• lolcatnip@reddthat.com
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    10 months ago

    This thread was weird to read as an owner of a CR-V. I checked and it’s just under the weight limit for the new law, and it fits easily in “compact” parking spaces, but I think of it as an SUV because that’s what it looks like.

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      10 months ago

      Yes it is aimed against heavy and large suv, as they are more dangerous for other road users, more polluting and take too much of public place in a cramped city.

      A CR-V and other “normal” suv does not take more place than a sedan

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      10 months ago

      At least in the US they call them crossovers, unless they’re on a truck chassis, then it’s an SUV.

      This distinction isn’t really common parlance or anything, but it usually is how the manufacturers call them.

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      10 months ago

      I drive a crv and have always known it as a crossover. Although funny that you mention compact spots, I looked it up one time to see if a crv counts and it does count as compact. Never the less I had a guy scold me for parking in the spot one time. His sedan definitely had a bigger foot print and he was right on the line, while I was comfortably in the middle of the spot.

      I just looked down at the line between our cars and kind of raised my eyebrow at him while pointing out my car is smaller than his.