• Ross_audio@lemmy.world
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          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.

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              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.

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                  10 months ago

                  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?

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          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.

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      10 months ago

      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.