From: Davoud on
Peter Granzeau:
> The OP (that's me) parks in designated "Handicapped" spaces, which
> usually have one of those small(ish) curbs to keep one from knocking
> down the "Handicapped" sign. he one that got me this time had a bolt
> sticking about 2" higher than the curb itself, intended to keep the curb
> in place, but it got me in the air dam and tore it off.

Bad luck. The only solution I know is to remember that your car is
shorter than the average car and does not need to be as deep in the
parking slot as larger cars. Stay a foot back from curbs and you'll do
fine. I scraped my Prius air dam once (no visible damage) before having
that little epiphany.

Davoud

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From: Hal on
On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:28:14 -0400, Peter Granzeau <pgranzeau(a)cox.net>
wrote:

>The OP (that's me) parks in designated "Handicapped" spaces, which
>usually have one of those small(ish) curbs to keep one from knocking
>down the "Handicapped" sign. he one that got me this time had a bolt
>sticking about 2" higher than the curb itself, intended to keep the curb
>in place, but it got me in the air dam and tore it off.

I sometimes forget and pull over a curb that touches too, but have
been lucky enough to avoid one with a locating stake poking out the
top. My Prius is lower than the Honda van and Nissan pickup I drove
before the Prius and it has been a learning experience for me too.

Sorry you lost your air dam. I didn't know what you were talking
about the first couple days. Still don't understand the purpose of
such a thing. I suppose it looks better with one on, rather than
off.
From: Peter Granzeau on
On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:12:56 -0400, News <News(a)Group.Name> wrote:

>Peter Granzeau wrote:
>> On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:17:35 -0400, greenpjs(a)neo.rr.com wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:32:54 -0400, Davoud <star(a)sky.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Bzzzzzzt! It's high curbs. Most of us don't drive all that much in
>>>> Pennsylvania for potholes to be a factor.
>>>>
>>>> Davoud
>>>From my experience, they mostly strike high parking space curbs.
>>> Regardless, I have never had to replace one. What is the OP doing to
>>> completely destroy it so often?
>>
>> The OP (that's me) parks in designated "Handicapped" spaces, which
>> usually have one of those small(ish) curbs to keep one from knocking
>> down the "Handicapped" sign. he one that got me this time had a bolt
>> sticking about 2" higher than the curb itself, intended to keep the curb
>> in place, but it got me in the air dam and tore it off.
>
>With respect, have you had your eyesight checked lately?

The curb piece is invisible (below line of sight) when pulling in to the
parking place.
From: News on
Peter Granzeau wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:12:56 -0400, News <News(a)Group.Name> wrote:
>
>> Peter Granzeau wrote:
>>> On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:17:35 -0400, greenpjs(a)neo.rr.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:32:54 -0400, Davoud <star(a)sky.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Bzzzzzzt! It's high curbs. Most of us don't drive all that much in
>>>>> Pennsylvania for potholes to be a factor.
>>>>>
>>>>> Davoud
>>> >From my experience, they mostly strike high parking space curbs.
>>>> Regardless, I have never had to replace one. What is the OP doing to
>>>> completely destroy it so often?
>>> The OP (that's me) parks in designated "Handicapped" spaces, which
>>> usually have one of those small(ish) curbs to keep one from knocking
>>> down the "Handicapped" sign. he one that got me this time had a bolt
>>> sticking about 2" higher than the curb itself, intended to keep the curb
>>> in place, but it got me in the air dam and tore it off.
>> With respect, have you had your eyesight checked lately?
>
> The curb piece is invisible (below line of sight) when pulling in to the
> parking place.


With respect, if you missed seeing "a bolt sticking about 2" higher than
the curb itself, intended to keep the curbin place, but it got me in the
air dam and tore it off", then you need to either be more aware or have
your eyes checked.
From: Peter Granzeau on
On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:08:32 -0400, News <News(a)Group.Name> wrote:

>Peter Granzeau wrote:
>> On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:12:56 -0400, News <News(a)Group.Name> wrote:
>>
>>> Peter Granzeau wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:17:35 -0400, greenpjs(a)neo.rr.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:32:54 -0400, Davoud <star(a)sky.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Bzzzzzzt! It's high curbs. Most of us don't drive all that much in
>>>>>> Pennsylvania for potholes to be a factor.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Davoud
>>>> >From my experience, they mostly strike high parking space curbs.
>>>>> Regardless, I have never had to replace one. What is the OP doing to
>>>>> completely destroy it so often?
>>>> The OP (that's me) parks in designated "Handicapped" spaces, which
>>>> usually have one of those small(ish) curbs to keep one from knocking
>>>> down the "Handicapped" sign. he one that got me this time had a bolt
>>>> sticking about 2" higher than the curb itself, intended to keep the curb
>>>> in place, but it got me in the air dam and tore it off.
>>> With respect, have you had your eyesight checked lately?
>>
>> The curb piece is invisible (below line of sight) when pulling in to the
>> parking place.
>
>
>With respect, if you missed seeing "a bolt sticking about 2" higher than
>the curb itself, intended to keep the curbin place, but it got me in the
>air dam and tore it off", then you need to either be more aware or have
>your eyes checked.

I can see the bolt when I start to park. I can not tell when the bumper
gets near it because it is by then below my line of sight. There are no
index markings on the pavement to either side showing me where the curb
is. If it were a real curb/gutter, I would have no problems at all. The
entire piece of concrete is hidden be the front of my Prius when I pull
into the parking place.

My eyesight is 20/20. The air dam on the Prius is about an inch too
low.