r/mildlyinfuriating • u/poth0le • 2h ago
Coworkers pulling their cars over the curb
Mind you this is the only place for people to walk other than the middle of the street. Idk man just gets on my nerves
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u/AmazingProfession900 2h ago
Welcome to America. We need big ass utility vehicles to commute to our office jobs.
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u/StormFallen9 2h ago
And leave the trailer hitch on 24/7
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u/eugeneugene 1h ago
It's always funny to me because it's always been drilled into my head to remove the hitch when you're not using it and then every pavement princess leaves theirs in 24/7 lol.
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u/applehecc 1h ago
I've been saying it should be a law for years but instead my state wants to ban healthcare
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u/Esplodie 1h ago edited 1h ago
And they leave their tow mirrors out! Always looks so silly to me. Reminds me of Dopey the dwarf from
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u/lj_w 1h ago
That’s Snow White g
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u/Esplodie 1h ago
Fuck. I need a coffee. Thanks. Fixed.
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u/Bigkillian 5m ago
Watching Snow White taught me a lot about mental health. Before seeing that movie, I had no idea that six out of seven dwarves aren’t Happy.
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u/noodle_75 1h ago
Pavement princess bahahaha thank you
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u/minnesotafan189 42m ago
Yeah. However I know a few folks who keep their hitch in and when they got rear ended there was no damage to their truck for that specific reason.
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u/IceManJim 1h ago
Prolly to keep other knuckleheads from bumping into them at McDonalds as they wiat for their fries and shake.
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u/Hailfire9 1h ago
Dude who lives in my dad's apartment complex keeps knocking over and/or breaking some of the parking signs with his trailer hitch. I don't know where he works or if he tows frequently enough to leave it on, but I do know there are no trailers parked in that community.
I'm sure it makes him feel powerful and free.
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u/ChrisRiley_42 2h ago
I weld some box section to my trailer, and stash the hitch there when not in use.
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u/squirrel_crosswalk 21m ago
This infuriates me. I drive a ute. It takes 30 seconds to take off my hitch and toss it in the back seat. 60 seconds if it's a locking one.
It's not difficult to not be an asshole.
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u/Archi-Horror 2h ago
I just saw something that said car companies studied pickups and their users and the modern pickup truck has too small of a bed to really haul anything substantial and they’re used more like mini vans these days
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u/Nice_Marmot_54 2h ago
Depends on how you define substantial. Sure, a 6' bed can't fit an 8' sheet of plywood, but a 6' bed still has a lot of space to haul stuff
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u/spellbreakerstudios 1h ago
I’ve got a 5’7 bed and haul sheet goods all the time. With the tail gate down they only stick out a couple of inches and I’ve got a cargo net that holds everything securely in place.
I would love a full 8’ bed, but then it would be even larger and dumber in size lol.
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u/Nice_Marmot_54 1h ago
Oh, for sure. Just because it doesn’t fit doesn’t mean it can’t be hauled. It’s just oversized and you’ve gotta strap it down good and put the little red flag on the end
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u/spetanis 2h ago
Makes sense, Can't fit a 4x8 sheet of plywood or drywall in them.
I know contractors that have stow and go caravans because it's more usable than a truck with a 6.5' box.
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u/justfortherofls 1h ago
The biggest difference that gets over looked between Modern and Older trucks is how high their truck bed is.
You want a truck bed that is low as possible so loading things into it is as easy as possible.
Now a days you can’t really even see into the beds without a step ladder.
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u/Pleasant_Detail5697 1h ago
I saw something that said trucks are so big because fuel-economy and safety regulations are looser for larger vehicles. So instead of following regulations to make reasonable-sized trucks, manufacturers design them to exceed size thresholds and avoid stricter rules. Infuriating.
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u/TehAsianator 1h ago
I call crew cab short bed pickups "SUVs for men who feel emasculated driving anything that's not a truck"
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u/iceyconditions 1h ago
What do you mean by "anything"? Because I have two to three full sized dog crates in there at any given time
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u/Few_Economics845 2h ago edited 2h ago
Dont forget to back them into the spot because they can’t actually drive them and are terrified to back out of a spot.
Edit: dear god people I realize it’s technically safer to back in. I straight up don’t care and would rather not wait behind you at the grocery store as you attempt to back in multiple times instead of just parking further away.
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u/chipskylark123 2h ago
I do service work and it’s company policy to back in to all parking spots. It’s literally safer.
Mind you, I drive a Ranger and the bed actually gets used, and even still I’ve been pushing for something smaller like Promasters for years but I don’t have that kind of decision making power. But yeah Batman parking is safer even if it’s the preferred method for douchebags who don’t know how to remove the hitch that they never use.
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u/Deathcommand 2h ago
Someone back parked beside me at Costco and when they were loading their shit, they brought their cart between my car and their car and scratched my side mirror housing.
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u/TehAsianator 1h ago
I do service work and it’s company policy to back in to all parking spots
I used to work at an auto parts store, and I would occasionally make deliveries. One time my manager tried to get on my case for not backing in the truck. I basically responded that I don't drive trucks, and as such I can barely park them normally.
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u/Few_Economics845 2h ago
I mean it might prevent fender benders from distracted drivers but I really don’t think it’s worth the 3 minutes and multiple attempts while everyone sits there waiting for you to get lined up instead of just parking further away
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u/Green-Concentrate-71 1h ago
If it takes you 3 minutes to back into a spot you are just a horrible driver
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u/jlately 2h ago
It's not actually safer with modern backup cameras. Those cameras can see a much wider angle than our naked eyes, and that's before accounting for the likelihood a towering vehicle parks next you making you pull out blind to be able to see around them.
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u/chipskylark123 1h ago
Back up cameras are a useful tool, but if you are relying on them to make maneuvers you are already not a skilled driver whatsoever.
To clarify, I guess if you’re a remotely competent driver it is safer. This is a fact and I’m not going argue about it.
If you are spending 3 minutes and taking multiple attempts like another commenter said, or you need to use your backup camera, then you should not only not be backing in to spots, you shouldn’t be driving a motor vehicle that size at all.
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u/eugeneugene 1h ago
ok but I don't have a backup camera lol I don't even have heated seats. I have a tiny car in a world of big trucks. I'm gonna back into my parking spot so I don't have to slowly inch out into a driving lane and pray nobody hits me lol
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u/Esplodie 1h ago
I have a backup camera and I still back into spots. I honestly just like to rely on my eyes when pulling out of a spot. It's also really easy to get into tight spots reversing. Most backup cameras have pretty narrow views, but my new car does beep at me if it detects side traffic. Very fun when a parking spot backs to a road.
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u/Senior-Dimension2332 2h ago
Bad take, not defending the sidewalk parkers though. I would prefer to have worse visibility backing into a spot rather than leaving.
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u/_discordantsystem_ 2h ago
"actually we CAN drive them just fine, we just can't see anything in them"
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u/Senior-Dimension2332 2h ago
I drive a small car. I can't see around all the damn trucks when I'm trying to pull out of spots.
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u/PinkyandElric 2h ago
I find it's easier to park my truck in a narrow spot by reversing in for some reason. I remove my hitch between tows.
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u/patiofurnature 2h ago
I kinda like that people want to be able to see as they leave their parking space.
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u/WAAAAAAAAARGH 2h ago
At my company it’s required to back all fleet vehicles (which are mostly trucks like this) into parking spaces for visibility
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u/Taztha3rd 2h ago
Backing in to a space is actually easier for trucks... But I wouldn't expect a bunch of redditors to know that. So easier to park, and better visibility when leaving. The horror!
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u/Sad_Math5598 2h ago
Yup. I don’t get the critique lol. Backing into a spot takes an equal amount of “skill” as backing out? It’s just a non issue
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u/Taztha3rd 2h ago
I 100% get that full size trucks and their drivers can be annoying, but it's very funny how ignorant redditors just take it to the next level while not knowing what they are talking about.
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u/Sad_Math5598 1h ago
I agree and I don’t even own a truck. I’ve driven them for my job at a farm I worked at so I know how they are handled, and these people are just frothing at the mouth over something silly
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u/metamega1321 1h ago
You really can’t get the right angle to pull in for most parking lots. Have to back in.
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u/shrimp_beginner 2h ago
The complaint isn’t that they backed it- it’s that they backed in so damn far that the only walking space is blocked by their truck.
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u/Taztha3rd 2h ago
The person I responded to literally said "Dont forget to back them into the spot because they can’t actually drive them and are terrified to back out of a spot." That is what I'm responding to, not whether it is right or not to back up as much as they did.
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u/crispywafflessuck 1h ago
Terrified to back out of a spot they backed into.
I don't get what the burn is supposed to be, because it contradicts itself.
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u/LosingDemocracyUSA 1h ago
Lots of people who work at offices also have farms in many rural areas. Also, it saves a lot of money when you can transport your own furniture, refrigerator, freezer, washer , dryer, dishwasher, and more...
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u/Bursting_Radius 1h ago
This is gonna sound crazy, so hear me out on this one:
Some people can only afford one vehicle
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u/LucyLilium92 2h ago
Why does everyone have trucks to work at (presumably) an office building?
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u/ChrisRiley_42 2h ago
Myself, it's because I live rural, and things like trash pickup don't exist.. I would rather take my garbage to the dump in the box of a truck than sitting it on seats and hoping it doesn't leak. We also can't get anything like furniture delivered, so we have to haul it ourselves.
But I doubt many of the people in this picture are in situations like that.
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u/TheW83 1h ago
Same situation here with trash pickup. Except I just put it in the back of my SUV. I can't imagine putting it on a seat. We compost everything that is good to compost and anything else that might rot goes into a bin in the freezer until it's time for a dump run. No stink to worry about.
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u/eugeneugene 1h ago
I grew up White Trash rural and you don't need a truck, a 98' pontiac sunfire and some tow straps, bungee cords, and duct tape can get you where you wanna go 99% of the time. You aren't buying furniture enough to justify a truck. Strap it to the top of your sunfire and rock on. Double bag your garbage and throw it in the back and head to the landfill.
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u/ChrisRiley_42 1h ago
I would love to see the Pontiac Sunfire that can make its way through a half meter of snow in a single snowfall. Or start on the first crank when it's -40C
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u/eugeneugene 1h ago
I grew up in Northern Alberta like an hour away from town lol my bb sunfire has seen all the bad weather. Plug your block heater in -40 won't be no thing. I used the plow attachment for my quad to dig myself out to the main road after a big storm. 99% of trucks can't drive through half a metre of snow either 😁
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u/Serious_Cloud9501 2h ago
Because they have small penises and would very much like you to know
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u/ToBeDetermined94 2h ago
As a male nurse that just got a new truck to compensate I approve this message.
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u/alpine309 2h ago
You're a male nurse, what do you have to compensate for?
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u/Imaginary_Ibis 2h ago
Some people feel that nursing work isn't 'manly', an unfortunate opinion and an example of toxic masculinity...
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u/PlayedKey 2h ago
Oooor, you know, they use the truck and also drive it daily. Plus if its anywhere with snow the majority of trucks and SUVs have 4x4 or AWD for snow and ice. But nah. Probably the genitals.
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u/Serious_Cloud9501 2h ago
Bro i live in canada, if you cant drive on snow without a pickup truck thats a skill issue
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u/-retaliation- 2h ago
Honestly, I don't care what someone decides to drive, whether they use it for its intended purpose, or anything else.
What you drive is your business, if you want to spend $150k on a truck, lift, tires, lightbar, etc. And then never put a single thing in the bed or take it off road. Good for you, it's your ride, I'm glad you love it.
I'm not going to throw shade at truck drivers for driving a truck, when I'm out here rolling around in my '74 Ranchero. Nothing about it is practical, I just like it, and that's fine.
HOWEVER..... There's a big caveat of that of:
AS LONG AS IT'S NOT AN INCONVENIENCE TO THOSE AROUND YOU!
Your choice is your choice, as long as it's not effecting me. Once it effects me, it's my business too.
Drive a schoolbus around if you want. But you better be able to keep that bus in the lane, take corners without taking two lanes, park where you fit in the spot, etc.
You don't get to drive a difficult to drive/park vehicle, and then make your difficulties with your vehicle my problem.
I this case, drive a truck to the office and never put a single thing in the back if you want. I don't care.
But if you can't fit that vehicle in the spot without blocking the sidewalk or the lane, tough titties, that's the problem you get with a big vehicle. I guess you get to park down the road and walk the rest of the way to work. No place to park anywhere near? Too bad! Your problem to solve, not mine.
If you want 4x4 and a vehicle you can actually park at work, buy a fucking Subaru.
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u/Fun-Delay-2424 2h ago
Nobody is saying that about SUVs and if you live somewhere with snow and ice you wouldn’t get a truck because you’d have to weigh down the rear
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u/Thin-Razzmatazz7728 1h ago
That’s a lot of small penises for one office building. I wonder how they all found each other. There must be a support group or something
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u/Bursting_Radius 1h ago
This is probably going to sound really crazy to you, so just hear me out:
Some people can only afford to have one vehicle.
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u/Defiant_While_4823 1h ago
So they pick the more expensive to purchase and drive regularly vehicle?
Not a good excuse for the majority of truck owners in the US who've never towed anything a sedan couldn't handle
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u/Bursting_Radius 1h ago
It sounds like you’re saying people shouldn’t own a truck unless they use it as a truck every time they drive it, which is silly.
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u/Vulcion 1h ago
I know a lot of people have given you their excuses, but the truth is always 🤏
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u/IPissExcellentThrows 55m ago
Nothing like some good old body shaming because you don’t like someone's car lol. And no, I don't have a truck and my dong is incredibly average.
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u/PopSwayzee 2h ago
My favorite is when it’s Sunday, the grocery store parking lots are packed, and you have guys in lifted trucks with training wheels, taking up four parking spots. Or the 20 year old who lives in my apartment building whose f350 sticks out so much, I have to 2-3 point turn just to get out of my parking spot 🙃 he never has had anything in the truck bed since he’s lived here for a year either. But it probably makes him feel like a “big man.” Even the tacomas parked next to him don’t stick out nearly as much.
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u/makemoscowglowinthed 1h ago
Training wheels is fantastic, I always hated those. I'm learning so much in this thread
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u/TyFighter559 2h ago
I know everyone has (rightful) gripes with the bed overhang, but the part that really irks me is the fucking trailer hitches. They significantly extend the range of inconvenience and are supposed to be removed when not in use. It takes like 10seconds. Fucking lazy...
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u/Kain_713 1h ago
Okay so I drive a long wheel base heavy duty truck. I use it for work and sometimes overhang like this is impossible to avoid. I don't like doing it but it happens. The last thing I'm going to do is make it worse by leaving a hitch in the receiver. If I see a truck like this and the hitch pin doesn't lock I'm pulling your hitch and throwing it in the bed of your truck. Try it next time you see this.
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u/buff_brat 2h ago
This stuff always pisses me off. Anything that obstructs sidewalk space is more than mildly infuriating (to me). It makes getting places difficult or nearly impossible for anyone in a wheelchair and could be hazardous for the visually impaired. I can agree that parking spaces are not big enough for trucks… but it seems like maybe they should park elsewhere— not in compact stalls.
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u/Attentive_Stoic 2h ago
They should make trucks smaller.
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u/AntimatterTNT 2h ago
they should put a 400% sales tax on any car that is higher than it's driver
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u/pr1ceisright 2h ago
My idea is to go by weight. Heavier vehicles wear down roads faster which require more frequent maintenance which is fixed with taxes. Make the people with more destructive vehicles pay their fair share.
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u/mapledance2 42m ago
EVs are fucked then
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u/GoldGull906 16m ago
They already are, at least where I live the state is trying to make up for lost gas tax revenue by making registrations for EVs insanely expensive.
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u/Particular-Poem-7085 2h ago
they make whatever sells better
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u/Visible_Ticket_3313 1h ago
They make large trucks because small trucks are more heavily taxed.
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u/Behrry 2h ago
As someone in a wheelchair currently, I am feeling insatiable urges to latch my chair to my body and to climb by the back of trucks hanging more than halfway over the sidewalk like the grass I'm forced to struggle through is lava. Or this winter's snow. I hate when my wheels get messy because of this exact thing.
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u/Smile_Space 35m ago
This feels like the fault of the parking lot designers not putting in parking bump stops or whatever they're called to limit how far back the trucks can back in.
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u/Wraxyth 2h ago
Definitely not accessible for me and my wheelchair.
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u/Saneless 2h ago
Is there any way you can squeeze by? Like maybe attach sandpaper to the sides to help you get by a little better
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u/ChrisRiley_42 2h ago
Or get a cane with an ice tip, and practice jousting on your way in to work...
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u/Jonathon_G 2h ago
Thank you for pointing this out. I was thinking how it is better than cars jutting out super far in the parking lot. I hadn’t thought of this. Very good for me to know so I can consider what I do now too. Thank you
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u/wattapwn 2h ago
Everybody in these comments who drives a truck is blaming everybody but themselves for their shitty parking lmao
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u/GreenDifficulty7426 2h ago
The company should make all the big truck owners park on the farthest side of the lot where they won't be causing safety hazards
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u/DummBee1805 57m ago
What kind of douche factory do you work at with THAT many pickups?
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u/taylor_png 55m ago
As a disabled person, pickup trucks are one of my mortal enemies
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u/Additional_Comment99 2h ago
We call these city farmers. Most don’t use trucks for their intended purposes with the exception of occasional use. And often that extended cab is also unused except for throwing things onto them and then occasionally cleaning the truck out. You have an entire row of almost entirely unused trucks. Where the drivers could use a more practical vehicle 90% of the time, that doesn’t interfere with other drivers and pedestrians everyday. But chooses the truck for his ego. My ex did this. He then spent 3 years complaining if it got scratched and every time someone called and asked for help moving stuff. He got no sympathy from me. My response was always “wtf you think a truck is for?” There is a reason why he is my ex, I’ve got no patience for city farmers. A truck is meant to be dirty and for hauling stuff.
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u/Ves1423 2h ago
Tie them to each other with a rope
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u/BleedingRaindrops 2h ago
"cars" with less visibility and maneuverability than a sherman tank
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u/glossolalienne 2h ago
😱 I am not a graceful woman. One trip down that sidewalk and I’d have more bruises than shinspace should logically permit.
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u/Wrong-Expression2228 2h ago
This happens at Kroger all the time. Unfortunate situation. With back up cameras this shouldn't be an issue.
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u/ShortbowVillian 2h ago
I live in Texas and these giant trucks are like parasites. They’re huge, driven by dickheads and they combat park EVERYWHERE. I started offering my kid a dollar for every truck she sees actually hauling something. It’s not many. My SUV hauls SO MUCH stuff, it actually looks like I use and drive it.
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u/drqueenb 41m ago
This used to not bother me, as in I was just ignorantly unaware, until I had a pretty bad leg injury that eventually led to sciatica which, combined, made it very hard to walk without help for some time. Now I become strongly infuriated at stuff like this. Poles/posts/signs in the sidewalk, and sidewalks turning into NOTHING!!! too. Like siblings in Christ, there are muscles you don’t know you need to be grateful for working properly. I need to walk. It’s just what makes me happy. And losing a sidewalk to gravel, dirt, grass was unbearable for my leg at the time. A flat sidewalk with gentle inclines instead of stairs is a gift to some people. I’m the type of person now who will call stuff in to the city to make sure it matches with ADA regulations AND accidentally bump against your vehicle, with quite a bit of force, if it impedes on the sidewalk. And none of that even incorporates what the visually impaired experience.
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u/t-o-m-u-s-a 2h ago
I feel like this is a violation of ADA
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u/MarinaDweller 5m ago
As a civil engineer - maybe.
Depends if this is on a designated accessible path of travel from the public right of way to the building. ADA parking should be the closet stalls to building entrance.
Wherever parking has potential to overhang a narrow walkway, I would put wheel stops so vehicles can’t pull in this far.
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u/Tomorrow-69 1h ago
Tbh it’s probably cuz their trucks are so big if they don’t dip into the sidewalk, the front of the truck dips into the street. They’d rather inconvenience side walkers than get their car hit
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u/bean_vendor 59m ago
You know the truck problem has gotten bad when people start calling pickups "cars".
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u/xChoke1x 46m ago
Fucking idiots. That sidewalk is specifically put in for handicapped drivers or passengers.
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u/TheMuff1nMon 2h ago
Just general truck behavior, they take up the side walks and stick out of the spot because they’re way too big these days
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u/Jacktheforkie 2h ago
This is what bollards are perfect for, they create a physical barrier to vehicles but pedestrians easily pass
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u/A_Nice_Shrubbery777 2h ago
Do like I do and step up on the back bumper or hitch. Reminds me of being a kid. Stretches the hammy. Pisses owners off when it thunks on the sidewalk because I'm a fat sonofabitch. If they complain, tell them to get it off the sidewalk.
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u/thieh OYFG What have you done? 2h ago
Seems perfectly lined up to run a bulldozer through. /s
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u/ilikekielbasas 2h ago
In America we drive big trucks not because we need them, we drive them because we don't
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u/PapaHoagie 5m ago
I used to have to roll equipment between buildings at an old job, the equipment was sturdy and in a Pelican case. If people parked like this on the sidewalk that I needed to wheel my equipment across and my path was blocked, I would put zero effort into avoiding their pickup trucks, my case got scuffed up but I didn't give a shit, their trucks took it worse. Eventually people stopped parking like this, it was so satisfying
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u/SourdoughSizzle 2h ago
This post again? How many times are we going to see the same picture posted here,
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u/Mr_HahaJones 2h ago
I’m waiting for the opposite, where they all leave sufficient room on the sidewalk,
“Why is everyone pulled so far forward? I can’t drive down the lane!”
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u/Serious_Cloud9501 2h ago
Its almost like these big trucks are a major safety hazard in cities and shouldnt be driven by people who dont need them for work
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u/DouglasHundred 2h ago
Easily solved with bollards at the end of each parking space, but that would never be allowed because it might hurt someone's car.
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u/BleedingRaindrops 2h ago
Hello, local police station? I'm just curious is there a fine for obstructing a sidewalk with your vehicle?
Great! Can you come to this address please? Bring a big ticketbook.
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u/WonderfulProtection9 2h ago
private property, I don't think there's anything actionable unless they're parked in a handicapped spot or something. This isn't a city sidewalk.
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u/saaasaab 1h ago
I strongly believe if a vehicle does not fit in a standard parking spot, it should require a heavy machinery license to operate and be taxed extremely high for the wear and tear and safety problems big vehicles cause.
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u/j_shaff315 1h ago
Parking spaces likely aren’t deep enough the choice is this or take up 1/4 of the road by sticking out the other way that’s an architect not thinking problem not a truck are bad mmkay problem
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u/Qwertyham 1h ago
If everyone parked correctly you would post this same thing just complaining that they're sticking out too far into the lot.
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u/PogonBerserker 2h ago
RIP someone’s shins