ASSHOLE PARKING

I just used the "build-your-own" and yeah those are standard. the tow ones are awful looking

 

Have to go with Boost Auto for sure.

 

Anyone want to own up to this?

 

No 14th gen mirrors suck, those do have the camera. 13th gen had better standard mirrors with two seperate lenses, like tow mirrors.

 

The parking job or owning a mini Tacoma? lol

 

The dynamic range in that photo is sick.

 

I know, right? It seems oddly small/low.

 

N0, I think it's just that every car here in FL is grey, white or silver... lol

As for the photo, it was nothing more than a quick pic taken with an iPhone 14pro while walking. Wasn't trying to do anything artsy!

 

Looks like it's a 5 lug, which would be 15" rubber stock and 2 wheel drive so it's going to be lower.

I have a 2010 silver 5 lug regular cab and so many people have asked me how much I lowered it.

 

I'm feeling generous today, so I'll offer a reprieve for a situation where the only space available is one skinny spot next to a guy that is over the line, then he leaves and makes you look like the original asshole.
Then there's guys like me that sometimes has to take up the driving lane to get my wife out with her wheelchair because the space is too skinny. then I pull in with her sitting there in her chair, and the same in reverse coming out. I'll say this though, The availability of handicap spaces is usually adequate, and is very much appreciated. And, very few able-bodied, it seems, park in handicap spaces that don't qualify for them. I was challenged once, a cop was waiting for me at my truck. I had the proper paperwork, and the plackard was in position, so someone might have turned me in for looking too healthy? I'll never know.

 

Here we have different coloured placards depending whether it's the driver (blue) or a passenger (red) who's disabled so it's usually pretty obvious.

 

That sounds complicated, but if it works, all the better. I do all the driving, and keep my wife’s placard in her car, mine in my truck. We both qualify, so that makes it workable for us.

 

My friend used to get that treatment with the plate on the car he drove in college, which was his aunt's. She was disabled and he would bring her to appointments etc, but he would never use the spot unless bringing her somewhere.

 

I’ve been handicapped for much longer than my wife, but it’s her that is wheelchair bound now. Years ago when I first got my placard, I was very self conscious about using a handicap parking space, thinking everyone was judging me to be a faker. I’m so limpy and gimpy now, I’d have trouble convincing anyone that I wasn’t handicapped!

 

Here's one you guys can go to town on.

Lunch loops trailhead in Grand Junction back in the day, with my friend's van/trailer. All the parking spots at this trailhead were nose in, so we pulled in alongside the Ram with cargo trailer so as not to take up even more spaces.

When we got back from our bike ride the Ram was gone and instead where the cargo trailer is, a subaru had pulled in nose first between our trailer and the rail. It looked like we had parked in front of it and blocked it in. There was a note on our windshield from a BLM ranger telling us not to block in other vehicles. LOL.

 

My brother in law has some days better than others when we attend concerts, having had 2 knee replacements the past few years. Overall he's very happy with them but long days can be tough..

 

The owner of that Mazda couldn't find a spot and just parked it there...

 

that a good way to get towed

 

this isnt too much of asshole, just partially blocking the bike lane.

the law is 18" max distance from the curb. I think a good tip for new parallel parkers, is "if you line up your right tire with the middle of the license plate of the car in front, you will be too far from the curb"


or "your left tire should be inside of the parking space lines on the street side"