LOL at the avatar stuff.
OK Peanut, follow me here.
As I quoted from you above, part of the reason you park beside someone is that you have open space to get out (and presumably in) as you leave an open spot on your drivers side. If someone has parked well away from others, would it not be likely that this is also something they desired as well?
Now what is the effect of that action? Well, the person on your right no longer has that open spot. Their door likely doesn't open 100%. It might only open 50%. Maybe more, maybe less. Your action has thus restricted that person's room to get out/in.
Now you are also saying you have a bigger vehicle so the space between yours and the other persons is reduced even more.
At what point (regardless of bum knee syndrome) are you:
A) impeding their door to open enough to get in (remember, some vehicles have very long doors, like my '97 Grand Prix GT, 2 door....)
B) risking your vehicle being dented by their door
Even at two feet between another vehicle and mine, I MUST hold the door from opening to a natural resting middle hinge spot as I try to squeeze in if I can get in at all (as I noted in an example previously about a 3/4 ton van). That natural middle hinge location is ~26" from the tip of my door to the side of my car. Fully opened, it is about 38".
(Photon, your kids science project could use that type of data! LOL.)
Bottom line is that in order for you to achieve one of your desires (open on your left), you have likely taken that same aspect away from someone else.
What you think is courteous. isn't.... logically.
Now again, this is all talking about parking well away from others, with lots of options. NOT in a busy/full lot.
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