Answer: A parking spot
Clues: “Space” and “Vehicle”
Not only does a person spend an average of 17 hours a year looking for a parking space, but it is also estimated that parking search traffic accounts for one-third of inner-city traffic. The average car spends 95% of its time parked.
In residential areas, an average of 35% of land is used for parking lots while in urban cities and non-residential areas between 50 and 70% of the land is dedicated to parking. In fact, in the US there are 8 parking spaces for every car.
West Edmonton Mall, the largest shopping center in North America, is home to the largest parking lot in the world. The parking complex can house 20,000 cars.
The first ever parking meter in the world, the Park-O-Meter No. 1, was installed in Oklahoma on the 16th of July 1935.
With a population of 7,000 people, Winters, California, is home to just one parking meter, surrounded by 100 free parking spaces. Dubbed “the lonely parking meter” it is thought to have been installed as an April Fool’s prank in response to challenges finding available parking.
A study shared by Mercedes-Benz found that 40% of all car accidents that result in physical damage take place during maneuvering and parking.