What are the dimensions of roadside parking spaces?
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The standard dimensions for roadside parking spaces are as follows: 1. Standard straight parking space: Width of 2.5 meters, length greater than or equal to 5 meters. The optimal standard parking space size is generally 2.5m*5.3m. 2. Standard angled parking space: Width of 2.8 meters, diagonal length reaching 6 meters, with the vertical distance between the two diagonal lines maintaining the standard of 2.5 meters. 3. Standard dimensions for minibus parking spaces: Width of 3 meters, length greater than or equal to 8 meters. It is only necessary to ensure the width reaches 3 meters, with the length being 1-2 meters longer than the actual minibus vehicle. 4. Standard dimensions for bus parking spaces: Width of 3.5-4 meters, length reaching 14 meters or 16 meters, depending on the actual length of the bus.
When I first got my driver's license, my instructor repeatedly emphasized this. The standard size for a regular car parking space by the roadside is 6 meters in length and 2.5 meters in width, which can roughly accommodate a compact SUV. However, the actual markings often fall short, especially in older urban areas, where you frequently see micro parking spaces as short as 4.8 meters—if the neighboring car parks slightly askew, it's easy to bump mirrors. Special zones require extra attention: school entrances may have extended spaces reserved for school buses, and logistics hubs might allocate extra-wide slots for trucks. Last month at the hospital, I noticed parking spaces marked with bright red diagonal lines next to the emergency lane—those are no-parking zones reserved exclusively for ambulances. When searching for a spot, it's best to use your mirrors to estimate the spacing, and make sure your rear doesn't cross the white line, or else a 200-yuan ticket might come your way.