Totally OT - Parallel Parking

[sudsmaster]

The Australian "reverse parking" is pretty much how I prefer to park my panel van in lots. However rather than backing in (which as you've noted requires the cooperation of following traffic, not a given by any means here), I try to find two open spaces back to back, and then drive through one to "reverse park" in the other one. That way I can just pull out in forward when ready to leave.

 

[rapunzel]

In the olden days of big steel bumper bars...

...paralel parking was a cinch. You'd just stretch the space a little until your car fit, no big deal. A little squeeze here and small push there and, voila, there was always room for one more.