Is this rude? Street parking question.

[Anonymous]

Setting: semi urban street parking. Street has limited parking in front of homes, but abundant parking further down the street (public park).

Is it rude to leave your car parked in front of someone's home, for long periods of time? You're a multi-car household, and work from home. But leave 2 cars parked in front of a neighbor's home, though rarely driven.

[Anonymous]

If you’re choosing the open spots closest to your own home, not rude at all. If you’re parking in front of a neighbor’s house instead of your own on purpose, that’s kind of rude.

[Anonymous]

Permissible? Well, yes.

Rude and selfish? Also yes.

[Anonymous]

I get annoyed when I see a car parked in our limited street parking for days and weeks on end. But if they're zoned for that area and it's a public street, it's fair game.

[Anonymous]

If all the spots are always taken, I think it's weird for people to get mad about the spot in front of their house being occupied. We're all just looking for a spot on our block.

But in your example, knowing you're not going to drive often and *knowing there are open spots down the block* it's unnecessary to park long-term directly in front of someone else's house. Not illegal, but either thoughtless or passive aggressive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you’re choosing the open spots closest to your own home, not rude at all. If you’re parking in front of a neighbor’s house instead of your own on purpose, that’s kind of rude.

We have a neighbor that does this. Space in front of their home? Wide open. And they always park in front of our (or someone else's) home. I don't understand it a bit. How are people that clueless?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you’re choosing the open spots closest to your own home, not rude at all. If you’re parking in front of a neighbor’s house instead of your own on purpose, that’s kind of rude.

+1

OP if you are suggesting that someone should either park in front of their own house or, if that's not available, in the park down the street rather than in front of your house that is a little nuts.

OTOH if someone is passing up an open spot in front of their house when they are parking to park in front of your house, that is also a little nuts.

[Anonymous]

My neighbors in Baltimore had elaborate parking rules that they would harangue the rest of us about. Apparently, a polite person may park one car in front of their home, if space in front of the home is not available they must park down the street by the park. Any additional cars beyond one must also be parked down the street. Think of the mothers of young children! I had a baby at the time and thought it was all ridiculous. I have no mental energy for all that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My neighbors in Baltimore had elaborate parking rules that they would harangue the rest of us about. Apparently, a polite person may park one car in front of their home, if space in front of the home is not available they must park down the street by the park. Any additional cars beyond one must also be parked down the street. Think of the mothers of young children! I had a baby at the time and thought it was all ridiculous. I have no mental energy for all that.

I think that makes a lot of sense actually. If you're a multi car household, you don't need more than 1 car parked close to your home (if space is generally limited, and there's space a little further away).

You had a baby, but other people had groceries, or boxes, or bags of mulch, or other things that are tough to carry. You don't get to hog all the street parking because you have a baby, come on now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If all the spots are always taken, I think it's weird for people to get mad about the spot in front of their house being occupied. We're all just looking for a spot on our block.

But in your example, knowing you're not going to drive often and *knowing there are open spots down the block* it's unnecessary to park long-term directly in front of someone else's house. Not illegal, but either thoughtless or passive aggressive.

OP here. I'm not talking about finding a single spot (not in front of your home), and just finding a spot that you can. I'm talking about STAYING in that parking spot for weeks, in the rare occasion that you drive the vehicle. Is that rude?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If all the spots are always taken, I think it's weird for people to get mad about the spot in front of their house being occupied. We're all just looking for a spot on our block.

But in your example, knowing you're not going to drive often and *knowing there are open spots down the block* it's unnecessary to park long-term directly in front of someone else's house. Not illegal, but either thoughtless or passive aggressive.

OP here. I'm not talking about finding a single spot (not in front of your home), and just finding a spot that you can. I'm talking about STAYING in that parking spot for weeks, in the rare occasion that you drive the vehicle. Is that rude?

Yes, it is rude. If you have to park in front of someone else's house, you should try to move your car when reasonably convenient to do so - in the case of someone who works from home, they should move it the next morning when people have gone to work and other spots on the street have opened up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If all the spots are always taken, I think it's weird for people to get mad about the spot in front of their house being occupied. We're all just looking for a spot on our block.

But in your example, knowing you're not going to drive often and *knowing there are open spots down the block* it's unnecessary to park long-term directly in front of someone else's house. Not illegal, but either thoughtless or passive aggressive.

OP here. I'm not talking about finding a single spot (not in front of your home), and just finding a spot that you can. I'm talking about STAYING in that parking spot for weeks, in the rare occasion that you drive the vehicle. Is that rude?

Annonymously report the car as abandoned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If all the spots are always taken, I think it's weird for people to get mad about the spot in front of their house being occupied. We're all just looking for a spot on our block.

But in your example, knowing you're not going to drive often and *knowing there are open spots down the block* it's unnecessary to park long-term directly in front of someone else's house. Not illegal, but either thoughtless or passive aggressive.

OP here. I'm not talking about finding a single spot (not in front of your home), and just finding a spot that you can. I'm talking about STAYING in that parking spot for weeks, in the rare occasion that you drive the vehicle. Is that rude?

Annonymously report the car as abandoned.

Yes, after a certain point I do that if I don’t know which one of the ton of renters (group home) that it is. Park in front of my house overnight - I don’t care, but for a week straight, get out, especially if you’re blocking the space next to my driveway where the trash cans need to go on trash day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My neighbors in Baltimore had elaborate parking rules that they would harangue the rest of us about. Apparently, a polite person may park one car in front of their home, if space in front of the home is not available they must park down the street by the park. Any additional cars beyond one must also be parked down the street. Think of the mothers of young children! I had a baby at the time and thought it was all ridiculous. I have no mental energy for all that.

I think that makes a lot of sense actually. If you're a multi car household, you don't need more than 1 car parked close to your home (if space is generally limited, and there's space a little further away).

You had a baby, but other people had groceries, or boxes, or bags of mulch, or other things that are tough to carry. You don't get to hog all the street parking because you have a baby, come on now.

I was saying I had a baby and groceries and mulch and I wasn't whining about having to walk 100 feet or even a couple blocks (I also wasn't leaving expletive-laden notes on someone else's windshield because they broke my personal parking rules).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If all the spots are always taken, I think it's weird for people to get mad about the spot in front of their house being occupied. We're all just looking for a spot on our block.

But in your example, knowing you're not going to drive often and *knowing there are open spots down the block* it's unnecessary to park long-term directly in front of someone else's house. Not illegal, but either thoughtless or passive aggressive.

OP here. I'm not talking about finding a single spot (not in front of your home), and just finding a spot that you can. I'm talking about STAYING in that parking spot for weeks, in the rare occasion that you drive the vehicle. Is that rude?

Yes, it is rude. If you have to park in front of someone else's house, you should try to move your car when reasonably convenient to do so - in the case of someone who works from home, they should move it the next morning when people have gone to work and other spots on the street have opened up.

+1 Totally rude to leave a car that is not being used in a space in front of someone else's house.