Beware the car park crunch.Byline: Steve Hughes SIZE matters when it comes to car parking, as an increasing number of motorists are discovering to their cost. The increased size of new cars is partly blamed for the 66,000 motorists a year who collide col·lide intr.v. col·lid·ed, col·lid·ing, col·lides 1. To come together with violent, direct impact. 2. with other vehicles when trying to negotiate a parking space. The figures are released by accident management firm Accident Exchange and highlight the number of motorists who now struggle to judge the dimensions of their car from behind the wheel. With repair bills averaging pounds 1,350, it means that motorists are incurring more than pounds 90m of damage in UK car parks every year. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Accident Exchange the increasing width and length of modern vehicles coupled with the infrastructure of ageing car parks, is to blame for the tens of thousands of motorists who damage their vehicles. The Mercedes R-Class is virtually 2.2m wide and 5.2m long although the average dimension for a car parking space is just 2.4m by 4.8m. Britain's best selling Ford Focus, measures just over 1.8m wide and 4.3m long, which is 16 cm wider and 23cm longer than the Escort was. There are similar increases in the dimensions of the latest Vauxhall Corsa, Renault Clio The Renault Clio is a supermini/subcompact produced by the French automaker Renault. Originally launched in 1990, it is currently in its third generation. The Clio has seen substantial critical and commercial success, being consistently one of Europe's top-selling cars since its , Vauxhall Insignia and a host of others.. Another factor is said to be the increasing width of front windscreen roof support pillars, which hamper forward and corner visibility. A spokesman for Accident Exchange says: "In the interests of pedestrian safety the front end of the latest vehicles is considerably rounder than that of ten years ago. "The bonnet bonnet usually worn along with new clothes on Easter Sunday. (“Oh, I could write a sonnet about your Easter bonnet.”) [Christian Tradition: Misc.; Am. Music: Irving Berlin, “Easter Parade”] See : Easter drops away more sharply to reduce injury in the event of an accident, which means that some drivers struggle to judge where their cars start and stop. "Even though car park crashes are low speed incidents, they can leave vehicles suffering considerable damage, especially if they involve scraping the side of another vehicle."Even though car park crashes are low speed incidents, they leave vehicles suffering damage |
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