Forensic Engineering Hub » Parking http://www.armstrongforensic.com/blog Info about all fields of engineering, new developments in forensic engineering, current events, and trends in the industry. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:58:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Chicago Parking Customs incite Passive-Aggressive Notes http://www.armstrongforensic.com/blog/index.php/2010/04/01/chicago-parking-customs-incite-passive-agressive-notes/ http://www.armstrongforensic.com/blog/index.php/2010/04/01/chicago-parking-customs-incite-passive-agressive-notes/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:08:56 +0000 Garrick Infanger http://www.armstrongforensic.com/blog/?p=736 Chicago Parking

Hat tip: Tom Vanderbilt, How We Drive

]]> http://www.armstrongforensic.com/blog/index.php/2010/04/01/chicago-parking-customs-incite-passive-agressive-notes/feed/ 0 The Science Behind Perfect Parallel Parking http://www.armstrongforensic.com/blog/index.php/2009/12/17/the-science-behind-perfect-parallel-parking/ http://www.armstrongforensic.com/blog/index.php/2009/12/17/the-science-behind-perfect-parallel-parking/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:51:19 +0000 Garrick Infanger http://www.armstrongforensic.com/blog/?p=463 Formula

The Telegraph is reporting a scientific formula for perfect parallel parking. Developed by Vauxhall Motors and math professor Simon Blackburn (who evidently have time on their hands for things such as this):

The formula gives the minimum extra length the parking space needs to be, over the length of your car.

r = radius of your car’s curb to the curb turning circle

l = your car’s wheel base

k = the distance from the centre of the front wheel to the front of your car

w = the width of the parked car next to your car

We provided the formula in case anyone is headed into town.

HT: The Infrastructurist

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