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By: Jeffrey W. Herrmann

Jeffrey W. Herrmann — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:16:51 +0000

In general, I prefer to find to a spot quickly, because I’d rather walk than drive around the lot (which is wasteful), and I walk fast and need the exercise! At the grocery store, I try to get close to the cart corral to minimize the wasted time putting the cart away. At work, when the weather is bad, I park as close as possible to a building entrance to minimize exposure to the elements, which leads to a longer total walk because that closest entrance is far from my office.

By: prubin73

prubin73 — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:45:45 +0000

PRCS would also appear to minimize the probability of violence over a contested spot. At mass attendance events (e.g., football games), it also minimizes time spent trying to get out of the lot, which may swamp the other two measures.