Parking Safety Tips

Parking Safety Tips Minnesota

A recent incident in downtown Minneapolis prompted me to share some thoughts on parking safety. Especially in winter time when it gets dark early, you should follow these tips for safe parking.  Enjoy the following video on how to protect yourself in public parking places.

Parking Safety Tips Minnesota.Your first considerations when parking your car should be whether it is safe and legal. Check for the many designated parking zones, such as loading zones, no standing zones, no parking zones and clearway zones, some of which might have time limits or only apply during specific time periods.

Be cautious of the many prohibited parking places such as across driveways, bicycle paths, too close to an intersection, just over the crest of a hill, near a railway crossing or Post box, too close to a bus stop, too close to another vehicle, where you block the safe flow of traffic or parking in the emergency lane of the freeway (unless it is an emergency). Minimum parking distances apply for many of these and other circumstances. Get them wrong and your car may be towed away or cost you an expensive fine.

Once parked safely and legally, if you a car conscience person and care for your property, leaving your car unattended, at the mercy of others can create much anxiety.

It is not just the risk of theft but also the potential for damage to be caused by other drivers, pedestrians, cyclists or animals.

When shopping for smoke alarms, consumers should be aware of the two different types of smoke alarms: ionization and photoelectric. While both types are effective smoke sensors, ionization type detectors respond quickly to flaming fires, while photoelectric type detectors respond sooner to smoldering fires. Since consumers can’t predict what types of fires might break out, experts recommend you have both types in your home.  Remember, when you go to sleep at night, one of the first things to sleep in your nose! Smoke alarms save lives.  Each year there are more than 300,000 residential fires.  Smoke alarms provide valuable time for a family to escape a home fire.  Studies show that two thirds of the fire deaths come from homes that do not have smoke alarms or have smoke alarms that have dead batteries.

Your concern when parking and leaving your car is justified, we share the road with many drivers who are at best poor at parking or even reversing.Parking Safety Tips Minnesota.

Protecting Yourself While Parking