"Shag" wrote:
> I guess that's what I was getting at. Most of the houses in my
> neighborhood have good-sized driveways and even garages and people
> *still* park out on the street so much that it's common for houses
> across the street from each other to both have cars parked in front,
> causing people driving on the street to have to come to a complete
> stop to wait for oncoming traffic to pass first.

I'm lucky enough to live on a really wide street but I definately feel your
pain, there are times when you feel like a slalom racer...

I don't get it. I'm
> thinking of installing some sort of modified "curb feeler" on my car
> that sticks out at about "door-handle-level" on the passenger side.
> You know, just to be safe so that I'll know I'm getting too close to a
> car parked on the side of the road if I hear a loud harsh sqealing
> noise as the "curb feeler" scrapes down the length of the parked car.
> Strictly as a safety feature, of course.

<cracking up> How about some hubcaps like Masallah had on his chariot during
the race in the movie Ben Hur?