> If there is a place where I would spend eight minutes looking for parking, I would rather not go.
What happens when that place is your own home?
Do you routinely cancel necessary appointments or meetings with friends because you cannot find parking?
Eight minutes sounds excessive, but I don't think it's as uncommon as people think. Sitting at a traffic light or circling a single city block can take five minutes. There are paid parking structures which take ten minutes to enter, find a space, park, and then exit the structure.
I've lived in places where I wouldn't be able to park if I drove home late at night. In that case, I wouldn't drive to events where I would arrive home late at night. And since public transportation tends to be poor late at night, that would mean either I'd carpool or not go.
This is why I love having my moped. Easy, abundant parking. Door to door travel.
I virtually always have a more convenient parking spot than the best car parking spot, and it's always available, always free, bc my scooter takes 6 square feet to park, or less, and is freakishly maneuverable.
Ppl think it's a strange choice, but I think that sentiment says more about them than me.
Yeah, lots of people underestimate that part of the trip. Google says the trip takes 5 minutes, so in the heads of many that means it's 5 minutes total. But door to door it's probably the double.
I have a mall 10 minutes biking away. "Why bike when it's only a 5 minute drive?", well, because I've locked my bike at the entrance while you're still circling for parking, and then you have a walk to get inside. And my biking is consistent, but driving at the wrong time suddenly takes 20 minutes home due to rush.
What happens when that place is your own home?
Do you routinely cancel necessary appointments or meetings with friends because you cannot find parking?
Eight minutes sounds excessive, but I don't think it's as uncommon as people think. Sitting at a traffic light or circling a single city block can take five minutes. There are paid parking structures which take ten minutes to enter, find a space, park, and then exit the structure.