• 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"