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These trucks are no longer than a 1978 Cadillac, wtf designed these parking spaces?
Lmao that is a wild point of reference, buddy.
It's a way to demonstrate longer vehicles are nothing new, and still being driven besides. This is an urban planning failure being presented as otherwise.
People are still driving land yachts from the 70's?
No, they're driving modern urban assault vehicles though.
I use, for my business, a 1986 GMC 3500. It's two wheel drive, manual, rust free due to maintenance and every bit as long as these "bro dozers" but apparently I shouldn't be able to park at my suppliers. I was previously using a 8900lb gvw 2500, but I feel like Chevrolet overstated the load rating back then to avoid emissions or something, if you actually try put the 1.5 tons claimed in, the suspension is no longer suspension.
Well yeah. They run well and are quite comfortable, easy to work on. Most problems can be solved in a day without years of training.
Urban planning for what is needed by the majority rather than demanded by the few.
Parking and roads in general are examples of induced demand.
Chances are whatever the size of the average parking space, people would buy cars too long or wide for them.
Chevy Suburban has been produced and sold well since 1960. This isn't a new dilemma, it's clearly shitty planning and most likely being amplified by people who don't own much of anything whining. I lived in that part of BC for 12 years, well familiar with how they'll try make themselves feel better about themselves via creating scenarios where they are morally superior, not broke losers.
More like people being called out for blocking roads because there's more of them. If you can't park in a space, park somewhere else.
If parking is difficult as a result, buy a smaller car or accept you're often going to walk further.
The average size of car has risen. That's not automatically something we have to accommodate. The people who bought larger cars always used to live with the consequences and should continue to.
There's the sanctimonious wankery I was looking for.
From someone defending big cars because some of them are old and doesn't understand the simple problem is they're becoming more common.
Look up "tragedy of the commons"
Do you not see how it applies?
This from someone willfully ignoring these people pay their share of property and fuel.taxes that pay for all this, in many cases much more tax than people complaining
If they literally take up more space than everyone else, then they're not paying their fair share unless we charge them more for parking.
It doesn't matter how much you pay for other things. Smokers and drinkers pay more tax on a relative scale, they don't get to take up more space on an airplane unless they buy another seat.
Human rights commission says different, motorcycles aren't charged less.
Motorcycles are charged less.
Human rights don't apply to parking.
And I'd be interested if the Human Rights were ruling against oversized passengers on airlines being charged extra for taking up more space.
Now you're just lying and being purposefully obtuse . Half the time the parking pricks fine bikers for sharing a spot.
I'm not lying at all.
Motorcycles pay the same at the meter so
Sorry you live in a silly place. Doesn't change the argument.
Yeah, you like that logical rebuttal of your bullshit, huh? Take it.
You can state irrelevant facts only true for a city or two if you like. You just end up wrong.
Having a hard time finding reasons your argument doesn't stand, huh? Lying about parking meters isn't really helping your case. Like wtf does that? Everyone knows how they work...except people who don't pay any fuel tax or parking fees at all.
I've got nothing to rebut from you.
I've stated my case simply and you can't find a relevant rebuttal.
I don't think you understand, different places have different prices for parking. Where I live bikes get charged less.
You've done nothing of the sort, also you're lying, again.
It's quite simple. Don't take up more space than provided.
If you want more space, park somewhere else.
You'll quickly find out how little people care about a minority of people with stupid vehicles, making stupid decisions by buying them, not being able to park conveniently.
Those people can take their business and nuisance elsewhere and the town will probably be better off as a result.
Your ride is a pedal bike, ain't it?
Someone in the past thirty years?
I mean that sounds clever if you don't think about when the vehicles being bitched about were designed.
Parking lot sizes here (de) are growing with the growing car sizes. The idea is that 85% of registered cars of similar type will fit, right now for 'regular' cars, the reference vehicle is a 2019 audi a6. Of course that does not mean that all the already existing parking lots have to be rebuilt, that would be crazy.
edit: i assume there are similar regulations in north america.
where the he is (de)? Denmark?
Sorry, should have been more clear.
de = Deutschland / Germany, Denmark would be dk i believe.
Thanks Sagifurious, this person knows his trucks. But provides little to the conversation with their straw man fallacies, and troll like rebuttals.
A great example of a blockable account.
Look at this users profile, review their post contribution. Click the three dots to open the actions, and select block this user.
Blocking doesn't happen instantly because of cached data in your browser, but it is very effective.
And that's how we keep this space enjoyable to use.
Classic case of responding not to what is said, but who is saying it. In short....fuck off moron.