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Choosing to buy an impractical vehicle does not give one a pass to park incorrectly
Technically, parking with a part sticking out is still parking incorrectly.
Taking up two spots, while still incorrect, is still safer for all involved and won't potentially block traffic. I'm speaking as someone who has nearly hit a truck that was sticking out while turning into a parking lot (I wasn't able to see the truck prior to turning) on at least a couple of occasions.
Safety > Convenience
Better idea: Don't buy a truck that's too big to use safely....
He's parked at an IKEA. I'm willing to bet he's a contractor that needs that long of a truck to fit everything he buys (including stuff from Home Depot or Lowe's).
Contractors didn't exist before trucks became stupid huge? I didn't know that...
Do you think the first long truck sprang into existence in 2008? We've had super long trucks for specific use cases as long as we've had trucks. This is like one of the few times a person has a good reason to have a large vehicle, and is being safe and polite about it by staying out of the way and writing a polite note to explain. Large vehicles aren't the problem, people owning large vehicles who don't need them are the problem.
Contractors did exist. Innovation usually happens because enough people have a want or need for something for some reason. It's entirely possible (or even likely) that long trucks came into existence because contractors had a need for them. Ford and other truck companies saw an opportunity to make money from that need and obliged.
Idk man, these parking spots get tighter all the time. And making a poor decision to purchase a vehicle on the market should not invalidate a buyers frustrations. Compatibility between car manufacturers and parking spots are getting worse. Also, some people are overloaded and they take up two spots at the back of the lot. I don't see anything wrong with that. Hauling a trailer but needed to stop by for some groceries before your camping trip in a lot that doesn't have trailer parking, that person should have the freedom to go take two spots at the back.
Do you have a source for your claim that parking spots are getting smaller? I've personally seen the exact opposite.
I never said they're getting smaller. I said tighter as in it's tighter to park in them because cars are getting bigger. And I'm not talking your F350 extended bed and cab super truck. You can just look up any articles. Appyparking did a study on it. American parking spots with the double lines are few outside of Costco.
https://appyway.com/blog/press/parking-is-the-most-stressful-part-of-driving/
Not sure why I'm getting down voted here. The people here get upset over the silliest things. Parking sucks. People are stressed. Stop yelling at someone for buying a car too big for parking. Not everyone is driving a prius, and everyone has a right to buy a vehicle on the market and expect for it to comply with all standards, including parking.
Well, "compact" parking spots are about a foot narrower and developers see a way to claim more parking spots for the same area.. To the extent they can get away with it I think they do it more.
Anybody parking an oversized vehicle in a compact spot is definitely a jerk. Those are exclusively for compact cars, no ifs ands or buts.
If you can't fit a parking spot, you wasted money on too big of a vehicle.
Saw this at my local grocery store. Does this upset you?