Empty Parking Lots in Calgary?

[IllusionV]

I'm learning to drive standard, and was wondering if there are any big open lots to learn in. I'm in the NE and the closest empty parking lot at night that I know of is the zoo, are there any others?

[Ferio_vti]

Where do you live in the NE??

[yue]

lol, you're not landing an airplane so you don't need THAT much space. prairie winds, sunridge mall, marborough mall, community centres...

[GQBalla]

maxbell?

sunridge?

Marlborough mall

[Redlyne_mr2]

Watch out for the security guards at Sunridge who dont know how to drive. Torquedog can confirm.

[Kloubek]

Malls are great, though they tend to be open later and have more customers at this time of the year.

I taught my girlfriend how to drive a standard on a gravel road on the outskirts of the city. :dunno:

[adam c]

just find a commercial place somewhere north of memorial, east of barlow, west of 36th street and south of mcknight...

[Ferio_vti]

How about practicing in the industrial areas?? There's little traffic in the evening.

[turbotrip]

the best parking lot ive found to teach people at is the beacon hill one by the spyhill landfill.

[badatusrnames]

Where the Crossroads Market(if it's still there)/that indoor go kart place used to be, I remember that lot being pretty wide open....

[adam c]

actually the best parking lot i found is in the south, the new Fluor building, it has small hills for practicing, lots of space, parking spots, even a speedo thing to teach about proper speeds, there is also a stop sign and speed bumps

[2EFNFAST]

Originally posted by adam c
Fluor building, even a speedo thing to teach about proper speeds,

speedo thing???

[adam c]

they have a radar hooked up to one of those signs that tell you how fast you're going

[Canadian 2.5RS]

The superstore near prariewinds has a pretty big parking lot and nobody ever uses the western most portion of the parking lot. that's where I would go.

[yue]

Originally posted by adam c
they have a radar hooked up to one of those signs that tell you how fast you're going
crazy!

[kenny]

Originally posted by adam c
they have a radar hooked up to one of those signs that tell you how fast you're going

Damn!, wish my car had something to tell me how fa....

wait a second!!

[anarchy]

Originally posted by kenny


Damn!, wish my car had something to tell me how fa....

wait a second!!

:rofl:

[adam c]

Originally posted by kenny


Damn!, wish my car had something to tell me how fa....

wait a second!!

oh snap you got me there...

but how many new drivers are looking at their speed while driving in a parking lot:poosie:

[Weapon_R]

Go to the parking lot where JYSK is. Behind that stripmall is a warehouse building with a huge lot too.

[Ferio_vti]

Originally posted by Canadian 2.5RS
The superstore near prariewinds has a pretty big parking lot and nobody ever uses the western most portion of the parking lot. that's where I would go.

Isn't the Superstore on the west side of that lot??



Originally posted by adam c

but how many new drivers are looking at their speed while driving in a parking lot:poosie:

Seems to me lots of people don't look at their speedo in parking lots.

[MikeAg]

NE West Winds Superstore FTW.

Best place to practice; I learned and taught 3 people how to drive standard there.

[Canadian 2.5RS]

Originally posted by Ferio_vti


Isn't the Superstore on the west side of that lot??




Seems to me lots of people don't look at their speedo in parking lots.

Sure is! sorry about that. I got a little turned around.

[sputnik]

Practice in an industrial park after supper. They are usually dead by then.

Parking lots are kinda small.

[whiskas]

Mind you it's by a ctrain station so you'll get a lot of funny looks from pedestrians walking nearby.