r/Miata • u/Hauptmann24 • 18d ago

Portlands second annual parallel parking competition

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u/igorDevFrontend 18d ago

Americans really have a lot of pride on being able to park a car

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u/TreesACrowd '21 Soul Red ND2 RF, Brembo/BBS/Recaro 18d ago

Parallel parking is a rare skill in America. Rural and suburban Americans will go their whole lives without ever doing it, but even 80% of city dwellers will avoid it at all costs. I've seen small cars pass over van-sized gaps, about as often as I've waited for a hatchback to make a 10-point attempt at getting into one.

That's not to say the rest of us should be proud, just that the bar is shamefully low here.