Parking within the lines should end any debate, yet some drivers believe poor positioning grants them an exclusive buffer zone.

This parent chose the closest open spot, centered a small car perfectly, and squeezed out without touching the neighboring SUV.

When the SUV owner returned, she blamed the other driver for parking too closely while dismissing her own tires on the boundary.

Logic was about to exit the lot.

AITA for parking next to a car that parked on the line?

I’m blown away by this opinion and need to crowdsource validation.

Tonight, I drove CVS to pick up popcorn for a Christmas movie with my kids. I parked in the closet open parking spot to the door.

When I get out, I notice the car next to mine was very close. I had to squeeze through a cracked door just to get out.

(Note: I made sure I did not touch their car with my door at all).

I double-checked to see if I parked poorly and I was right in the middle of the spot. However, the car next to me was on the line.

Not over the line, but the wheels were touching the line.

She continued into the store.

For context, I have a Chevy Bolt, a small EV car. The other car was a midsize suv, like a Toyota RAV4.

I didn’t think much of it. My kids were waiting and I wanted to get in and get out.

When I come back, the owner of the other car is checking for possible dings (presumably from my car door opening).

They were about to get in when they saw me walk up to. Then, we had this interaction.

The other driver seems to be asking questions that have pretty obvious answers.

Them: Is this your car?

Me: Yes, it is.

Them: Why did you park next to me when there are so many other spots? there were other open spots in the row behind our cars

Me: I just parked in the closest spot to the store.

The interaction continued.

Them: You’re so close to my car when you could have parked anywhere else.

Me: I’m parked in the middle of the spot and you’re on the line.

Them: If I ding your car with my door, “it’s more your fault than mine”.

Me: Your car is on the line.

Does it matter who’s parking in the line?

Them: “That’s not really relevant.” says as she gets in her car

Am I a jerk here? I never would have thought to check if the cars on the other side of me had parked well before I pulled in.

If there were plenty of other parking spots almost as close to the store, I probably would’ve parked in a different spot, but I don’t think she did anything wrong by parking there.

Reddit users were split.

This person thinks there wasn’t anything to be upset about.

Here’s another story about a bad parking job.

This person would rather park further away.

Why was the driver parked on the line?

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a resident who is not amused by new parking rules, so locks a lot gate to teach management a lesson.

Another person thinks this driver should’ve parked somewhere else.

The driver who remained centered did nothing wrong and used an ordinary open space without damaging the neighboring vehicle.

The SUV owner could have prevented the discomfort by parking properly instead of expecting strangers to compensate for her sloppy alignment.

She parked on the line, then declared the line irrelevant like it was optional punctuation.