It’s weird that it’s almost the width of the lane..
this post was submitted on 14 Feb 2026
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The most sold car in America is the rav4 which is 72 inches wide. The cybertruck is only 6 inches wider. A Prius is 72 inches wide. The "mini" Cooper is 68 inches.
Width is pretty standard these days.
They were probably saying something nasty about elon and it just stopped and kicked them out
I flip off every cybercuck I see. You can't own one without supporting a fascist so everyone driving one is an asshole. I think you should be socially ostracized for owning one of these pieces of shit and I am doing my part.
I used to, then I did it in heavy traffic, and saw this guy go crazy. He got stuck behind me, but was trying to catch up, and I noticed his window was down. I figured he wanted to yell at me, but he never got the chance.
Two days later they arrested a SwastiKKKar owner after he took some shots at someone who flipped him off on the same highway.
Same guy? I like to think so. SwastiKKKar owners are weirdos.
They ought to be wearing something they can't take off.
I'd rather die to a fascist than live with them.
Sounds like Florida
It is.
Rip off the windshield wiper. They're proprietary to this vehicle and aren't cheap.
Only in minecmaft, of course.
These cars take pictures of everyone that approaches the vehicle.
The flu is going around. Masks help reduce the spread.
Also the long metal side trims above the side doors are only held on with glue and can be peeled off like packing tape.
I’d still like to find a solvent or acid that doesn’t affect stainless steel but does dissolve aluminum. Would be so fun to watch one of these shitboxes crumble from the inside out.
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Why is there a parking payment kiosk next to the bus lane on a road with no street parking? Something isn't adding up here.
Found the location on street view. The bus lane is a weird partial bus lane that only exists on part of the block. Most of the lane is available for parking.
The bus lane areas are painted red, and there is a sign at the start saying no parking/tow away zone. But they aren't aligned properly. The red pavement starts about a car legnth before the no parking/tow away sign.
In most traffic codes, signage takes precidence over painted markings on the street. So as far as I can tell, the truck in the picture is parked legally, despite being on red pavement.
This is some particularly stupid street design, and this post is an incredibly manipulatively framed picture, with the sign just out of frame, but not an example of illegal street parking.
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Please photograph the license plate next time.
For what purpose?
Where the license plate numbers at?
Only 29 US states require a front plate
Illinois, where this pic is from, is one of those states! Maybe this car is from out of town
Many teslas in Illinois do not have their front plates. It is the law here and when I questioned an officer about enforcement, he stated, "It will just get tossed out." That and police hate doing their jobs.
I live in Wisconsin and it's the same here. I don't have one on the front of my car cause I would have to drill holes in mine to install one (no idea why it didn't come with a place for one already setup, it's originally from Illinois), but also I only drive rarely and when I essentially have to, or in the winter because my local bike infrastructure is seasonal. Never had any issue with it.
only drive rarely and when I essentially have to, or in the winter because my local bike infrastructure is seasonal.
You should look into studded bike tires. I was in a similar situation but figured out how to ride in the winter even in my town that completely half asses snow removal. Sold my car and started using uber/lyft and an hourly car rental service (zipcar) to fill in the gaps. I've saved thousands of dollars in no time and now I don't have to maintain a car anymore.
Oh that's interesting, thank you. I'd never heard of those before.
Maybe this car is from out of town
Likely. Several states that don't require front plates border Illinois
Kind of funny to see, "only" used to describe 3/5 of a whole. That's most states, though even the ones that do require it rarely use it as more than a pretense for a stop.
Lol people are too fucking stupid. Why would anyone buy this POS car its a literal spying machine and its not even spying on others, ITS SPYING ON YOU
Also Elon musk is a pedophile billionaire who can come after your kids next and you can't do anything about it coz you're slaving a 9-5 and he has billion dollars
It also spies on others as well, because the exterior cameras are also uploading to Tesla.
Tempting to stick something like "$1 a hit" and then leave a sledgehammer by the curb.
Now I'm wondering how illegal it would be to put a sign like that and a hammer on the sidewalk next to the car.
Sure, it's littering. But would it be anything else apart from that?
Why is there even a parking meter there if it's a bus lane?
It's not a parking meter. It's one of those electronic paying stations (pay box). You can zoom in. It even says so.
They're there because the city needs to pay the private company that owns the parking spots for the space the bus lane occupies
(Actually not sure about this specific case, but wouldn't be surprised if it was, since Chicago Parking Meters owns all the parking meters too)
Chicago Parking Meters - Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Parking_Meters
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No registration plate on the front? That'd be illegal where I'm from. You need to be able to identify the car from both sides, after all.
That's the law in Illinois as well.
Asking to be keyed
He'll screech about public transport being communism or something if confronted.
call the police.
Woah now, are we sure killing somebody is the right call here? It's only illegal parking after all.
Chicago city policy is that 911 is the number to call if illegally parked cars are blocking traffic so they can send out a dispatch. Calling the police is literally the correct answer.
Woah now, are we sure killing somebody is the right call here?
Do you think that someone should be allowed to own a Tesla without being murdered?
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Set it on fire.
I miss the brief moment Tesla dealerships were being vandalized or set on fire.
But this Tesla is illegally parking and stealing money from a private equity firm since Chicago sold all their parking revenue...
Where does it says it's a bus lane? I only see "SNB", which stands for "snob" - which makes it perfectly acceptable for a Cybertruck to park there.
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