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another massive beef of mine, though ironically, i think older cars were much better along this line, since you could probably just open the door all the way in a parking lot and it wouldn't even be close to touching the other cars.
Doors are fucking annoying bro. Why do they gotta be so fucking big. I have to shimmy my way out through the door while holding it in between notches because it won't fucking sit still outside of them.
It was more that the size of parking spaces themselves have shrunk an insane amount.
Are the spaces smaller or are the car bigger? Because I know for a fact cars are getting huge.
Even Kei Cars are getting bigger.
A Gen1 Jimny was 3620mm by 1295mm for a LWB Stockman Ute/pickup/truck
A Gen4 Jimny is 3645mm by 1475mm for a SWB 3-door.
which is funny, you would think they got bigger over time.
Parking spaces (minimum) setout sizes are governed by an Australian Standard, which is enforced by planning and building permit compliance.
There is usually a requirement to provide a certain minimum number of spaces depending on the building usage, which is set out in the local government planning scheme. Most of the time, the more parking you have, the less area is available for the actual building and other uses.
The upshot is that parking is nearly always designed to the minimum standard, which these days is far too small for the large trucks that the small egos like to drive.
similar here in america, idk about the size for them, but there is a minimum number of required spaces to hold based on land use regulations. Which is really cool.
Parking lots are a "loss center" they cost to build and maintain, but don't generate money themselves.
So more cars per lot size, equals more area they can use for retail space or more shoppers.
true, i would think there is some regulatory body on the size of parking spaces though. Especially for accessibility.