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The Parking Lot Showdown That Makes Us All Lose Our Minds
Thursday, 15 October, 2026
You’ve found a parking spot, someone gets into their car, and then… nothing. Why does it feel like they’re taking forever to leave? And are they doing it just to annoy you? Andrew Clark, award-winning journalist, author, screenwriter and contributing writer for The Globe and Mail, joins us after his latest piece explored the psychology behind one of driving’s most frustrating little rituals. He shares how a crowded parking lot sent him down a rabbit hole into a 1997 study on “territorial defense” — the idea that drivers can be reluctant to give up a space when they know someone else wants it. We get into whether drivers really do delay their departure on purpose, and why parking lots seem to bring out the worst in all of us. Plus, Andrew shares his rules for waiting for a parking spot. Read Andrew's full piece in The Globe and Mail: Do drivers take longer to exit a spot if they know someone is waiting? My blood boiled as I waited and pondered - The Globe and Mail
