diff --git a/addons/lifecycle/functions/fnc_findSpawnPosition.sqf b/addons/lifecycle/functions/fnc_findSpawnPosition.sqf
index c854cf0..1b859e9 100644
--- a/addons/lifecycle/functions/fnc_findSpawnPosition.sqf
+++ b/addons/lifecycle/functions/fnc_findSpawnPosition.sqf
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "..\script_component.hpp"
 
+ISNILS(GVAR(minRoadSpawnManSpawnDistance), 20);
+
 /**
 
     returns false or HashMap of {
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ private _result = {
             case "road": {
                 // for each position, get a road position close by
                 private _road = selectRandom (_refPos nearRoads _halfSectorWidth);
-                if (count (_road nearEntities ["Man", 100]) == 0) then {
+                if (count (_road nearEntities ["Man", GVAR(minRoadSpawnManSpawnDistance)]) == 0) then {
                     _road
                 } else {
                     objNull
diff --git a/addons/voyage/functions/fnc_addCarCrew.sqf b/addons/voyage/functions/fnc_addCarCrew.sqf
index d559531..28146c3 100644
--- a/addons/voyage/functions/fnc_addCarCrew.sqf
+++ b/addons/voyage/functions/fnc_addCarCrew.sqf
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ if (_spawnPositionRoad isEqualTo false) exitWith {
 private _segment = _spawnPositionRoad get "road";
 (getRoadInfo _segment) params ["", "_width", "", "", "", "", "_begPos", "_endPos"];
 
+// spawn on road side, but *not* on the curb, as we'd have to check for buildings/other obstacles.
+private _vehicleWidth= 2; // TODO: get real vehicle width
 private _dir = _begPos getDir _endPos;
-private _lateralOffset = 0 max (_width - 2); // TODO: refactor to use real vehicle's boundingBox to put veh not too far out on the curb
+private _lateralOffset = 0 max (_width/2 - _vehicleWidth);
 private _roadSidePos = (getPos _segment) vectorAdd ((vectorNormalized ((getPos _segment) vectorCrossProduct [0, 0, -1])) vectorMultiply _lateralOffset);
 
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