Critics say boom in sales of SUVs and dual-cab utes has been disastrous for safety and the environment – and car parks may be at risk of collapse
Cars in a council park in Sydney fail to fit between the lines. The standard size of spaces may be increased to accommodate the popularity of enormous vehicles.Cars in a council park in Sydney fail to fit between the lines. The standard size of spaces may be increased to accommodate the popularity of enormous vehicles.
Today, Australia’s most popular car is the Toyota HiLux dual cab ute, which is about 5.27 metres long – giving it less than 15cm of breathing space in average parking spots. Marion Terrill, the transport and cities director at the Grattan Institute, said that while Standards Australia’s proposal “is just reflecting what’s happening” on roads, there were better ways to respond to the trend.
“Our car parks aren’t structurally safe for our heavier cars,” Mepham said. He has urged a wholesale review of car park attitudes in Australia and recommends ultimately building fewer of them to nudge commuters on to public and active transport.“Is it smart to accommodate … people … making what I consider to be silly decisions about cars and then demanding we change the urban environment to accommodate their decision? No. But you have to be pragmatic too,” he said.
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