Have you ever almost gotten hit by a car in the school parking lot? 

Because I definitely have-both in and outside the car. 

If you ask someone from Liberty about the parking lot or the drivers, they almost always respond with a description that includes how terrible the drivers are and how they lack skills when it comes to the basic action of operating a car.

If I can get in and out of the school parking lot without any almost-incidents, it’s a good day; however, typically that day is ruined right as I finish pulling into a spot and put the car in park. Tell me why someone else sees that the entire lot is empty except for one or two cars, and they decide that the best place to park their car is right next to mine. 

I don’t know why my car is so tempting to park next to in an empty lot, but it truly does not make sense to me why all of the cars need to be concentrated in one area of the parking lot. I get that our lot is small and there’s not a lot of space, but I know for sure that it isn’t that small.

And, since we’re on the topic of our compact parking lot, there is absolutely no reason to be going 25 miles per hour when you’re searching for a spot to park your Ford F150. I don’t even know how you can see any open spots when your driving matches the Road Runner escaping Wylie Coyote, but I guarantee that it is not going to take more than a couple seconds longer to get to the end of a row if you slow down to 10 miles per hour. 

I fear that common sense might not be so common when it comes to parking your car, but the white lines on the ground are there for a reason. Typically, you put your car in between the lines! Not on top of the lines. Not over them. Not even perpendicular to them. Inside. 

I know that this is really hard for some people, and that’s okay because you just have to realize that it is not embarrassing to repark. More people will make fun of you if you leave your car parked badly than if you pull out and pull back in again – it’s not a big deal. 

You know what else doesn’t have to be a big deal? Your engine. If nobody else wants to say it I guess I will. Revving a super loud engine is not attractive in any way, shape, or form. Please stop.

I admit, I have been a victim of bad-driving-itis in the past, but I have recognized my weaknesses and have taken steps to improve. You can cure yourself from this ugly disease too, and just remember that if you fail to fix your bad parking job, I along with everyone else will be there to make fun of you.