An area generally found outside a hotel that is utilised by car owners who are far to important/ignorant to hand their keys over to Concierge. Cars can be left here for hours whist their owners "complete check-in" or "pop across the road".
I'm just going to park my Lexus on your Porte Cochere whilst I check in. No I don't care about the 9 other cars I am blocking, my vehicle is far too complicated for you to drive.
A perfectly operational bus that is taken out on to a public road and for no reason, other than the driver sitting in the chair, it catastrophically breaks down. Normally needing towed away.