> If there is a place where I would spend eight minutes looking for parking, I would rather not go.

What happens when that place is your own home?

Do you routinely cancel necessary appointments or meetings with friends because you cannot find parking?

Eight minutes sounds excessive, but I don't think it's as uncommon as people think. Sitting at a traffic light or circling a single city block can take five minutes. There are paid parking structures which take ten minutes to enter, find a space, park, and then exit the structure.