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Then they shouldn't be parked there from the start.
Then, again, they shouldn't be parked there from the start. It's not a difficult concept.
No one has forced them to buy an oversized vehicle. And if the area is obviously not zoned to allow oversized vehicles, they shouldn't even be driving it there.
It is obviously in the way for all pedestrians, as there's like less than a quarter meter free space behind the truck, and people need to be especially careful to not fuck up their legs on the hitch.
You don't need to be enraged by idiots, but you don't need to defend their behavior.
Aside from the lack of care for others I think there might be two problems:
This car should get towed in my opinion. Sure i can walk behind it, but how about that single mom with a stroller or a veteran in a wheelchair? Sure those are stereotypes but we can't have those people deal with this shit by themselves everytime. I think you are right, just because we can pass doesn't mean we should let this be none of our business. Especially if we have a loved one who wouldn't be able to pass this car we should do something about it. Even if we don't, we shouldn't sit idly by if we can do something about it (not saying we should slash their tires though, that will probably only extend the time the problem is there).
Or I could just not be bothered by what other people do.
It's easy to sit in a chair at a computer and talk about what other people should do. It's harder to lead a successful life. Easier to make decisions that affect others. Harder to deal with the consequences of those choices, so the decisions are arbitrary and can be dismissed with as much thought as was put into them.
I get it, you don't think anybody should have cars. Okay, but some things need to happen for that to even start to make sense. Until you can begin addressing those issues, it's all just wishful thinking. At the very least, you can be the change you want to see in the world.
Who has said that I think this? It's a privilege to drive, not a right. No one needs to accept someone else's idiotic decision to buy a vehicle that's too large for the streets' zoning.