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> A giant car is probably the most harmful-to-others luxury indulgence you could pick Some people are simply refusing to harm themselves when they choose a lar
by jhawleypeters 3y ago
> A giant car is probably the most harmful-to-others luxury indulgence you could pick
Some people are simply refusing to harm themselves when they choose a large vehicle.
Getting in and out of a "regular" sized car routinely injures me. The injuries are painful, immobilize me for weeks at a time, and occur several times per year.
I also know several people for whom being in a compact car causes anxiety or panic.
Do cases like this enter into your calculus, or do you just assume everybody you see in a large vehicle doesn't much care for the rest of humanity?
- dijit 3y ago> Getting in and out of a "regular" sized car routinely injures me. The injuries are painful, immobilize me for weeks at a time, and occur several times per year. Seek medical assistance, immediately. This is not a joke, I am not intending to offend you- you genuinely should seek medical assistance as in: right now. > I also know several people for whom being in a compact car causes anxiety or panic. Now I will intend to offend: Yes, lets make the problem worse! Humans without cars should feel even more anxiety and panic! Especially tiny ones which you can't even see.
- jhawleypeters 3y ago> Humans without cars should feel even more anxiety and panic! I mean, pedestrians do, right? I guess it depends on the local driving culture. My best friend is blind, and this is precisely how he feels trying to navigate the world. But yeah, living in America, car ownership seems unavoidable for most people in most areas.
- jhawleypeters 3y ago> Seek medical assistance, immediately. It's not a medical problem. I'm just tall and small cars are the wrong size for my body. Like choosing a piece of clothing, the solution is to choose a vehicle that fits my body. I mean, I could try to have surgery to change my height, but that's wrongheaded, right?
- dijit 3y agoMy friend is 6’4” and drives a Honda fit without issue. There is definitely middle ground - frankly, I don’t believe you are interested in hearing it because you have already decided that obscenely large cars that kill children easily are the only way you can feel like you're experiencing comfort.
- jhawleypeters 3y agoMy position is that large vehicles can be accessibility tools. It's okay for people to need and use such things. The way you react to that is pretty rude.
- dijit 3y agoI simply refuse to believe that an ordinary sized european car (that is no problem for countries with comparatively higher average heights) are "immobilizing [you] for weeks at a time". I think you're being disingenuous, I have no obligation to be kind to your face when you spin such dramatic falsehoods.
- rbanffy 3y agoI’m 6’ and I barely fit inside a Lotus. The solution, for me, is simple: I don’t have one. But sustaining so significant injuries from getting into a car larger than a Lotus or a Mini Cooper is concerning enough to warrant medical attention - we simply shouldn’t get damaged so easily.
- tasuki 3y ago> Getting in and out of a "regular" sized car routinely injures me. The injuries are painful, immobilize me for weeks at a time, and occur several times per year. How does it injure you?
- jhawleypeters 3y agoI'm tall. The doors are too low to the ground and small, so I injure my back getting in and out. Edit, more context: I've routinely gotten in and out of small sedans all my life. When I was younger, this wasn't much of a problem, but now that I'm in my thirties, it's become very frustrating and dibilitating.
- rbanffy 3y agoI agree with the advice to see a doctor. The thirties is way too early to have such issues. They are starting to me and I’m in my mid-fifties. Unless your small car is a Mazda Miata or some other triumph of miniaturisation, it shouldn’t happen.
- tasuki 3y agoThanks for the reply. Being tall has its advantages, but not best for knees and back. Best of luck to you!