Small Cars Small Brains

So you've made the choice to compromise your dignity and have a small toy car as your vehicle.  Small cars aren't so bad, right? From what I hear there are tons of benefits; low cost, greater mileage, easy maneuverability, and simpler to park- or so they say! 

It's been five days of frustration for me.  I'm fortunate enough to live on a block in Astoria where, you can easily find parking- until this week.  When a vehicle parks in the middle of two spots, things can get ugly, especially on a Sunday or Monday night when alternate side parking is in effect. 

Here is my issue: why aren't people who are conscious enough of the world to make an eco friendly car purchase, incapable of excerising the same awareness when parking their tiny toy cars? Aren't they smart enough to take advantage of the "simpler to park" perk their tiny car has to offer? Why are they not smart enough to realize that the five feet of room left between the small ass of the car and curb is too small for even a tiny toy sized car like itself to fit behind.  Besides that, what's up with the ten feet of space left between you and the car in front of you? Did they really think the average car could fit there? 

My point is, if this tiny toy car took the time to back that ass up, I wouldn't of needed to circle around the blocks of Astoria in search of a parking spot.  There has been a car parked for a total of five days now- just parked in the middle of two spots.  I swear, I wish I could muster up the strength to physically move his car back five feet... or at least to leave an obnoxious note with a link to my blog!

P.S. Although I fully support the sentiment behind driving an eco-friendly car, (as so many of my best friends do) I just don't understand why they can't take advantage of all the features they have to offer! ;)