In Pittsburgh, people compete to see who can parallel park fastest and closest to the curb
The rules are that the clock starts ticking when the referee sees your reverse lights go on. The clock stops when you yell "done" out the window. Your score is how long it took you to park multiplied by your distance from the curb, so the lower the score, the better.
- ▪The rules are that the clock starts ticking when the referee sees your reverse lights go on.
- ▪The clock stops when you yell "done" out the window.
- ▪Your score is how long it took you to park multiplied by your distance from the curb, so the lower the score, the better.
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| Publication time | Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:55:03 +0000 |
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In Pittsburgh, people compete to see who can parallel park fastest and closest to the curb Mark Frauenfelder 10:55 am Thu Oct 1, 2026 Tom Harpel, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons In the latest issue of Why Is This Interesting, Mark Slavonia writes about the annual parallel parking championship in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where people compete to see who can parallel park. The rules are that the clock starts ticking when the referee sees your reverse lights go on. The clock stops when you yell "done" out the window. Your score is how long it took you to park multiplied by your distance from the curb, so the lower the score, the better. If you touch the curb with your car or come into contact with either of the other cars, which are spaced 20 feet apart, you are immediately disqualified.
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