People are in disbelief over this driving hack.
A common practice in Thailand has driven the internet crazy with people in disbelief at how genius it is.
A recent video on TikTok revealed that it is common in Thailand to arrive back at your car to see you’ve been parked in by another vehicle.
However, these cars are always left in neutral, allowing you to simply roll them out of the way and get on your way.
In the video a pedestrian can be seen pushing a Mazda 3 which is parked in front of another vehicle. The caption said: “I was today years old when I learned that in Thailand people will put their cars in neutral when parked in front of someone so they can push it out of the way.”
The comments on the video were astounded at the simple solution, with some dubious about how effective it would be.
“That’s a lot of trust to have in a stranger. I’d rather not have anyone touch my car, thanks,” said one person.
“At least were I live in America, the parking spots in a garage are on a slant so the car would just roll down into a wall,” said another.
However most people were very impressed, calling the trick “genius” and “smart”.
In Bangkok, Thailand’s biggest and busiest city, traffic can be extremely congested leading to very full carparks.
Traffic is at its worst from 7:30 to 9:30 in the morning and 5 to 7:30 in the evening. Outside of these hours, traffic in central Bangkok is still fairly bad. However, big traffic jams are usually limited to a few roads and popular intersections.
While Thailand has garnered the most online attention over this bizarre parking etiquette, it is not the only country that employs this practice.
According to the comments on the video, other Asian countries like South Korea as well as European nations like France, Spain and Italy have adopted it.
However there’s little chance of this being employed in England as the Highway Code stipulates that anyone parking their car must apply the handbrake every time. If you leave your car on a slope without the handbrake on and it rolls you could face up to a £1000 fine, penalty points or even a driving ban depending on what damage your car does.
