Tall, Short, Average?

[glatt]

I'm fairly tall. 6'2". It's good to be tall in most everyday situations. But it's horrible in a few limited situations.


When we first bought our house, there were about half a dozen locations where I would hit my head. I learned where they are and am careful now. Average sized people think flying in coach sucks. They have no idea. Riding the metro, I have to duck under the hand hold bars so I don't bonk my head. Cars are smaller for me. I need to push my driver's seat all the way back, and it makes it hard for the kid sitting behind me. Any kind of amusement park ride that has the bar that comes down over your shoulders and holds you in will press against my shoulders and make by spine bend a little. Then doing the ride all bent over sideways puts painful forces on my spine. So I won't do those rides.

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by glatt

Any kind of amusement park ride that has the bar that comes down over your shoulders and holds you in will press against my shoulders and make by spine bend a little. Then doing the ride all bent over sideways puts painful forces on my spine. So I won't do those rides.

Try doing the reverse - as a lightweight eleven year old I only just passed the height restrictions on my first trip to an amusement park. I blessed the over the head restraint because I was lifted out of my seat by the ride - and there was a fair amount of clearance between me and the seat. When I went on the Pirate Ship (lap restraint only) I was convinced I would fall out because my two sticklike legs were so far away from the bar!

Still, at that age the genuine fear of horrific injury just adds to the appeal

I like that I've experienced both ends of the spectrum.

[GunMaster357]

Originally Posted by glatt

When we first bought our house, there were about half a dozen locations where I would hit my head. I learned where they are and am careful now. Average sized people think flying in coach sucks. They have no idea. Riding the metro, I have to duck under the hand hold bars so I don't bonk my head. Cars are smaller for me. I need to push my driver's seat all the way back, and it makes it hard for the kid sitting behind me. Any kind of amusement park ride that has the bar that comes down over your shoulders and holds you in will press against my shoulders and make by spine bend a little. Then doing the ride all bent over sideways puts painful forces on my spine. So I won't do those rides.

Same size for me and same problems. I'll let you imagine the trip I had once in a friend's car : over 250 miles. The "big" surprise, car was an Austin Mini.

In France, as of 2009, average size is a bit under 5'9". I remember that when I was 20 it was a bit over 5'7". Among my family, with the exception of my brother (6'1"), no one tops 5'7".