Parking in Bonn Park places too narrow

Bonn · Even though there are requirements about the width of a parking spot, many find the parking spaces in some Bonn parking garages too narrow.

Parking in Bonn: Park places too narrow
Foto: Barbara Frommann

Mother of baby Ben, Wiebke Pfob tries to take her infant out of the back seat from the side door of her car but there is not enough space at the side of the vehicle. She is prevented from opening the door wide enough to get the baby with baby seat out of the car. She has to clap down a back seat and take her baby out from the rear of the vehicle. This describes a scene at the old Friedensplatz garage. It is difficult for driver and passengers to climb out of a car there because the places are so narrow. For those who need to take out something as big as a baby seat, it is impossible.

In North Rhine Westphalia (NRW), there is a rule that parking places must be at least 2.3 meters wide. Veronika John, spokesperson for Bonn City Parking says this is not always possible due to building materials. In the old part of the Friedensplatz garage, the spaces are only 2.2 meters wide. John recommends those who need more space to not enter the old part of the Friedensplatz garage direction Oxford Straße but rather to go in the newer part. In that area, there are some designated parking spots for mother or father with child “Mutter-Vater-Kind” places.

Another problem in the narrow parking garages is that some SUV drivers will park, overlapping substantially into a second parking spot, taking up two places. John said they are aware of this problem and parking personnel are told to speak to those who they see taking up two spots. Repeat offenders are fined.

Beethoven garage is one John recommends for those who want more space, especially for parents with infants. Parking spots there are 2.5 meters wide. She also sees the Münsterplatz garage in a positive light because the places are clearly marked, even if they are not wider than required. When Pfob left the Friedensplatz garage, she tried out the Stadthaus garage and said that worked better. Even though the places there are just the required 2.3 meters, there are no concrete pillars in the way.

Although there are not many family friendly parking spots in the city, John points out that there are plenty of parking places reserved for women, “Frauenparkplätze”. She also said that they regularly review the need for special types of parking places.

(Orig. text: Gabriele Immenkeppel)

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