Bad parking behavior at summer destinations
17%
17% most often noticed illegal parking on shoulders, grass or restricted areas bad parking behavior — the most common answer.
n = 3,001 American drivers · Fielded 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
Breakdown
illegal parking on shoulders, grass or restricted areas17%
squeezing into spaces too small16%
blocking entrances, exits or vehicles14%
angry honking14%
stealing spaces11%
door dings or minor damage8%
reckless reversing or maneuvering7%
driver arguments7%
pedestrian near misses6%
0%50%100%
Figures are rounded and may not total exactly 100%.
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,001
- Population
- American drivers
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- Summer Destinations With the Worst Parking
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (2026). "Bad parking behavior at summer destinations" Survey of 3,001 American drivers, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/bad-parking-behavior-at-summer-destinations
Free to reproduce with attribution to Cherry Data Signals and a link to this page.
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