cars anymore.
And one particular driver who was extremely impressed by the clever solution shared pictures of the new design.
Posting on the Facebook page Tasmania Parking Fails they wrote: “[It] gives you a level of confidence when parking here that it is fairly unlikely that you will get a ding in your door whilst shopping.
“Not too many parking fails seem to happen here because the double lines have the effect of creating more accurate parking.
“Supermarket car parks are renowned for a high degree of car damage but not so here.”
The national dimension requirements for on-street and off-street parking spaces are set at 2.4metres by 5.4metres by Standards Australia.
These spaces, however, are often too tight for people driving larger vehicles, such as SUVs.
Delighted by the news, happy drivers flocked to the comment sections to express their thoughts.
One said: “The best-designed car park I have ever been to.”
Another wrote: “About time someone had common sense and created a safe zone for our cars. Congratulations to those who created the idea and made it happen.”
One mum noted: “All places need it, can hardly get your kids out of the car with the way they are now.”
And a fourth driver expressed: “What a great idea, people that are disabled need the car door opened right up.”
However, some sceptics of the change argued: “Doesn’t matter how much room and how wide parking bays may be, there’ll be that one drongo who will park wrongly into the other bay.”
Other critics said that an increased parking area would lead to fewer parking spots, eventually making it difficult to find parking spaces.
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