How much do you charge for roadside parking in the United States?

Parking in the United States may be different from that in China, so if you are going to road trip, you must pay attention to these problems. These are some situations that everyone will encounter when parking. Let's go and have a look now.

A. On-street parking

First of all, we should observe the color of the roadside line to judge whether we can stop:

White: You can park, but you have to read the following words.

Red: No parking.

Green: parking is allowed within the specified time, and the time will be sprayed on the ground or on the nearby signs.

Yellow: loading and unloading goods are allowed, and people are allowed to get on and off, but drivers cannot get off.

Blue: You can only park with a permit, such as a handicapped parking space.

Secondly, it depends on whether there is a fire hydrant nearby. If there is, it can't stop. If it stops, it will be towed away.

If it is a white line, please get off and look at the sign nearby:

1. Generally, it says when to stop, how long to stop, or who can stop, and must abide by the rules;

2. Some people will say, suppose it stops for 2 hours at the longest, but there is no meter record, so no one knows how long I will stop? .

That's not true. The police uncle will secretly mark the tires and come and see if he has nothing to do. When he found someone breaking the rules, he and the trailer driver would happily celebrate with their fists.

Well, having said that, the last point is that you should stop in the same direction as the road traffic.

Park where there is a meter.

If there is a parking meter, please note:

# One meter for a parking space depends on the prosperity of the block, but it is generally 1 hour 1/2 USD.

# Coins are used a lot, especially quarters. It's very important to have small change ready ~

# Most meters are only allowed to stop for 2 hours, so don't be surprised that the time can't be adjusted. # If the meter is broken, don't stop! Stop and punish;

Use of parking meter:

Look around and see if there are any instructions on the meter! Because some blocks have free time, the meter will not be activated even if the coin is put in, and of course there will be no refund.

1. Put in coins, select the duration, and press OK to start the countdown;

2. Put the ticket printed by the meter on the windshield; (Otherwise, the police uncle will punish you on behalf of the moon)

Be sure to come back on time. If you come back five minutes late, your car may be towed away, or you may pay a fine of hundreds of dollars.

C. paid parking lot

Similar to domestic payment, it is divided into payment before parking and payment after parking.

Pay before parking: take a parking ticket at the door, find a self-service payment machine after parking, choose the parking time, pay, put the parking ticket in the windshield, and then be sure to come back within the purchase time! ! !

Pay after parking: you can take a parking ticket at the entrance and pay according to the departure time (the exit is also a self-service machine, swipe your card), which is actually more reassuring!

Supplementary reminder:

# Some parking lots are built on a barren land, which is definitely not as safe as a specially built parking building/garage.

# Be sure to check the entrance and exit of the parking lot, and don't drive indiscriminately! Because Americans like to disperse traffic on the ground.

Spikes, just follow the instructions. You can crush it, but go the wrong way, drive in the opposite direction, and scrap a tire properly! The purpose of this cargo is to prevent someone from not paying the parking fee.

D. Free parking

Wal-Mart, these supermarkets, or outlets/shopping centers in the suburbs all have free parking;

In fact, some shopping centers have similar regulations that domestic consumption can be stopped for free, but we should pay more attention when we arrive. The English keyword is freewithvalidation.

(The method is very simple. After consumption, let the store scan the parking ticket from the parking lot. ).

E. About the hotel parking lot

1. Please check the parking fee in advance, especially in downtown hotels. More than 20 yuan is cheap, and 40/50 yuan is normal.

Some big hotels in America, such as Las Vegas, take 20 minutes to walk back from the parking lot to the hotel lobby, so they are valet.

Parking is very popular (valet parking), but if you substitute for a class, twenty or thirty yuan may be gone. Please struggle.

F. About parking on slopes

There is a habit in America to park where there are slopes. If it is uphill, everyone will turn the front wheel to the middle of the road; Downhill means turning the front wheel to the side of the road. The purpose is that if the car skids, it will slide to the side of the road and be blocked by the shoulder, not onto the road.

G. Head direction

In China, we generally like to pour in, face outward, and come out conveniently; But in the United States, please try to follow the habits of other vehicles, with the front of the car facing inward and the rear facing outward. On the one hand, the parking lot in the United States is wide enough, so you don't have to worry about getting out; On the other hand, it is convenient for the police to check the license plate number!

Meanwhile, if you don't listen, you may still get a ticket!

H. Others

# Disabled parking space, don't stop even if it is temporary! Or at least 200 yuan is gone ~

# Americans are used to parking in front of the garage, but they seem to disdain reversing into the garage.

Mainly because the parking lot in the United States is relatively wide, and the front of the car is not easy to get out, like China; In addition, the front of the car is also convenient to buy things and put goods; More importantly, it is convenient for the police to see the license plate. Some parking lots explicitly require no parking.