Being from a small town where most people including my family have at least one large vehicle (like a truck or massive SUV) were it was used on the farm for a work vehicle. I am used to driving big vehicles. I learn how to drive in a Suburban. Great way to learn how to parallel park let me tell you. I currently dive a small ish (not tiny) two door Pontiac.
In the city it seems that many (not all) people have only driven cars, tiny cars, like the Civics, Focus, Mini’s and such. Compacts and sub compacts cars. They tend to have a false sense of the size and proportions of their cars.
I went to a movie last night and circle the parking lot for some time trying to find a close parking spot. I was being lazy and blamed it on the fact that I worked out SO HARD that day that my legs needed the time to rest and regenerate.
I notice that there was a car loading and getting ready to leave the stall. I pulled to the side and waited. A blue Civic came round the corner and stopped. She noticed that I was waiting for the stall and contained driving on. The she stopped! She gave me a dirty look and shook her head. I was like what is going on?
She rolled down her window and said she did not have enough room to pass me in the lane.
SERIOUSLY!
There was 2 meters on either side of her car, and you cannot get past me. Then you should not be driving! I could have driven a Hummer or really a war tank in the space that she could not drive her Civic. Come on! You have among the smallest cars in the industry and you do not know how to big it is. Just to me sure you understand how much room the car had on either side of us. An Airbus A380 landed and taxied between my car and her car while she waited for me to move. So I did not move. I did not want to lose my prime parking space.
Lesson for any vehicle you dive know the dimensions. Civics are not that big. Sure in traffic they can move, but you cannot expect a tree or rock to move out of you way if the need arises.
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