Squeeze me

When I have to park my car I get squeezed. Squeezed by a parking space that is too narrow.

Many/most of the parking spaces in Los Angeles are "compact" size. Presumably, for compact cars like the Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, Nissan Sentra, Ford Focus, etc. Compact size parking spaces are the legal minimum, set by local government. Compact parking spaces are 7 feet 6 inches wide (yes, I looked it up). My car, a full size vehicle, is slightly over 6 feet wide. That leaves me less than 12 inches to open the door and enter and exit the vehicle! NOBODY is that skinny.

Cars are getting wider, parking spaces are not. From reference.com: "In general, the length, height, weight and width of vehicles has been increasing since 1990. The width of a compact sedan is about 5 3/4 feet, while a mid-size version is nearly 6 feet. A large sports utility vehicle measures 6 1/2 feet across. A mid-size SUV is a bit more than 6 feet wide."

That means that, currently, the driver and passenger(s) in a compact car, while parking in a compact parking space, has less than 1 foot on either side to exit and enter the vehicle. That's nuts! That's the allowable width by law. NOBODY is that skinny!

Most of the places I drive to have ONLY compact parking spaces. Yes, I could drive a mini-car

Or ride a bicycle. Or take mass transit. Or call Uber. Or skateboard. Or walk. But, due to distances, and time, none of those would work in L.A., "the Car Capital of The World".

Thanks to local government, millions of parking spaces are too small, too narrow, to accommodate the vehicles trying to park there. And that's why vehicle scratches, dents and dings are now an ongoing epidemic. Epidemic. And unavoidable. Who's to blame? The government! For allowing parking spaces to be too small!

and it's even worse for trucks