• anomnom@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        5 hours ago

        Just let the air out of the tires so they dont have to worry about scraping.

        Also I have a tiny old but tall van, it’s exactly 15 feet long and narrower than most modern compact cars, but it’s over 6 ft tall. It does fit in most parking decks, and never sticks out of the spot.

        • DiarrheaSommelier@lemmy.caEnglish
          1·
          2 hours ago

          Vans are the real vehicle for trades. You can fit way more gear, it’s all locked up and weather protected, and the vehicle footprint is still smaller.

          There is almost nothing a pickup truck does better than a van when it comes to work vegicles for the trades.

      • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
        26·
        13 hours ago

        They have a steel beam barrier at 6’2" at the entrance to my hospital parking and some broski rams into it every week.

      • Thorry@feddit.orgEnglish
        271·
        14 hours ago

        Agreed, but that’s probably an issue for fire safety. There’s probably some regulation that mandates a minimum height.

        • Drusas@fedia.io
          27·
          13 hours ago

          And some vans designed for transporting people with wheelchairs/powerchairs could be blocked out.

          • AzuranAurora@piefed.caEnglish
            5·
            11 hours ago

            And vans in general, they’ve only gotten taller and taller in recent years. Many look like a good gust of wind’d knock them over.

        • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldEnglish
          111·
          14 hours ago

          I dunno, I’ve met parking garages I couldn’t safely walk through at a modest 6’5"