Similar strategy works for parking, at least with mine. The parking layout is bad and there is consistently a line of cars trying to handle it … as they all go straight or left to get to the front half of the lot. I turn right and get out of the traffic for a quick parking spot.
Yeah it’s a huge lot and I’m parked pretty far away, but the mess in the front half means I do save time by going for the first available spot rather than a “good” spot
My costco has a gas station and the entire parking area is a god damn zoo.
It’s utter chaos. You can choose left which includes the front or right which includes gas station and auto bays for tire stuff.
Left is the right call, but if you get halfway down any aisle of parking without finding a spot, you are forced to cross the front of the store in your vehicle. This is never advisable.
Going right is chaos. You might get lucky, but if you don’t, you’re at least spared passing the entrance. You are however stuck with the gas line, the auto bays, and the access to the deliveries/etc.
My Costco doesn’t have gas: back when I drove a car that ran on dead dinosaurs I wished it did. My town has been refusing to let them put gas pumps in unless they can figure something to do with traffic, but it’s a pretty congested area so they just don’t have any room or road access
Similar strategy works for parking, at least with mine. The parking layout is bad and there is consistently a line of cars trying to handle it … as they all go straight or left to get to the front half of the lot. I turn right and get out of the traffic for a quick parking spot.
Yeah it’s a huge lot and I’m parked pretty far away, but the mess in the front half means I do save time by going for the first available spot rather than a “good” spot
My costco has a gas station and the entire parking area is a god damn zoo.
It’s utter chaos. You can choose left which includes the front or right which includes gas station and auto bays for tire stuff.
Left is the right call, but if you get halfway down any aisle of parking without finding a spot, you are forced to cross the front of the store in your vehicle. This is never advisable.
Going right is chaos. You might get lucky, but if you don’t, you’re at least spared passing the entrance. You are however stuck with the gas line, the auto bays, and the access to the deliveries/etc.
That’s tough.
My Costco doesn’t have gas: back when I drove a car that ran on dead dinosaurs I wished it did. My town has been refusing to let them put gas pumps in unless they can figure something to do with traffic, but it’s a pretty congested area so they just don’t have any room or road access