I have decided to dedicate a new feature on my blog to what has become one of my favorite pasttimes here in Rome: spotting ridiculously bad parking jobs around the city. Parking in and around Rome is, essentially, a joke. There don't seem to be any rules or regulations for what actually constitutes a parking spot here. Sidewalks, curbs, pedestrain crossings...fair game. I think the mindset must be - If you can get any portion of your car into a small vacant area, consider it parked. Creativity counts! Parking tickets exist, but not in the abundance we would expect in the States or in the UK...which leaves me with plenty of material for this new column! I'll leave you with a few classic examples to begin, with more to come as I will inevitably stumble across them.
This person couldn't be bothered to parallel park in the open spot, and instead opted for this classic "half on sidewalk" option.
And this driver took it a step further, undoubtedly unable to find parking, and took the "I'll just put this here on the sidewalk and hope no one notices" approach.
And last but not least, the "Screw it, I'm sure no pedestrains will need this crosswalk" method, very classic among Italians regardless of the time of day or night.
OMG - Loved this - was laughing so hard it made me cry. At least I think I can say we are not this bad in Chicago!!!
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