In many countries, there are rules not to park your car to block the entrance or exit of someone else’s house – Illustration: Your Say
The following is what Mr. T. Hai, who lives in Hanoi, said about stopping in front of the second house:
I realize the argument over parking in front of other homes is a never ending debate. The person who passes the test is in the wrong in terms of ethics and behavior, and the homeowner has to “suck it up”, as even the slightest action can result in a lawsuit.
The need to buy a car is sometimes more than a parking space, especially in urban areas. For this reason, many people decide to park right in front of their neighbors’ houses.
Such scenes are not uncommon, and do not necessarily only happen with cars. Nowadays not every household has a few motorcycles for each family member (except poor families).
Even when their door is still open, many people carelessly leave their luxury cars in front of other people’s houses just because they don’t want to inconvenience or make themselves uncomfortable. Are.
I myself am a person who often suffers from this condition. Although my family still moves in and out as normal, the car belongs to their guests, not mine, and the space in front of their house is not “busy”.
At such times, although you can still get in and out, driving a car will be more difficult, especially for the women in the house. So, while driving, I have anxiety, the fear of hitting someone’s car and then being forced to pay back, even if they were the ones who behaved rudely in the first place.
These parking behaviors are often strongly condemned by netizens and considered poor. The only thing is that the person who stayed there did not break any law. Unless it is a traffic road, places with prohibited signs…
Basically, in the rules on penalties for illegal stopping and parking, there are no rules on parking or stopping in front of someone else’s house without permission.
The concept of “home access” could be useful in reducing disputes around parking – illustration: Autotrader
Learning about this issue, I learned that abroad there is a concept of “driveway”. A characteristic of Western architecture is that there is a separate lane for driving in and out, either encircling the front of the house or leading directly into the garage. The remaining space for the facade is usually a wall or fence.
So, even if the homeowner isn’t too enthused yet, other people can still park in front of their house, as long as they don’t block the street.
It is different in Vietnam. Due to “crowded land”, houses are relatively small and their frontage is usually only about 3–5 metres. The entry and exit of the house is equivalent to the entire facade.
Therefore, when a car stops in front of someone’s house, they often block the entrance as well. If it’s mild, it’s just like my house, but if it’s obvious, the homeowner needs to “shut down” the house.
If Vietnam had the concept of “driveway”, it would stop one from taking for granted the right to enter and exit one’s own home, but in reality one has to rely on the courtesy of others. And then there is an unnecessary argument, or worse, confrontation, between the home owner and the car owner.
The reader is T.
(tagstotranslate) stop parking in front of someone else’s house
