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Re:Bills before the California Legislature would crack down ... by oftenwrong on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @08:10AM (#14307546)
It goes beyond the lots and what is built on them - just look at the streets.

A random residential street in SF: https://goo.gl/maps/GtKscWh1ko52

A random residential street in Tokyo: https://goo.gl/maps/QqtERUnBzXD2

According to my google maps eyeballing, the SF street is about 6 times wider building-to-building.

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Re:Bills before the California Legislature would crack down ... by JulianMorrison on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @08:35AM (#14307655)
It's American cars. Y'all drive barges. Contrast https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kei_car
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Re:Bills before the California Legislature would crack down ... by InitialLastName on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @08:41AM (#14307695)
It's not just that... we like to ensure that folks can drive them fast! https://www.citylab.com/design/2014/10/why-12-foot-traffic-l...
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Re:Bills before the California Legislature would crack down ... by namdnay on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @09:40AM (#14308064)
Actually, I was quite surprised during a recent visit to Japan. There aren't many cars, but most of them are big saloons (lots of Crowns). Then again maybe if you can afford a car in Tokyo or Osaka, you can afford a big one.
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Re:Bills before the California Legislature would crack down ... by ocschwar on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @10:40AM (#14308537)
The car's not the hard part. The hard part is securing ownership of a parking spot for the night.

You have to prove this before you can retitle a car.

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