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> 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 yea
by 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.