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I love how Americans need a literal road blocking bump to hit with their tyres to figure out when to stop (and yet because their cars are gigantic that’s overshooting anyway).

I remember being so confused by the weird concrete stumps for ages when I lived there at first. It’s just not a thing here…

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FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
LOL AMERICANS DUMB AMIRITE?

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thermal_shock@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
I don’t know what they’re actually for but I’m pretty sure they’re not to bump your tires against intentionally

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- longjohnjohnson@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  That’s exactly what they’re used for. It’s to prevent a vehicle from going too far in that direction, which would typically damage a structure or something expensive or harmful
  
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- Evotech@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  What else would they be for other than physical safely
  
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chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Honestly most do not. Plenty of parking lots I go to (mostly supermarkets) don’t have these and people park fine, 90% of the time. People do take advantage and drive across when leaving and entering sometimes, but usually that isn’t an issue either

On the other hand,I still remember trying to go to the movies with friends in a busy shopping plaza and some asshole with huge tires on his truck parked in a way that took up 4 whole parking spaces. I wanted to key up the truck. I wanted super powers that would let me move it to the lake, upside-down. That was like 12-15 years ago and it still makes me irrationally angry a bit.

I doubt these would have stopped that particular truck, but like many seemingly dumb rules, they aren’t for the majority. They’re for the occasional asshole who refuses to abide by the social construct. America certainly panders to those with the whole focus on individualism, but it hardly has a monopoly.

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