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Standard parking spaces in an American parking lot.
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Standard parking spaces in an American parking lot.

A parking space is a location that is designated for parking. This can be in a parking garage or in a parking lot or on a city street. It is usually designated by white paint on tar with a brick-shaped rectangle. The automobile fits inside the space, either by parallel parking, perpendicular parking or angle parking. The typical small or compact stall is about 275 square feet, while the average stall is about 325 square feet.[#endnote_tdm]

US Curb markings

Many spaces are defined by the color of the curb as well. In the United States a white curb designates passenger pick up or drop off. The green zone is for time limited parking. The yellow zone if for loading, and the blue zone if for disabled persons with proper vehicle identification. The red zone if for emergency vehicles only. The red zone is often seen as no parking only, this is incorrect. The correct definition for the red zone is: No stopping, standing, or parking. Some buses may have an exception.

External links

References

  1.   [A Comprehensive Menu of Solutions to Parking Problems] Victoria Transport Policy Institute

 


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