How about when you get to a parallel rwy, regardless what was said on the radio, LOOK OUT THE F_ING WINDOW AND SEE IF THERE IS PLANE POINTED AT YOU!!!
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Oh, I never thought of doing that !
Seriously though, at night, or in poor vis; a large unfamiliar airport, multiple long runways, aircraft and lights in the far distance, it is not always easy to be sure*, hence why we rely on ATC. You are ATC, so it all makes a lot more sense to you, but not all pilots are familiar with airports they fly to. Add the totally unnecessary machine gun delivery of some controllers, the requirement to separately speak to Ramp on box two and it is a confusing and difficult place to be. As some have pointed out, having to discuss your gate as you leave the runway is potentially dangerous, since more numbers and radio calls and read-backs are being added to the mix. Get rid of all the gate number conversations and the frequency would be much less cluttered, and probably a lot safer.
I personally think the instruction "Stop" should be introduced, and the designation of the stop point. So something like; "Taxi Bravo, Delta, Stop at Delta Seven". The runway designation itself should perhaps only be mentioned when you are being instructed to cross it or line up on it.
*Do you remember the decapitation of a pilot at CDG by the wing of an aircraft taking off, and they most certainly WERE looking to check if there was an aircraft on the runway.