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Watch Where You Park, This Site Will Call You Out

"You Park Stupid" Facebook page shines light on questionable parking skills.

 

Needed a caffeine fix at the Madison Starbucks and the Handicapped space was the closest one to sweet latte luxury? 

You might want to think twice before taking the chance, because a new Facebook page, "You Park Stupid," might just call you out on that decision.

The page was started by Somerville resident John Flores, who was getting ticked off when he kept seeing the same bad parking job while visiting his father at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston.

"Some days they were parked OK, but most days they were parked awfully," he said. "I shared photos on my personal wall and got a lot of friends talking about it. That's when the lightbulb went off and the small group started."

Since then, "You Park Stupid" has finger-wagged a number of bad drivers in the area, including a BMW at Kings in Morristown, Mercedes at Morristown Medical Center, and a Porsche Cayenne at ShopRite in Bernardsville, a photo which caused one visitor to the site to comment, "Is it just me or is there a correlation between the price of the vehicle and the lack of ability to park/drive like a member of society?"

But, it's not just luxury autos getting caught. More modest modes of transportation have been cited, including a Toyota Camry in East Hanover, Hyundai Tibouron in Pine Brook, and the recent "If we gave out a 'Dope of the Week' award" award winner, a Volvo that blocked a Mini Cooper in a California parking lot.

"The guy's passenger was still in the parking lot and asked me 'were you parked before us?' I said, 'Yes, I can't get out, how could I have gotten in?'" the poster commented. 

And, what about that BMW at the Starbucks in Madison? Patch reader Stephen Harris, who first informed us of the Facebook page, noted when he posted the pic: "just as I was leaving, one of Madison's finest drove up and he didn't seem too happy ... busted!"

You've been warned, poor parkers.

To visit "You Park Stupid," click here.

Related Topics: You Park Stupid and bad drivers

Hester B Wharton

8:18 am on Friday, May 18, 2012

Thank you, I contend that parking lessons should be offered with every SUV. The ratio of car to driver should determine how many lessons are needed. Also, cell phones should not be allowed in SUVs. Ever see a diminutive driver trying to make a one-handed turn with an SUV and a cell phone in the other hand? I do believe that the painted lines in a parking lot are an indication of where cars are to park and solid center lines on a road are to separate lanes, they are not there to indicate where the center of the car should be. You have touched on my pet peeve.

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