Larger cars, smaller ramps

There is nothing worse than the cold sweat and clenching when faced with one of life’s biggest challenges, a narrow car park ramp. The unfortunate driver will inevitably white-knuckle the wheels of his car tighter in desperate hopes that it would help somehow. What follows next is a tense and frustrating few minutes of manoeuvring, reversing, cursing and praying.

This situation is becoming increasingly rampant in car parks where ramps have small margins of error, yet today’s market shows that Malaysians are going larger with their cars. It is interesting to see the reasoning behind this paradox and what can be done to manage it.