parking

This is the moment a car crashed into a house after a delivery driver forgot to put on his parking brake. Matthew Murphy, 41, was at work yesterday when he checked his home Ring camera and saw a car rolling into the front of his house. Matthew’s wife had ordered takeout, and as the driver pulled up, he forgot to put his parking brake on. Funny video shows the gray vehicle rolling down the driveway while the driver frantically runs up and tries to stop it from hitting the house. The car caused minor cosmetic damage to the porch and…

A British tourist says he is stuck in Malaysia after the courts “confiscated his passport” in a dispute over a parking lot. Ahmed Hadi, 47, claims he left his car for 10 minutes in a Penang parking lot on December 7, during a visit with his family. He says he tried to pay the $1.57 USD parking fee when he left—seven Malaysian ringgits—but the machine wouldn’t accept either of his cards. The electrician, from London, UK, said he pressed a button for help and spoke to parking officials for another 10 minutes, but says they weren’t able to help. And…

Men and women have different priorities and concerns regarding visibility in urban spaces Limited studies have investigated the gender-specific differences in perceptions of visibility and crime anxiety in piloti parking spaces within multifamily residences. Using virtual reality, researchers from South Korea found that perceived visibility reduced crime anxiety for men and women differently. Men preferred unobstructed views, and women prioritized transparent barriers and reducing blind spots, highlighting the need for gender-responsive urban environments to ensure safety. Multifamily residential buildings with multiple floors are common in South Korea. These buildings usually have pilotis—support structures like pillars that elevate the building, creating…