Comments on: Parallel Parking Challenges in Burbank http://www.lacantdrive.com/2009/11/07/parallel-parking-challenges-in-burbank/ Los Angeles drivers can't drive. Plain and simple. Basic traffic laws and driving etiquette clearly do not apply in a town where the people seem to operate in their own little bubble, completely unaware or dismissive of others on the road. Call it what you will: self-entitlement, negligence, malaise, ignorance. My goal? To have mandatory driving tests randomly issued where drivers are eligible for selection after 6 years. Consider this jury duty for the road. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:29:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: mzchevelle http://www.lacantdrive.com/2009/11/07/parallel-parking-challenges-in-burbank/comment-page-1/#comment-4373 mzchevelle Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:34:49 +0000 http://www.lacantdrive.com/?p=1908#comment-4373 I am a commercial driver (Limousines) and part of my driving test was to parallel park. The limousine I was taking my test in was 28 feet long. The test proctor puts out orange cones so that you have the vehicle length plus 3 feet on each end. You have to get the limousine in quickly without having to jockey back and forth. If you've ever driven an over-sized vehicle, you would know this is a very difficult task. I was able to easily park that large car in the first try...thanks to a lot of PRACTICE. What makes this harder is the cones are small and they are hard to see over the ends of the limousine. I am a commercial driver (Limousines) and part of my driving test was to parallel park. The limousine I was taking my test in was 28 feet long. The test proctor puts out orange cones so that you have the vehicle length plus 3 feet on each end. You have to get the limousine in quickly without having to jockey back and forth. If you’ve ever driven an over-sized vehicle, you would know this is a very difficult task. I was able to easily park that large car in the first try…thanks to a lot of PRACTICE. What makes this harder is the cones are small and they are hard to see over the ends of the limousine.

]]> By: I-95, U-405 http://www.lacantdrive.com/2009/11/07/parallel-parking-challenges-in-burbank/comment-page-1/#comment-4357 I-95, U-405 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:00:09 +0000 http://www.lacantdrive.com/?p=1908#comment-4357 With all due respect, Robert, parallel parking is a much needed skill, especially in cities like Los Angeles. I can't tell you the number of times I've been held up in traffic because some moron a few cars ahead can't pull a simple parallel parking maneuver. I think the standards need to be higher for those who wish to have a driver's license, and I have no problems with making the driving practical more difficult for applicants. And it's not as if these people would be blacklisted. They will have the chance to practice some more and then retake the driving practical in order to get their driver's license. There are simply way too many drivers here who simply don't have a clue about basic laws and regulations and lack the skill to pull simple 3-point turns, merge onto the freeways, or parallel park. This doesn't even include the drivers who simply don't care--no signals, turn lane violations, tailgating, speeding, etc. I have always stated that drivers should always be randomly selected to perform a driving practical whenever it comes time to renew their license. I call this jury duty for the road, and I'm certain that not only will this make our roads safer, but it'll force people to stay informed about current laws and regulations and will remove drivers who are no longer fit to drive. Driving is a privilege, not a right....this has always been the case and it should be treated as such. With all due respect, Robert, parallel parking is a much needed skill, especially in cities like Los Angeles. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve been held up in traffic because some moron a few cars ahead can’t pull a simple parallel parking maneuver. I think the standards need to be higher for those who wish to have a driver’s license, and I have no problems with making the driving practical more difficult for applicants. And it’s not as if these people would be blacklisted. They will have the chance to practice some more and then retake the driving practical in order to get their driver’s license. There are simply way too many drivers here who simply don’t have a clue about basic laws and regulations and lack the skill to pull simple 3-point turns, merge onto the freeways, or parallel park. This doesn’t even include the drivers who simply don’t care–no signals, turn lane violations, tailgating, speeding, etc.

I have always stated that drivers should always be randomly selected to perform a driving practical whenever it comes time to renew their license. I call this jury duty for the road, and I’m certain that not only will this make our roads safer, but it’ll force people to stay informed about current laws and regulations and will remove drivers who are no longer fit to drive. Driving is a privilege, not a right….this has always been the case and it should be treated as such.

]]> By: ROBERT A. SALVO http://www.lacantdrive.com/2009/11/07/parallel-parking-challenges-in-burbank/comment-page-1/#comment-4356 ROBERT A. SALVO Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:54:14 +0000 http://www.lacantdrive.com/?p=1908#comment-4356 I THINK THAT LOS ANGELES AND THE REST OF THE COUNTY'S OF CALIFORNIA ARE DOING A GREAT EXCELLENCE FOR NOT MAKING PEOPLE PARRELL PARK TO GET THERE LICENCE. I THINK THAT IT IS NOT FAIR FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN DO AND FOLLOW ALL THE ROAD RULES LIKE DRIVING IN THE REQUIRED LANES STOPING AT THE LIGHTS AND WHO PASS THERE BASIC MANDATORY LAWS OF THE ROAD LIKE BASIC NEEDED KNOW HOW OF HOW TO DRIVE AND PASS THOSE SERIES OF TESTS AND DO PERFECT AND NOT GET THERE LICENSE BECAUSE THEY CANT PARRELL PARK. I THINK THAT LOS ANGELES AND THE REST OF THE COUNTY’S OF CALIFORNIA ARE DOING A GREAT EXCELLENCE FOR NOT MAKING PEOPLE PARRELL PARK TO GET THERE LICENCE.

I THINK THAT IT IS NOT FAIR FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN DO AND FOLLOW ALL THE ROAD RULES LIKE DRIVING IN THE REQUIRED LANES STOPING AT THE LIGHTS AND WHO PASS THERE BASIC MANDATORY LAWS OF THE ROAD LIKE BASIC NEEDED KNOW HOW OF HOW TO DRIVE AND PASS THOSE SERIES OF TESTS AND DO PERFECT AND NOT GET THERE LICENSE BECAUSE THEY CANT PARRELL PARK.

]]> By: I-95, U-405 http://www.lacantdrive.com/2009/11/07/parallel-parking-challenges-in-burbank/comment-page-1/#comment-3975 I-95, U-405 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:33:08 +0000 http://www.lacantdrive.com/?p=1908#comment-3975 Marc, I'm glad you brought up the DMV written test. The first test may not be easy, but they give you 3 tries to take the test and pass before denying you a driver's license. All three tries have to be done that day at the DMV office, but you can study in between exams to see what you missed AND each test gets considerably easier than the last. Now with that said, can you believe that there are people on our roads who've actually failed all 3 tests at some point? Marc, I’m glad you brought up the DMV written test. The first test may not be easy, but they give you 3 tries to take the test and pass before denying you a driver’s license. All three tries have to be done that day at the DMV office, but you can study in between exams to see what you missed AND each test gets considerably easier than the last. Now with that said, can you believe that there are people on our roads who’ve actually failed all 3 tests at some point?

]]> By: Marc http://www.lacantdrive.com/2009/11/07/parallel-parking-challenges-in-burbank/comment-page-1/#comment-3972 Marc Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:45:26 +0000 http://www.lacantdrive.com/?p=1908#comment-3972 I suck at this kind of parking, but I can do it. I am still amazed at how people here can get a state CA license, when they obviously can't drive. And the DMV test (written) is NOT easy as there are a lot of trick questions, meaning there is more than one right answer. Strange indeed... I suck at this kind of parking, but I can do it. I am still amazed at how people here can get a state CA license, when they obviously can’t drive. And the DMV test (written) is NOT easy as there are a lot of trick questions, meaning there is more than one right answer.

Strange indeed…

]]> By: Rikki http://www.lacantdrive.com/2009/11/07/parallel-parking-challenges-in-burbank/comment-page-1/#comment-3905 Rikki Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:52:53 +0000 http://www.lacantdrive.com/?p=1908#comment-3905 When I took my limousine driver's test, I had to parallel park, only I had to park a 28 ft monster of a car. Did it without a problem. I guess I'm one of the lucky ones! When I took my limousine driver’s test, I had to parallel park, only I had to park a 28 ft monster of a car. Did it without a problem. I guess I’m one of the lucky ones!

]]> By: Rich http://www.lacantdrive.com/2009/11/07/parallel-parking-challenges-in-burbank/comment-page-1/#comment-3890 Rich Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:38:32 +0000 http://www.lacantdrive.com/?p=1908#comment-3890 Geez, I took my first driving test many more years ago in Florida and parallel parking was a big part of it. This is like synchronizing stoplights; it's such a no-brainer yet it's not done out here. Oh, that's right, it's because of the no-brainers that it's that way... Geez, I took my first driving test many more years ago in Florida and parallel parking was a big part of it.

This is like synchronizing stoplights; it’s such a no-brainer yet it’s not done out here. Oh, that’s right, it’s because of the no-brainers that it’s that way…

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