South Australia proposes law for bigger garages to stop street parking being ‘overrun’ with SUVs
South Australia proposes law for bigger garages to stop street parking being ‘overrun’ with SUVs
Well, I guess that's one way to solve the problem 🙄
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Exactly. That is the only solution!
In no way would it be better to rule that cars need to become regular-sized again. Imagine, not having two steps at your door to enter the vehicle, or not sitting as high as long-haul truck drivers!
If the car does not need a minimum of 1.8 parking spaces, it is too small!
This policy is at the state level and states do not have jurisdiction over vehicle standards. Vehicle standards are regulated by the national government, so this is more of an addressing the symptom of an issue the state has no control over the cause of. That doesn't mean it's not ridiculous that garage size regulations are what's changing, but let's cast share where it's due.
I don't know the Australian constitution, but I'm guessing there's nothing in there that obliges states to accommodate stupid decisions by national government?
I don't know the Australian constitution or legal structure either, but as vehicle regulations are set by the feds thes states still need to deal with the repercussions. They could do nothing instead, but they have no power to reduce vehicle sizes. A better approach might be to get rid of parking requirements altogether. But, that's more likely to be political suicide for the elected officials than to spur on a broader anti-car sentiment, especially given the rural nature of the state.
They could do nothing instead, but they have no power to reduce vehicle sizes.
Whike this is true they could loudly advocate the national government to change the laws and ban shitty US sized utes. They could also shout loudly about making those small Japanese trucks easy and tax free..
This also doesn't address the problem, where it is an issue aren't going to rebuild, not for decades anyway.
