With the replacement of family cars, in recent years, medium and large models, especially SUV models, have become more and more favored by consumers. Many citizens reported that in some public places and residential parking lots, due to the cramped space of the parking space, it is not only inconvenient to get on and off the car, but also very easy to rub into the neighboring car. Is the car too big, or should the new parking space be increased in size?
A medium-sized and large car fills up the parking space
survey
Family cars are getting bigger
"In recent years, with the improvement of consumption level, consumers have become more and more inclined to larger models when buying cars. And affected by consumption habits, many consumers first require a sense of space and look grand. Therefore, in response to such consumer demand, car manufacturers will launch some longer and wider models when the model is replaced, such as QQ, Alto and other models have basically withdrawn from the market, and the existing models have generally become larger than a few years ago. Luo Lei, deputy secretary-general of the China Automobile Dealers Association, said.
Luo Lei said that since 2014, SUV production and sales have grown rapidly, the fastest growth of all models. In 2020, the proportion of mainland SUV sales in the overall sales of passenger cars has further increased, from 20.7% in 2014 to 46.9% in 2020, not only growing rapidly, but also surpassing cars for the first time in market share, becoming the first passenger car model in mainland China.
According to the Statistics of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, from January to November 2021, SUV units were sold 8.959 million units nationwide, an increase of 7.6% year-on-year, and sales reached a new high in nearly four years. According to the statistics of DasouChe Zhiyun, the national ownership of SUVs in 2020 is 62.86823 million; and as of 2021, the number of SUVs has been answered by 70.258073 million.
The staff of a BMW 4S store told reporters that BMW's SUV models have gradually evolved from compact to medium-sized, medium-sized to large. For example, a large-size SUV launched this year is very popular, with a length, width and height of 5.163 meters, 2 meters and 1.835 meters respectively. In addition, the body width of other SUVs such as X1, X2 and X3 is also more than 1.8 meters, and the body width of X4 models exceeds 1.92 meters.
plight
People can't get out of the car when they park in
When Ms. Yang went shopping in Xidan mall on the weekend, she drove the car to the underground parking lot of the mall, and in order to stay away from the car next to her, the body accidentally scratched the pillar on the other side. "It's really not that I'm poor, it's that the parking space is too narrow. The last time someone opened the car door, it knocked out a dent in my car. Ms. Yang complained. The reporter's field measurement found that the parking space in the underground parking lot of the mall was only 2.13 meters wide.
While talking, a burly man driving a large SUV into the parking space opened the door but was stuck in the crack of the door. In order to get out of the car, he had to drive out again, get out of the car, and then use the remote control driving function to reverse the car into the parking space. The distance between his car and the column was measured to be only 0.23 meters, and the distance between his car and his neighboring car was about 0.5 meters. Many drivers present said that the parking space of the mall was indeed too small, and they had also encountered the dilemma of parking a good car here, but stuck under the driver's seat.
Mr. Wang, the driver, said that now the number of second- and third-child families has increased, and medium- and large-sized cars have become the just needs of many families, which means that the body size is larger, and there is indeed a problem of parking difficulties in the absence of synchronous increase in parking spaces. "The width of my car is more than 1.9 meters, parked in a parking space with a width of only 2.13 meters, for an old driver like me, it is difficult to do a good job, getting on and off is more difficult, if only the parking space could be widened."
Mr. Wang said that in his experience, the underground parking spaces of Joy City and Hanguang Department Store in Xidan area are relatively cramped, the underground parking spaces of Juntai Department Store are slightly wider, and the underground parking spaces of Warwick Building are the most spacious and good to park.
Underground parking lot of Han Kuang Department Store
According to the Code for the Design of Garage Buildings implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development on December 1, 2015, the garage should be designed according to the outer dimensions of the design model of the parked vehicle. Taking the common small parking spaces as an example, the outer dimensions of the motor vehicle design models in the table are a total length of 4.8 meters and a total width of 1.8 meters. The specification requires that the net distance between motor vehicles is 0.6 meters, the net distance between motor vehicles and columns is 0.3 meters, and the net distance between motor vehicles and walls, guardrails and other structures is 0.6 meters horizontally and 0.5 meters longitudinally.
According to the measurement, the parking space in the 3-story underground parking lot of Joy City in Xidan is 5.1 meters long and 2.24 meters wide; the parking space in the underground parking lot of Juntai Department Store is about 4.4 meters long and 2.08 meters wide, but the white line distance of 0.35 meters can be shared between the two parking spaces, and the independent parking space against the wall on one side is 2.25 meters; while the parking space in the underground parking lot of Warwick Building is 4.8 meters long and 2.73 meters wide, and parking an SUV into the parking space is a completely different experience, and there is no obstacle to opening the door and getting on and off the car.
"Most of the current parking spaces are delineated according to the size of the car earlier, which may be cramped for some medium and large cars." The staff of the security department of Hanguang Department Store admitted that if it is difficult to park medium and large cars, they can be guided by the parking administrator to the above-ground parking space of the East Gate Freight Yard, and there are also about 10 large parking spaces for commercial vehicles and trucks in the underground parking lot.
The person in charge of the underground parking lot of Juntai Department Store said that the parking lot was designed and planned at the beginning of the opening of the mall 19 years ago, when the parking space width requirement was 2.2 meters to 2.4 meters, the current shopping mall has 202 recorded parking spaces, the width is 2.4 meters, the length is more than 5 meters, so it meets the relevant standards, "There is a U-shaped line between the two parking spaces, from the middle of a U-shaped line to another U-shaped line For a parking space, our parking space is in line with the standard." However, the person in charge also mentioned that the parking space of the mall is very tight, so in the design, in the case of meeting the standard, between the two columns are divided into 3 parking spaces, "Of course, you can also divide 2 parking spaces, which may be more convenient for some large cars, but dividing two parking spaces will cause a waste of space, and parking spaces will be more tense." ”
Juntai Department Store underground parking lot
reality
The parking spaces in the community are more crowded
Compared with the parking spaces in the mall, the parking spaces in the community are narrower and more difficult to park.
Ms. Li, who lives in a residential area in Fengtai District, rents a above-ground parking space in the community, which is 4.87 meters long and only 2.2 meters wide, and the solid line between the two parking spaces is 0.1 meters wide. Ms. Li said that in the early years, residents' cars were mostly small cars, barely enough to stop; since last year, several adjacent cars have been replaced by large cars one after another, and troubles have followed.
Ms. Li's parking space is parked on the left side of the SUV, and on the right is a 1.91-meter-wide medium-sized sedan, which she herself recently changed to. "The body width of these cars has become larger, and the parking space has become narrower. Moreover, because it is inconvenient for the car on the left side to get on and off, it always stops on the right side line when parking. Ms. Li actually parked the car on the spot, she parked the car in the middle of the parking space, opened the main driving door and could not get off the car. Even if you press the right parking space line to stop, you can only open the door to a small slit, and then paddle your feet and squeeze out of the small slit with difficulty.
"In my new car, the paint on the door was bumped several times, and there were obvious dents, all of which were hit by the adjacent car when it opened the door and got off the car. Neighbors are not less conflicted because of parking, but the tight space of the parking space is also the actual situation..." Ms. Li said helplessly.
The property staff of the community said that the community belongs to the old community, and in 2006, when the developer planned the parking space, it has tried to "squeeze" out a few parking spaces in the limited space as much as possible, so it is difficult to say that it can meet the new parking space standards. "Even if some residents report that the parking spaces are not wide enough, the parking spaces in the community are already in a super-saturated state, and there are many residents queuing up to wait for parking spaces." There is no more room in the community for larger parking spaces or re-planning, and it can only maintain the status quo. ”
contradiction
Large parking spaces mean high costs
The bigger the car is, the higher the owner's demand for parking space, but the large parking space means that the developer has a higher cost.
Song Wenjuan, chief architect of the design institute of China Railway Construction Group Co., Ltd., said that developers are reluctant to build large parking spaces, mainly from the perspective of cost and economic benefits. The cost of each square meter of the basement is about 4,000 to 5,000 yuan, and the construction cost of an underground parking space with an area of 30 square meters is more than 120,000 yuan, which does not include land prices and management costs. After buying a house, many owners are unwilling to spend a high price to buy an underground parking space of 200,000 to 300,000 yuan, and a large part of the cost is borne by the developer. Therefore, developers are reluctant to make large parking spaces from the perspective of economic benefits.
Song Wenjuan said that from the perspective of design, it is necessary to meet the convenience of parking space users and consider the economic benefits of developers. When designing garage parking spaces, it mainly follows the requirements of the national code "Garage Building Design Code" and some local guidance, and follows the principles of convenient use, safety and reliability, and economic rationality. This specification is the minimum standard for garage design, when designing shopping malls and office buildings, the column span is generally larger, and the parking spaces are generally designed according to the large parking spaces; if the residential project Party A has no special needs, it is generally based on the principle of economy and designed in accordance with the standard parking spaces stipulated by the state. "From an empirical point of view, for most of the current models and body contour sizes, the 2.4-meter-wide standard parking space is generally no problem. However, when encountering some special positions such as against the wall, near the pillar, guarded doors or passage doors, the 2.4-meter-wide parking space will not be enough. When designing parking spaces for such special locations, we will leave more space as appropriate. ”
suggestion
The size of the parking space should be appropriately increased
How to balance the contradiction between the convenience of parking space use and the cost of the developer's cost? Song Wenjuan suggested that the construction party can consider more from the positioning of the real estate and customer needs, appropriately increase some larger parking spaces, and use some corner positions and special locations to enlarge the size of parking spaces. In some residential projects in the southern region, the garage is also equipped with a mother-and-child parking space for the use of a family, which can be counted as 1.5 parking spaces. For users, solving the problem of having two cars in one company is more cost-effective than buying two parking spaces; for developers, saving space and obtaining greater economic benefits can be described as killing two birds with one stone. In addition, with the increasing popularity of electric vehicles, considering the requirement that electric vehicles need to reserve the position of charging piles, the length of parking spaces should also be increased by at least 0.4 meters compared with the original standard. In the four-story underground parking lot of Xitieying Wanda Plaza, there are also 6 large parking spaces for women, with a width of 3.32 meters, which is more than 1 meter wider than the ordinary parking space of 2.23 meters.
Zhang Kechen, director of the planning and implementation department and senior engineer of Shandong Medical And Health Group Real Estate (Group) Co., Ltd., suggested that the garage design can adopt a combination of large and small parking spaces, and about one-third of the total number of parking spaces is designed into large parking spaces. In this way, under the premise of meeting the needs of some owners, it will not increase too much cost, and the economic benefits of the construction party can be maximized.
"Local planning commissions have standards and requirements for the number of parking spaces allocated to motor vehicles in buildings. For example, the lower limit of the indicator for the construction of parking spaces for commercial housing in a class of areas is 1.1 parking spaces per household, if the building has 100 households, then 110 parking spaces must be built. Song Wenjuan suggested that the standards of planning requirements can be appropriately adjusted, such as developers designing a large parking space, which can be converted according to the proportion of 1.1 to 1.2 parking spaces, starting from the policy, encouraging developers to build more large parking spaces.
Zhang Kechen said that with the development of society, many cities have introduced policies to increase the size of parking spaces or increase the spacing of column networks, such as Jinan City and Liaocheng City in Shandong Province have issued guidance documents to increase the size of parking spaces in the design process. He suggested that each region should adjust or guide the construction party to allocate parking spaces of different sizes based on economic benefits according to the local economic development, and appropriately increase the size and column spacing requirements of parking spaces to meet the needs of owners.
(Source: Beijing Daily)
Editor: Han Luying