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I thought the shorter 'front to back' size of herringbones saved more space than the non-perpendicular alignment loses. You'll lose one or two spaces per row, but you can fit more rows in the same space. Only works if you have a big enough space for several rows.
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Yes, GJD, I see I was wrong.
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The herringbone arrangement encourages you to drive in nose-first, this is usually the case at supermarkets, the idea being that you can get to your boot easily to load the shopping in.
However, every time I go into one of these car parks there's some prat who's making a big fuss of reversing their car into the space, which takes longer and leaves a very sharp turn to be executed on leaving, not to mention making it much more difficult to load up their shopping!
Also, some drivers (I'm not having a go here, HF, honestly!) seem to find it very difficult to reverse out of an angled bay safely.
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all members of the special forces have it drilled into them to always reverse into a space, the idea being that they can then make a quicker getaway if they come across danger etc
same with security services
so the "some prat" may well have a good reason
like all things its easier to just do it all the time than try and put brain power into when you should and should not do it
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all members of the special forces have it drilled into them to always reverse into a space, the idea being that they can then make a quicker getaway if they come across danger etc
Blimey. Now all his caves have been blown up, Osama BinLady is hiding out in multi-storey car parks is he?
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In multi storey carparks, some people like to reverse in to the space while the car park isn't too busy, so at the time they will leave (when it's busier) they can make a quick get away without having to reverse out 'blind' into the cars going round looking for a space.
Guilty as charged for a few months after I passed my test, but long since reformed.
Rebecca
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A herringbone is actually longer front to back than a ninety degree space and you lose half a space each end of the row, but you can fit the rows closer together because vehicles going in or out of a space do not need so much turning room.
Herringbones are therefore better if you have a narrow space and/or long rows.
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Hmmm, don't get too much danger in my local Sainsbury's carpark...
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A herringbone is actually longer front to back than a ninety degree space and you lose half a space each end of the row, but you can fit the rows closer together because vehicles going in or out of a space do not need so much turning room. Herringbones are therefore better if you have a narrow space and/or long rows.
That makes more sense Brian. I did a bit of scribbling and worked out how angled the herringbones would have to be (I'm bored) to make them shorter front to back and it's seemed too much for my original explanation to be right.
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