Is this an American thing? They’re long enough where I am.

More importantly, unless you drive something the size of a bus, it doesn’t matter which side you park, it’ll still reach fine.

The US does it too, the other way around. They use fractions for a lot of things (3/8", half a foot, etc.) and then switch in decimals (like “2.5 inches”) when they think you’re not looking. Except for bullets for some reason which are in mm.