[oftenwrong]

It goes beyond the lots and what is built on them - just look at the streets.

A random residential street in SF: https://goo.gl/maps/GtKscWh1ko52

A random residential street in Tokyo: https://goo.gl/maps/QqtERUnBzXD2

According to my google maps eyeballing, the SF street is about 6 times wider building-to-building.

[JulianMorrison]

It's American cars. Y'all drive barges. Contrast https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kei_car

[InitialLastName]

It's not just that... we like to ensure that folks can drive them fast! https://www.citylab.com/design/2014/10/why-12-foot-traffic-l...

[namdnay]

Actually, I was quite surprised during a recent visit to Japan. There aren't many cars, but most of them are big saloons (lots of Crowns). Then again maybe if you can afford a car in Tokyo or Osaka, you can afford a big one.

[ocschwar]

The car's not the hard part. The hard part is securing ownership of a parking spot for the night.

You have to prove this before you can retitle a car.