My issue is about cars being built bigger and causing problems with parking. The closest I found relating to this was... #1368 parking hell and #290 Wheels of misfortune.
If it's too similar to something I missed, or you have any other feedback, please comment, I'll be happy to hear it
Validity: Nations with Cars
Description: While parking your car at your office, you notice an empty parking space. Looking closer, you realise that there are two large, shiny new cars that encroach into the lot from both sides, making it impossible to park in.
Option 1: As you twiddle your thumbs and look for another lot, @@RANDOMNAME@@, your elderly minister of transport drives up to you and sighs heavily.
"Back in my day, cars were small and nimble. These new cars just keep getting bigger and bigger, our parking lots simply cannot house them. We should impose limits on how large a car can be, to stop these parking hogs"
Effect: [Automobile Companies have turned to building toy cars to comply with size regulations]
Option 2: "Whoa there" says the CEO of Bigmobiles inc, @@RANDOMNAME@@, stepping out of one of the big shiny cars. "Our consumers want bigger, faster, shinier cars with 10 seats and plenty of legroom. Our Bigwheels S100 series merely caters to their demand. How about you back off and let the free market handle this? I'll be willing to even gift you one of them... To let you understand the comfort of bigger cars"
Effect: [The average car has 8 wheels and 20 seats]
Option 3: "The problem aint the cars, it's that the lots are too small" Snarls @@RANDOMNAME@@, the local billionaire tycoon, emerging from the second big car. "These parking lots are the same size that they were 10 years ago, and the peasants clearly don't have money to upgrade them. Throw them some subsidies to expand their carparks and this problem will be solved"
Effect: [Planes have been seen parking in car lots]
Option 4: "Yeah, for a few months until the next bigengin.. bigscreen... whatitscalled comes out" Says @@RANDOMNAME@@, your minister of green solutions, who rode to work. "Just ban all cars and this won't be happening again. Ever"
Effect: [Bicycles lots have taken over car lots]
Validity: Nations with Cars
Description: It is time for your annual meeting with the leaders of the car industry, this year, they claim to have plans to revolutionise transport as you know it. Expecting something big, you take a deep breath and walk into the meeting room.
Option 1: "Welcome @@LEADER@@, we are most honoured that you have come." Says the @@RANDOMNAME@@, CEO of Haikucars. "Today, all of us would like to unveil the future of our profits, I mean, transportation. Presenting the Megacar 5000! 5 seats in the first, 7 seats in the back row, 5 meters of boot. It's a bit wide, and takes up a lane and a half, but I'm sure it'll work out. All we need is your approval for this to hit the roads. We could even gift you one of these to let you realise how useful it is..."
Effect: [The number of road hogs are on the rise]
Option 2: Your minister of transportation @@RANDOMNAME@@ looks at you in disbelief. "Today it's a lane and a half, tomorrow it's two. The current car sizes have been getting bigger each year, and I can't even open my door properly while parking. This trend needs to be stopped! Regulate car sizes right here and now. One lane for one car, fair's fair!"
Effect: [Automobile Companies have turned to building toy cars to comply with size regulations]
Option 3: "Don't listen to that old fart." says @@RANDOMNAME@@, the director of the road safety department. "The problem isn't with the cars, it's with the roads. Our roads have remained the same size for close to a decade. We need a complete overhaul of our roads, only then can we accommodate the future designs of cars."
Effect: [The nation's roads are bigger than airport runways]
Option 4: "If you ask me, this all sounds like a load of unnecessary trouble." Says the janitor from the corner of the room, disguised as a potted plant. "Just ban all cars and this problem will disappear. Forever."
Effect: [Posters claiming 4 wheels bad, two wheels good have sprung up as the nation prepares for a total car ban]
Description: During the annual Daguo Auto show, the national carmaker there, Daguo cars, showcased what they called the luxury car of the future, with bigger engines, bigger wheels and of course, more legroom. Incidentally, you have scheduled your annual transportation meeting to be held this week. Industry leaders and regulators have gathered at your office to give their opinion on the luxury car of the future.
OPTION 1
"Greetings @@LEADER@@" Says @@RANDOMNAME@@, Head of the Daguo cars branch in @@NAME@@. "I trust you've seen all the discussion our car of the future has been causing on social media. Why, it has more likes than your latest @@ANIMAL@@ post. Let me cut to the chase. The cars are a bit wide, and takes up a lane and a half in this great country, but I'm sure it'll work out. All we need is your approval for this to hit the roads. We could even gift you one of these to let you realise how useful it is..."
Effect: Road Hogs that drive the Futurecar 5000 claim to be the future
OPTION 2
"Don't listen to that lunatic" Pleads @@RANDOMNAME@@, your minister of transportation. "Think about what he's not telling you! Bigger things require a ton more space, especially legroom! At the end of the day, what we have is a monstrosity not only a little wide! Look at these specifications, this car of the future close to twice our current road lanes. It may fit on Daguo's roads, but not ours. In fact, stop the trend of cars becoming bigger and regulate car sizes today. We may be sacrificing some comfort, but we'll stop a traffic nightmare in future!"
Effect: Cars are nasty, cramped and small
OPTION 3
"My Daguo rivals, I dislike them intensely, But they have a point" Says @@RANDOMNAME@@, CEO of @@NAME@@cars, your national carmaker with a dubious sales record. "The profit is good, Technology improves too, Everyone in this country benefits. However, instead of granting the rights to all the companies, you should allow only us to manufacture @@NAME@@'s cars of the future! We'll even take it slow, and won't even expand our car sizes to avoid having a traffic nightmare. Just look at these blueprints we drew up of our version of the car of the future!" He enthusiastically shows you a few blueprints of what looks like an old car from several years ago.
Effect: The car of the future is stuck in the past
OPTION 4
"Look here, there's a reason why it's the called the car of the future." @@RANDOMNAME@@ the local business leader remarks while looking in disgust at the blueprints. "The solution lies not in the past, but in the future. Think ahead and widen the road lanes! You'll be helping the future of car designs by providing the necessary infrastructure. Our roads haven't been touched in several decades anyway. It's the perfect time for an overhaul. Some things will have to go to make way for the roads, but that's a small price to pay for the future." @@HE@@ shrugs nonchalantly
Effect: Thousands have been evicted from their homes as roads become the size of airport runways
OPTION 5
"If you ask me, this all sounds like a load of unnecessary trouble." Says the janitor from the corner of the room, disguised as a potted plant. "Just ban all cars and this problem will disappear. Our nation will be even cleaner as a everyone shifts to bicycles."
Effect: Posters claiming 4 wheels bad, two wheels good have sprung up as the nation prepares for a total car ban
Edit: Submitted, thank you everyone for guiding me through writing my first issue!