The Smart Car's extreme shortness has often been lauded by Europeans as a great benefit in parking. However in most of America, that shortness doesn't really help – the majority of on-street parking in cities and towns have pre-partitioned, SUV-sized spaces. Even in densely built cities like San Francisco, the entire downtown is marked off with supersized parking spots.
But in the residential regions of the city where parking is even scarcer, the Smart car really shines. There are all sorts of tiny sections of sidewalk between driveways that have been way too short for parking – Until now. I was able to find parking in many different neighborhoods with no problem. Many of the spots were painted red or marked for motorcycles only – even though they are plenty big enough for the Smart. The city fathers will have to revise their thinking with this car on the scene.
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