{"id":4980,"date":"2013-09-13T17:19:52","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T21:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com\/blog\/?page_id=4980"},"modified":"2013-09-26T16:44:26","modified_gmt":"2013-09-26T20:44:26","slug":"bad-parking-jobs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com/blog\/bad-parking-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad Parking Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>How many times have you had to drive around the block, waiting for parking, all because some lazy, inattentive oaf couldn&#8217;t park in just one spot, but had to straddle two? How many times have you almost clipped the rear end of a car parked by someone who clearly had no idea what the word \u201cparallel\u201d means? Being the victim of a bad parking job can leave you angry, frustrated, and embittered. (And being the perp can leave you feeling mighty embarrassed.)<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5059\" style=\"width: 347px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hummer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5059\" class=\" wp-image-5059     \" alt=\"bad parking job hummer in handicap\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hummer.jpg\" width=\"337\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hummer.jpg 822w, https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hummer-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don&#8217;t \u00a0be this person.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>We can sympathize. Here, you can learn a few tips for successful parallel parking, find out what to do about that pesky violation sticker, and share a laugh or two about sloppy parking jobs past.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com\/blog\/bad-parking-jobs-taxonomy\/\">Bad Parking Jobs: A Taxonomy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com\/blog\/following-parking-regulations\/\">Following Parking Regulations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com\/blog\/tips-parallel-parking\/\">Tips on Parallel Parking<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com\/blog\/excuses-illegally-parking-disabled-parking-space\/\">No Excuses for Illegally Parking in a Disabled Space<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com\/blog\/violation-stickers-enforce-parking-rules\/\">Violation Stickers to Enforce Parking Rules<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com\/blog\/getting-parking-stickers-windshield\/\">Getting Parking Stickers off Your Windshield<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"related-products\">\n<h3>Like this topic? 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