PASSENGER CAR DIMENSIONS AS RELATED TO PARKING SPACE. II. PARKING FACILITY DESIGN

INCREASED LENGTH AND WIDTH OF PASSENGER CARS IN THE PAST 30 YEARS IS TRACED WITH RESPECT TO PARKING IN RESIDENTIAL GARAGES, AT THE CURB, IN PARKING LOTS AND IN PARKING GARAGES. MANY RESIDENTS OF OLDER HOMES HAVE BEEN LIMITED IN CAR CHOICE, THE NUMBER OF SPACES AVAILABLE AT THE CURB HAS DECREASED DUE TO INCREASED SPACE LENGTH AND CAPACITIES OF LOTS AND GARAGES HAVE BEEN REDUCED BECAUSE OF GREATER CAR SIZES. RECENT DESIGN STANDARDS OF LOTS AND GARAGES ARE DISCUSSED. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT PARKING FACILITY DESIGN BE FLEXIBLE SO THAT MAXIMUM SPREAD OF CAR SIZES MAY BE ACCOMMODATED WITHOUT LOSING TOO MUCH EFFICIENCY. ALSO, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS SET UP SOME SELF-POLICING REGULATIONS REGARDING MAXIMUM PASSENGER CAR DIMENSIONS. /AUTHOR/

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 195, pp 41-48, 8 FIG, 2 TAB, 1 REF. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Froehlich, William R B
• Publication Date: 1958

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Relation between vehicle characteristics and highway design
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Bulletin
  • Issue Number: 195
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Design standards; Length; On street parking; Parking; Parking garages; Parking lots; Size; Width
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222863
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 19 1994 12:00AM