I thought this was interesting: the 85th percentile method is not capturing the changes in the car sizes. The size of the 10th percentile car has explode

I thought this was interesting: the 85th percentile method is not capturing the changes in the car sizes. The size of the 10th percentile car has exploded. The size of the 50th percentile car has grown tremendously. The size of the 70th percentile car has also grown. But the 85th percentile car is essentially the Ford F-150, which is much taller and longer than it used to be, but no wider. ... In 1987, Scheeman says, the design vehicle used for parking space standards was three inches narrower than it is today. But, that same year, the best-selling car in the U.S., the Ford Escort, was a whopping 13 inches narrower than the best-selling car in 2022, the Ford F-150. So basically the majority of American cars have gotten bigger over the past few decades, creeping up in width, height, and length. But there's a cap on car sizes because parking spaces are only so large.