Examples of how NOT to park

I know. I mean it's not like he took two parking spots and caused, by his own admission, the truck behind him to be sticking out in drive isle because he refused to take only one spot. And to post that in a bad parking thread. Oh the irony....

And yes, one forced perspective picture doesn't tell you much. All it tells you is from where he is standing he lined the picture up to make it look like he was lined up with other trucks. What matters is how far over the line he was in the back.

 

Exactly

 

I know that Flying J. It is Ugly and tight there. Two sleeper trucks with 53' trailers back to back are too long - not enough room for two. In order for one to feel safe and unconcerned about not sticking out too much the other one needs to compromise. Or in order for one to be parked correctly, the other ones needs to park incorrectly. That's just basic geometry. And there is a lot of places like that. I'd say whoever first takes the spot, he wins the right to park properly, the other one needs to compromise. If both have the their trailers lined up with the back line, it is most likely too tight to for the adjacent trucks to back in or get out in two rows.

 

So why did you say the rear doesn't matter when how far over the line, taking up two spots, is the only thing that does matters?
Simple fact is the poster took two spots, then was complaining when asked to move up and only take up one spot.
In a thread about bad parking he admit to taking up two spots causing the truck behind him to stick out in the drive isle.

 

Frankly, If I had a prospect of staying overnight there at that particular Flying J. I'd choose the DOT scale in Mitchellville a few miles east - they allow overnight parking and room is in abundance.

 

If I’m bobtail I park in the spot that would be the most difficult for a guy with a trailer. Or on an outside spot so another bobtail can park behind me and we can both leave when we need to.

 

Never mind, I'm getting lost again....

 

Because he's taking up two spots. If everyone would pull up some, would the road be blocked or something? Seems like now the truck behind him is stuck in the travel lane?