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Not enough space for a stroller, had to walk in the middle of the street to go around the SUV.

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[–] TheDubz87 267 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's not an SUV... But yeah it looks like they backed up ONTO the curb, that's pretty rude...

[–] twentyfumble 121 points 1 year ago (21 children)

Ah my bad, in Europe we don't see many of these cars. How would you call it? A truck?

[–] [email protected] 177 points 1 year ago (1 children)

of course the one person in europe who owns a pickup would park it on the sidewalk

[–] coyootje 82 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Speaking as a Dutch person, our infrastructure just isn't made for cars this size. People basically need to enlarge their driveways to park something like this. So if you need to park a car like this it's almost impossible. That would stop most people from getting one, except the type of person that does buy one...

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I mean, US infrastructure isn’t made for these beasts either.

[–] Tankaus 33 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I hate to say it, but that looks like a pretty small truck.

Source: I'm Texan but don't hold it against me.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Seems to be what those in most of the US would call a standard size pickup truck. Not “compact” like a Hilux/Tacoma, nor comically oversized like the oft-lifted 3/4 or full-ton trucks.

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

I call them any one of the following:

  • Grotesque monstrosities

  • Pavement princesses

  • Four wheeled Freudian excuses

US trucks are ridiculously oversized and typically never see any actual "truck" usage. They're also insanely expensive and are often redneck status symbols. As an American, I'm sorry they have infested your continent.

Source: I live in a yeehaw state where people own $70,000 trucks while living in a $7,000 hovel.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago

Emotional Support Vehicle

[–] mephiska 27 points 1 year ago

Yes that’s a pickup truck.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

An abomination against god?

[–] TheDubz87 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's a pickup truck. And probably not used for anything a truck would be used for. They're everywhere in America and just as annoying.

I personally don't see the point in having a vehicle this big unless it's used for work (hauling materials and towing trailers) And 95% of the time, it's not.

[–] DokPsy 13 points 1 year ago (13 children)

I wish the small commuter truck would come back but it's a fools dream

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a pickup truck. Often drive by assholes who like them but don't need them

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

"Pickup truck"

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[–] butwhyishischinabook 69 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I mean the truck bed is like 3 feet long, you can't do anything with it, it's never been off-road, and it has two full size rows of seats. It's an SUV in denial.

[–] TheBat 16 points 1 year ago

Emotional support vehicle

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[–] Hypersapien 112 points 1 year ago (9 children)

That's not an SUV, it's a pickup truck.

[–] Shard 43 points 1 year ago

The parking is almost as infuriating as OPs title.

[–] art 13 points 1 year ago

Oh, in that case I guess this is fine.

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[–] [email protected] 74 points 1 year ago (4 children)

See, my crippled ass is going to squeeze through anyway. Even if that means the metal clasps on my shoulder bag grind against the vehicle, or even if the attachment point for the strap on my cane happens to dig in if I happen to stumble because of the tight space.

Will that result in dents and scrapes? Absolutely. Do I care? Absolutely not.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

Bless you and your crippled ass.

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[–] lifepassesmeby 64 points 1 year ago (4 children)
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[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I haven’t tried it yet, but I’ve heard that you can call to get vehicles towed if they are blocking the sidewalk. I don’t know if that’s in every municipality, but I suspect the tow companies and the city would not mind the revenue.

[–] LillianVS 40 points 1 year ago

So much of that in England. I get people don't want to block the road, but when you are sitting on the entire footpath so nobody can get passed. You're an asshole.

I was so cross when a van didn't bother to park just a few metres away in a designated parking spot to go to the corner shop and just decided to sit and block the entire pavement at a point to close to a hedge that meant we were forced to go out into the road.

Laziness. Just laziness.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 year ago

That’s not an SUV that’s a trucklet

[–] quindraco 37 points 1 year ago

There is no SUV in this picture.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Would be a shame if someone would squeeze between the trunk amd the wall....while not caring about any metal piece sticking out

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[–] unwinagainstable 30 points 1 year ago

Blocking sidewalks anywhere is a shitty move. If you can’t park without blocking the sidewalk, you shouldn’t park there. This includes your own driveway

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (4 children)

While trucks are complete nonsense to have for 9/10 owners, sometimes it's choosing between two evils. Either park it like this, or have it stick out this far at the front, blocking traffic flow.

Instead of being infuriated by the way it's parked, we should be just because it's a truck that Is useless to have, especially in the Netherlands.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Block the flow of traffic. Vehicle traffic has predefined rules to deal with this and it happens all the time. Now you're forcing pedestrians to go onto the road creating a safety hazard. Strollers, like with OP, or disabled people or really you name it are severely disadvantaged by this, just because this person needed a gigantic car thought vehicle traffic was more important than pedestrians.

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[–] TommySalami 12 points 1 year ago

I mean, the answer is "Your vehicle is too large to park here." It's one of the reasons I drive a smaller car, parking is a bitch where I'm from and I'd hate passing up spots because I can't fit.

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[–] Anonymau5 24 points 1 year ago

Main character syndrome

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago

Good luck to anyone in a wheelchair.

[–] TheObserver 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] PaperTowel 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Extremely annoying when it's done so often, cars just love intruding every little space they can.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

Ow damn. Weird seeing my city and a car that I know. The owner lives in my apartment complex. There are some 'main character'-parking-toddlers living at my place that get my blood boiling every time they try to redefine the lines on the parking lot.

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[–] s6original 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If you try it, watch your shin on that ball hitch.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's a garbage truck now. Everyone bring out your garbage.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What would be the most effective way to handle this without violating the law?

[–] 3laws 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I live in México. I don't care about laws when it comes to fucking dumbasses like these.

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