apologies, guys, I pulled the 6" number out off my ass.
as far as bad parking goes, I don't wanna give it to men, OR women... I wanna give it to f'in SUV DRIVERS!!! I have NEVER seen one of those buggers park well. they pretty much HAVE to end up on one line or the other because of the atrocious turn radius's which means if I was parked CENTERED in my little parking stall, and they pull up I have enough room to get to my car if i turn sideways and suck it in. get an SUV on both sides and well... good luck getting back in your car! *glare* plus, the damn things are impossible to see around!!!
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