Idk if people are aware, but this is the original concept for the car. It was designed to be short enough to fit into parking spots sideways deliberately.
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I was about to say, I'm pretty sure I remember TV adverts demonstrating exactly this.
And in most areas of NA, it’s illegal to park like that.
Good thing nobody lives in Not Available.
What about the guy with the NULL registration plate?
He lives just down the street at 404
He gets all the parking tickets for NA citizens parking like that
The American mind cannot comprehend this.
Picture taken in America... The American mind cannot comprehend this....
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I know in my city it's not legal. Someone did this and a police officer walked up to them and told them to park it sideways. I was really pissed at the cop. They weren't blocking the street.
Just because a cop tells you not to do it doesn't mean it's illegal. They're known for throwing their weight around over very little.
Oh I don't doubt that for a second.
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Where I'm from the legal infraction is that the right side wheels are more than half a meter from the curb (I learned this from the ticket I got for parking on the wrong side of the street)
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I have one of these cars (in the US no less) and i absolutely do that sometimes. No tickets yet
I would bet that a lot of trucks are larger than the Smart is long.
Oh yeah definitely, fun fact you can easily get two smarts comfortably into a standard US parking spot I have a friend that also has a smart and when we go somewhere together we will use a single parking spot because it's funny
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I got one eventually in a small city for doing the same. I didn’t bother fighting it because court would’ve taken all day and it was $20, which I assume is what they bank on, but I did want to go to court to have them clarify just what exact law did I break
Not in my area. You have to park in the same direction as the flow of traffic or get a ticket.
What about motorbikes?
At least in my area where the rules are the sane, motorbikes just exist outside the law. You park them wherever, but nobody gets in trouble when someone on a motorbike dies.
Fair trade.
Isn't that always the case when someone is killed by a car? Unless they were also in a car then they are clearly at fault.
It should be. That's exactly why those cars exist. I just got back from NYC, and I always admire the people that drive them there. You can always find a parking place. You often find them at the end of street, just barely squeezed in before the crosswalk. No other car can do that.
I have a smart car and parked like that a few times years ago after seeing a picture like this and got a ticket eventually
I just looked up my state laws, and yeah, it specifically states parallel.
Way better than a SUV truck using one and a half parking spaces at least.
Thinking of the van and ute that have been both been parked outside my apartment with 3/4 of a car length between them for over a month now. I miss my old Yaris.
As long as it's not blocking the travel lane or the sidewalk, pretty sure it passes the smell test.
There are laws that specify wheels within a specific distance from the curb when parking on the side of a road like this. Some are vague and just 'wheels', but some do specify front wheels or back wheels and this could technically be in violation.
Yes, since youre NOT obstructing and are within the defined space for parking.
Depends on the situation/country. There are signs that dictate how you must park. Under those signs it would be illegal
I'm sorry, I thought this was America!
In Rome, If you own a smart, you are obligated by law to park like that 🤣
Pretty sure in my state your supposed to be about 6 inches away from the curb.
Dont get me wrong its never enforced cause then all the oversized small peeney trucks would be in the lane of traffic...
But yea wonder how ppa would handle it
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They can exit either left or right easily but I wonder what the visibility of oncoming traffic would be given the drivers position seems a little more set back from the lane of traffic versus a traditional park where the driver is directly adjacent the moving traffic lane with mirrors also giving them a clear view.
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