Seriously, I don't want to rub my hands against the sink every time I wash my hands. I've never seen a bathroom sink without a ridiculous amount of space between the front of the bowl and the faucet. Let's start using another 2 inches or so of that space, huh?
In Corpus Christi, TX, some idiot couldn't reach the faucet so they enacted the Fairer Faucet law. It ensures the faucets are fairly close to the wall. "Fairer Faucet - Major Important," was the slogan, if I remember correctly.
(Joke - not at all true - don't believe a word of this post.)