So we all know what a parking lot is. There’s a good chance you have a vehicle in one right now. There’s so ubiquitous that people don’t think of them at all—but we do. We think parking lots are pretty fun, so we found a few facts that might make you think about parking differently.
- The average car is parked 95 percent of the time.
- There are an estimated 660 million parking spots in parking lots in the U.S.
- The world’s largest parking lot is in Edmonton, Canada with a whopping 30,000 parking spots.
- Most of the biggest parking lots are in airports located in Seattle, Chicago, and Detroit.
- The average parking space is 8-10 feet wide and 18-20 feet long.
- Up to 68 percent of the land in cities is taken up by parking spaces. That’s a whole lot of parking!
- The average car wastes up to 17 hours a year driving around a parking lot looking for a spot.
- Trash left on a parking lot over time can damage it, and lead to cracks and deformities.
- 20% of all vehicle collisions happen in a parking lot.
- The most expensive parking spaces are found in New York, where a permanent space can be as much as a million dollars!
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As more and more cars are made, the need for parking spaces will increase too. Rick’s Paving and Sealing are the best in El Paso at making quality, long-lasting parking spaces and lots for any business. Contact us today, so your parking spaces can look like a million bucks too!
