With all the talk of road rage and congestion the past few days, Roadguy has once again fallen behind on his mailbag. It’s always good for him to learn what’s on the minds of his alert readers, and this week it’s … parking.

First up is Paul, who e-mailed to show us a “bad parking job on Hennepin, in front of City Center”:

Paul wonders how drivers don’t realize these things. Roadguy always figures that any car propped up on a wheel or two must have such good suspension that the driver doesn’t notice. (Roadguy’s own vehicle, meanwhile, would probably tip over.)

Our next photo is from alert reader Snowman, who was in Portland (Oregon) last weekend, and when he saw this truck parked on a street, he immediately thought of Minneapolis’ move-your-car-every-72-hours rule:

With all the rainfall and mild temperatures, trees probably do grow a bit faster in Portland, but Snowman is pretty sure this truck had been sitting there for more than three days.

We also heard from alert reader Ryan:

Hey Roadguy — Here are a couple of pics I took while traveling through Sioux Falls, S.D., a couple of years ago. I’ve been meaning to share them with you for some time. The lady in the van was “pulling over to park” and apparently didn’t judge the edge of the pavement too well.

It’s kind of interesting because it goes to show that there are bad drivers in places other than MN.

Indeed. Roadguy isn’t sure whether to be reassured or dismayed, but that wheel in the air is quite a sight either way.

Our last photo is not exactly a picture of parking, but the e-mail that accompanied it encouraged impaired drivers to leave their cars where they are. Yesterday, to underscore the idea that it’s better to crash with a friend than crash your car, those wacky folks at the Department of Public Safety staged this:

For those concerned about the state budget, I think it’s safe to say that none of the furniture was purchased at Room & Board.

Have a safe, Moron-free, rage-free weekend, and keep those e-mails and comments coming.

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