Parking Garage Etiquette

Having had the dubious pleasure of being a frequent user of The Cleveland Clinic parking garage the past three months, I have become an expert on parking garage etiquette. Navigating a multistory parking garage can be a harrowing experience. I submit the following suggestions as a way to make that experience tolerable:

1. SLOW DOWN! If you are late for an appointment, you don’t want to get there via the Emergency Room.
2. Do not show off your driving expertise by backing into a parking space and backing up traffic.
3. When turning corners, remember it is more likely than not that traffic will be coming from the opposite direction. A right angle turn versus a forty-five degree turn would be nice.
4. Yellow lines delineate parking spaces. They are meant to be used.
5. Trucks do not belong in compact car parking spaces.
6. Do not wear sunglasses driving around the garage - it is well shaded.
7. You can't call ahead for a parking spot so put the cell phone away! What can be so urgent that talking on a cell phone is necessary while searching for a parking space?
8. Its a given that a parking ticket will be required at the exit gate. Have it ready before you get there.
9. Take the bus!