double parking

English

Verb

double parking

1. present participle and gerund of double park

Noun

double parking (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of double-parking
   • 2005, Francesco Parisi, Vernon L. Smith, The Law and Economics of Irrational Behavior, →ISBN, page 268:

     In deciding whether to double park, a resident of Econville will compare his benefit from double parking to the expected fine...Therefore, to achieve optimal deterrence – that is, deterrence only of those double-parking violations in which the benefits are less than the [previously stipulated] $10 congestion cost – it is necessary for the expected fine to equal $10. . .

   • 2010, Airport Curbside and Terminal Area Roadway Operations, →ISBN, page 46:

     Some airport operators restrict curbside parking or standing to a single lane for operational reasons (e.g., a narrow curbside roadway or curbsides used exclusively by commercial vehicles where double parking is prohibited).

   • 2011, Jeffrey Tumlin, Sustainable Transportation Planning, →ISBN:

     Where on-street parking occupancy is high, bike lanes may be blocked by double parking, rendering them useless.