breweryDec 15, 2024

F these, even in urban England

https://lemmy.world/post/23181124

F these, even in urban England - Lemmy.World

In London, England, where the roads are narrow, the parking spaces are limited and we have plenty of availability of vans that can actually fit things in, we still get these aholes with their unnecessary large pick up trucks made for a road system completely different to ours… These spaces are wider than usual and long enough to fit them but they still have to park like wnkers blocking the only footpath around! I mean, I have a 5 door hatchback and know that my car overhangs the back wheels, as does any primary school kid drawing a car…

Show threadEnderMB

These kind of trucks have their utility if you work in a trade and you need to get stuff in and out, or maybe do frequent tip runs as a business.

This never seems to be the case for where they’re actually used, though. I’ve known one person use them as such, and they very quickly switched back to a transit van because it was “much cheaper to run, and simpler to park”.

Dec 16, 2024 at 5:33pmWeb
Show threadposzodDec 16, 2024
It doesn’t matter if it were being used for its intended purpose, parking like this is absolutely wrong.
Show threadDacoTacoDec 17, 2024
Only partly disagree. They parked fine, hell they parked backwards which is the perfect way to park. They could have moved a bit more forward, yes, which wouldnt have ruined the sidewalk but you cant have both with these shit cars
Show threadEnderMBDec 17, 2024
Agreed, ultimately there isn’t really a way to actually park these cars safely without taking up two spaces - which is in itself selfish.
Show threadDearthDec 17, 2024
They’re pretty shitty for most tradesmen who only need to carry tools. The beds are so high and deep it’s annoying to lift toolboxes in and out. A van is
Show threadorrkDec 17, 2024
a van with a roof can also hold a similar volume as the pickup can safely, while also being lockable, making it safer for the actual transport of said tools
Show threadDacoTacoDec 17, 2024
I have discussed this with a friend of mine and have come to the conclusion there is only 2 cases these kind of trucks are needed, and even then i only accept it partly. All the rest can be solved with a regular, european, work van like a fort transit or mercedes sprinter.
The cases?
Farmers that need to get heavy shit off and on the field quickly if they dont have a regular traktor ( which they do, but it might be malfunctioning ) and when you are handling a hot air balloon.
Thats it.
The rest work better with vans or trailers or both together…