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> One advantage is they can be parked sideways on most streets They advertised this but in reality it's rarely possible. They are 2.5m long and most cars in Eu
by shawabawa3 6y ago
> One advantage is they can be parked sideways on most streets
They advertised this but in reality it's rarely possible. They are 2.5m long and most cars in Europe are <2m wide.
E.g. in the UK standard parking is 2.4m wide so a smart sticks out
- vladvasiliu 6y agoCan't speak for the UK, but I often see Smarts parked sideways around Paris. The car is indeed longer than the spaces are large, but a factor that helps a lot is that regular cars are rarely parked nicely inside the lines. Which means that, in practice, the sideways Smart doesn't stick out from the other cars.
- drcongo 6y agoI see them parked sideways in London all the time.
- TomMarius 6y agoSame in Prague.
- alberto_ol 6y agonever seen in Italy
- umanwizard 6y ago> The car is indeed longer than the spaces are large Assuming your native language is French, I think you mean “wide”, not “large”.
- Theodores 6y agoThey have elongated. The first ones were shorter. The park sideways gimmick was part of the original marketing, now they are longer that aspect is not advertised as a feature.
- mcv 6y agoSideways parking would be a killer feature if it actually worked, but they're just a bit too long for that, and according to my memory, have always been.