Well, thank goodness we've taken care of this problem forever. All the parking scientists can switch to cancer now.

jehovahs witness protection: Repeat from last week.

I went to check and saw the one from friday was redlit.(4844382) you have a greenlight link?

jehovahs witness protection: Tresser: jehovahs witness protection: Repeat from last week.

I went to check and saw the one from friday was redlit.(4844382) you have a greenlight link?

That was the one. It was greenlit and I guess it went red for some unknown reason.

This formula is like the LHC, it's trying to sabotage it's past self from the future

How did they get funding for this? let me guess - the grant writer got a perfect spot..

My formula. Man + Car = ok, women + car = disaster ;)

How about translating this to English for those of us who are NOT rocket scientists?

Those who can, park. Those who can't, teach.

Christ on a stick, I could sooner get out and drag the car to where I want it than read that.

7wolf: Christ on a stick, I could sooner get out and drag the car to where I want it than read that.

ROFL. Epic, bro.

Trance750: How about translating this to English for those of us who are NOT rocket scientists?

What are you confused by?

Plug in the numbers and do the math. Now, you know the smallest parking space you can fit into, by adding the total length of your car to the number you got.

For this exercise, set your calculator to "MATHS".

utsagrad123: What is a "curb to curb turning circle"?

The distance your car could drive in circles on a road of X'-width without driving over the curb on either side.

You can look them up online for most cars.

That's all nice, but do you key the guy's car if he can't do the math?

Of course, with this formula in hand, you're still going to strike the curb and scrape your bumper against the car in front of you when you back in.

Although I'd like to see the geometry figure they used when they were calculating the maneuver. That would be interesting to see.

Ok, so, carry the 3 and... aw, crap.

Trance750: How about translating this to English for those of us who are NOT rocket scientists?

Essentially, it details how long a parallel parking spot should be for a car to comfortably maneuver inside it.

Math is from the devil.

dj42: utsagrad123: What is a "curb to curb turning circle"?

The distance your car could drive in circles on a road of X'-width without driving over the curb on either side.

You can look them up online for most cars.

What if there are no curbs? Can we just use the turning radius of the car?

This is great news for all the women who can't park, but are great at math.

/ducks

heh heh... 'maths' professor.

UK Boffins have come up with the formula for working out how to fit your car into a tight parking space.

No doubt many of them died to bring us this incredibly valuable information. Good riddance.

Trance750: How about translating this to English for those of us who are NOT rocket scientists?

You probably did learn how to do this math. You just don't remember because you were in junior high.

You can fit into a tighter space if you back in, since the front wheels do the turning.

/you can also fit into a tighter space if you don't have to turn into it.
//although you may need to use the rear hatch to get out...

Still no cure for pizza slice apportionment problems.

They forgot a few variables in that formula:

t = number of pedestrians rushing in front of your car as you get ready to pull in

q = the total parking space width taken up by vehicles parked across the line on either side

d^a = rate of speed of an oncoming vehicle as it tries to cut you off from parking relative to distance to the space

c = distance to nearest cart corral

squeez cheez: You can fit into a tighter space if you back in



Strangely enough, that IS what she said...

Maths test results:

A++


F

Soooo, am I to carry a tape measure with me along with a scientific calculator? Being in New York, I'd probably get shot for trying to park perfectly. Thank God I only drive in Texas, enough room for me to park badly away from people. And I do not park perfectly, I drive at most 1/3 of the year sporadically so I try to park awayfrom people.

squeez cheez: You can fit into a tighter space if you back in, since the front wheels do the turning.

/you can also fit into a tighter space if you don't have to turn into it.



meh...

Benjimin_Dover: dj42: utsagrad123: What is a "curb to curb turning circle"?

The distance your car could drive in circles on a road of X'-width without driving over the curb on either side.

You can look them up online for most cars.

What if there are no curbs? Can we just use the turning radius of the car?

No. Wall to wall radius is different too... turning circles (new window):

For most people, maneuverability simply equates to turning radius - the tighter a vehicle's turning radius, the more maneuverable it is. Although that view overlooks such factors as overall vehicle length, steering ratio, visibility and others, turning radius still is the most common measure of a vehicle's ability to negotiate around tight corners and position itself in crowded spaces.

Curb-to-curb turning radius is the smallest radius the vehicle can turn without having the front wheels go over the curbs on either side of a street. Remember that it's the radius, not the diameter. Thus, a vehicle with a 25-foot curb-to-curb turning radius can turn around in a 50-foot-wide street without the front wheels going over the curbs.

Wall-to-wall turning radius is the smallest radius the vehicle can turn without the forward corners of the cab or the ends of the front bumper touching the walls on either side of an alley. The wall-to-wall turning radius is always greater than the curb-to-curb turning radius.

Of the two, the curb-to-curb turning radius is the most commonly used in sales literature because vehicles usually have to maneuver in open streets more often than in confined alleys. It's also the smaller, and therefore more impressive, figure to present to prospective buyers.

Maggie_Luna: Soooo, am I to carry a tape measure with me along with a scientific calculator? Being in New York, I'd probably get shot for trying to park perfectly. Thank God I only drive in Texas, enough room for me to park badly away from people. And I do not park perfectly, I drive at most 1/3 of the year sporadically so I try to park awayfrom people.

well in west Philadelphia is where I was born and raised, on the playgrounds where I spent most of my days...

"Maths".

/math
//no really, stop that - it's math

Does anybody else see the problem with this formula?
It looks to take in account the length from the front of the car to the middle of the back wheel, nothing beyond

/drives car with back end that does not end at the back wheels

So in order to use this formula while parking, I have to get out a measuring tape and determine the width of the car next to me? I like math and all (I have a physics degree, FWIW), but this is the most boring sh*t ever.

MiddleyMcCentrist: "Maths"... //no really, stop that - it's math

And yet you insist on saying "physics" instead of "physic." What's up with that, Mister Consistent?