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Post by joteves on Mar 17, 2018 11:18:14 GMT
I always back into a parking spot if I can. I find it much easier to park this way and it only ever takes me one go. Sorry, I don't see what the problem is.
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Post by tuesdaysgone on Mar 17, 2018 11:46:49 GMT
It's so much easier to pull out that way. However, I don't do it if cars are waiting. Me too. My favorite is the pull though. Very easy in and out. Years ago I was in a minor fender bender while backing out in a crowded parking lot. I feel so much safer pulling forward out of my space.
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Post by pierkiss on Mar 17, 2018 11:53:12 GMT
I find it hilarious people are bitching about people backing into a car space, but I'm willing to bet think nothing of stopping in the middle of an aisle in a store, talking on their phone in public, or peeing all over a public toilet seat without cleaning up after themselves. Legit. I for sure bitch about people who pee all over toilet seats and leave it there. Sit on the damn seat already! 😜
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Post by maryannscraps on Mar 17, 2018 11:59:05 GMT
As someone walking through the parking lot, I really prefer cars that are backed in. That way you can catch the driver's eye as they are pulling out. Plus, when cars are ready to reverse it's hard to see the backup lights in the sun.
That said, I usually drive in forward. Honestly, I should practice reversing in -- it would probably take me ten times to become really proficient at it.
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Post by buddysmom on Mar 17, 2018 12:14:22 GMT
I’m a really bad parker. Kids and DH tell me this all the time. So I park far away and pull through to get the car straight. But about a month ago we were out (DH had parked). We commented that it wasn’t a great parking job but it really wasn’t that bad. We came back to this “business card” on our windshield!!
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Post by Jockscrap on Mar 17, 2018 12:15:52 GMT
Everything gar says. Many car parks here require reverse parking only for safety, and that is pretty standard in workplace car parks. It’s so much safer for pedestrians. I only go front way into a space at supermarkets so I can get my shopping into the boot easily. And for those who say if you can’t do it well, don’t do it, you need to practice and get better like with any driving skill. Our learner drivers have to learn to reverse park for their test now. I find it much easier to reverse into a tight space than go front ways in, and reverse parking is second nature to me as I’ve done it all my driving life. It's also swings and roundabouts when it comes to holding folk up - a reverse parker may take slightly longer parking, but exits the space quickly with better visibility, and holding up no one. A front parker certainly should take much more time slowly backing out of a space to make sure it’s safe, quite possibly slowing down or stopping other cars in the process.
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Post by disneypal on Mar 17, 2018 12:27:02 GMT
It is safer to back in. When you are leaving, you can pull right out and see everything in front of you.
If you front in park - when you leave, there are all kinds of things that are hard to see while trying to turn around and look
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Post by AmandaA on Mar 17, 2018 12:42:41 GMT
Around here it seems that many of the people that insist on parking this way lack two basic skills... the ability to center themselves in the spot (don't give two shits if you are straight, because if I can't open the doors to get my kids into the car you are still rude) and the ability to get themselves in the right distance (the best is the ones in mini vans who don't pull all the way through and then give the stink eye to the person who has had to park behind them when they can't get their lift gate open). Actually there are 3 things.... the failure to realize that you have done either of these things and/or not giving a shit that you have messed up parking for the spots around yours and just leaving it.
** can you tell that we have a fair number of these folks at my kids' school?
And regarding the safety of pulling out vs backing up, that is assuming that the person departing the spot isn't a total moron too. At least if you are going to back out and I am coming down the aisle, I can see your reverse lights and be aware. Again, anyone care to guess what happens in the lot at school?
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Post by gar on Mar 17, 2018 12:52:02 GMT
A front parker certainly should take much more time slowly backing out of a space to make sure it’s safe, quite possibly slowing down or stopping other cars in the process. Good point.
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Post by JoP on Mar 17, 2018 12:53:59 GMT
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Post by salem on Mar 17, 2018 13:01:04 GMT
I back into spaces all the time.
It's not hard.
When morons stop walking behind my car while I'm trying to back out, looking at their phones and not paying attention to their small children who are all over the place, or the parking lot racers stop speeding up the aisles to pass through while I'm in mid back up, I will pull forward into spaces. Besides, it's much safer when you end up with a giant bus of an SUV parked next to you and you can't see around the end of it until your half way in the aisle.
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Post by originalvanillabean on Mar 17, 2018 13:06:30 GMT
When I drive DH truck, I either back in or pull forward because I'm not used to driving something so big. If I didn't it would take a bit to back out, 3 point turn, etc. It really is more efficient for me to do all that work when I first park.
My car - I rarely back in, unless the space ahead of me is free, then I pull forward.
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Post by christine58 on Mar 17, 2018 13:07:00 GMT
I can back into a spot within a very short period of time. I will find a "pull thru" also. The reason why is because it's safer than backing out because of the IDIOTS in parking lots never look to see who is backing out and will walk rightnexttoyourbumper. What ticks me off is are the people who will park their car right up to your back bumper so that if I want to pack my groceries in the back of my SUV, I cannot open the back.
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Post by christine58 on Mar 17, 2018 13:09:02 GMT
And regarding the safety of pulling out vs backing up, that is assuming that the person departing the spot isn't a total moron too. At least if you are going to back out and I am coming down the aisle, I can see your reverse lights and be aware. Again, anyone care to guess what happens in the lot at school? You are not the norm. I have seen people on their cell phones etc and don't look for back up lights at all. That's one of the reasons I prefer to park facing out.
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Post by rickmer on Mar 17, 2018 14:03:20 GMT
personally, i find this to be a man thing. almost every man i know does it because "it's easier to get out". however, as i like to point out "but harder to get in, so what is the difference?".
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Post by gar on Mar 17, 2018 14:25:22 GMT
"but harder to get in, so what is the difference?". But it isn't harder to get in - just slightly different manoeuvres. And certainly not a man thing
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Post by Dalai Mama on Mar 17, 2018 14:31:59 GMT
personally, i find this to be a man thing. almost every man i know does it because "it's easier to get out". however, as i like to point out "but harder to get in, so what is the difference?". The difference is that it is safer. I (not a man) don't risk running over or into someone as I back into the spot but I do backing out. And, even with my back-up camera, it can be difficult seeing cars coming down the lot if I have to back out. I've been doing it since I started driving - I find it just as easy to back into a spot as I do pulling in. It comes with practice.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Mar 17, 2018 14:34:38 GMT
Omg I was going to post a similar thread/question last week! It drives me insane when people take forever to park backwards. I witnessed several instances of this just last week. The people were holding everyone up, much longer than if they had parked the regular way and backed out. Seems stupid and a waste of everyone’s time. Also, if you can’t park the vehicle you are driving because it is too big (or for any other reason), you shouldn’t be driving it at all.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Mar 17, 2018 14:37:59 GMT
My husband taught me how and that is how everyone does it in Japan. It's a thing there. Once you get good at it, you never want to park the regular pull in way again. it is so much easier to back in and drive straight out! The problem is that the people I see that do this are NOT good at it and take several tries to get into their spot. One of the ones I saw attempt this last week ended up giving up and driving around the parking lot.
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Post by myshelly on Mar 17, 2018 14:48:34 GMT
It’s so rude to block the road while people wait to try to back in.
If no one else is around and you can do it quickly in the first try, fine, I don’t care.
But to block the road? Selfish assholes.
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Post by belgravia on Mar 17, 2018 15:06:52 GMT
I back in to my parking spot when I pick my daughter up from school. I get there early enough that there's lots of room to back in easily, but when I leave, everyone else is leaving as well and it's super congested. Add into the mix high schoolers that are new drivers, and it's definitely preferable to back in and then pull straight out to leave!
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Post by Lindarina on Mar 17, 2018 15:08:26 GMT
Backing in is pretty much the norm around here. Most companies demand or advice it for safety reasons. And yes, it’s a lot safer to back in and drive out than it is to back out.
It’s not more difficult just a different manouver. Have a little patience with those willing to try😉
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Post by breetheflea on Mar 17, 2018 15:26:41 GMT
Back in if that's your thing. What I hate is forced back-in parking. Our main library has a small parking lot if it's full and you don't want a metered street spot (and parallel parking), you get the back in only parking lot. I hate it!
It also takes a bit of room for the back hatch on my van to open, which can't happen if I back in and someone pulls into the spot behind me...
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Post by eleezybeth on Mar 17, 2018 15:31:30 GMT
I was taught at an early age that it is easier to park a large vehicle backwards. If I am in DHs truck, I have to swing very wide to park forward facing. Or I can easily back in. And I don’t risk the ten point side swipe trying to get it straight.
Additionally, leaving the spot in the truck is SO much easier if forward facing. If some jack wagon doesn’t pull all the way up, you are 30 point turning out of the spot just to not hit him. This is all surrounding cars.
I don’t do it because it is cool, or annoying, it is safer. It takes me no extra time. I agree with the PP, if I have to wait more for people to get out of the damn road than park.
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Post by SweetieBugs on Mar 17, 2018 15:39:30 GMT
If you park this way (back in), how do you unload your shopping cart when you have purchased 6 bags full of groceries?
Do you leave your cart standing at the front of your car and carry two bags at a time to the back of your car?
If you have a tail lift, is there always enough room to open it?
How do you ensure your cart doesn't start rolling/drifting when you aren't holding onto it? I either only use one arm for placing the bags in the back while using the other to hold onto the cart handle or I put my foot down in front of one of the wheels of a cart to make sure it doesn't start rolling.
Our parking lots are not big enough to allow walking the cart to the back of the car if you are backed in (there isn't enough room on the sides if cars are parked next to you). Many large cars pull in so deep into the spot that they are maybe only 6 to 12 inches from your bumper. I wouldn't even be able to open my back end to put anything in the back.
Just logistically, this wouldn't work for me at least 80% of the time when shopping.
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Post by seaexplore on Mar 17, 2018 15:43:49 GMT
My DH ALWAYS backs in. Doesn't matter if it's my car or the suv or the sports car. I always thought he was crazy. I sucked at backing up. Then I got my car with a back up camera and I’m pretty good at it now. I can get it in one try and quickly. There's one spot at work that is super hard for me to park forward in. So, I just back in and I’m good. It's weird because I’m the only car that is backed in but it's so much easier to get in/out of that spot backed in.
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Post by GiantsFan on Mar 17, 2018 15:49:20 GMT
I guess you hate me then.
I like to be able to make a quick get away. And IMO it's safer and easier to see other cars and people than backing out. Plus, I hate when I'm backing out and the person who wants my space is trying to get it before the car on the other side whips in. If I'm backed in I can pull out fast and let them figure it out.
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Post by librarylady on Mar 17, 2018 15:53:42 GMT
i hate people that back in to parking spots. Most take multiple tries to get it right while you just sit and wait. What is the purpose? I do not understand. My husband just got back from Traverse City, Michigan where it's required to back into a lot of the parking. I like it. The city of Denton, Texas has a particular street and several blocks of that street where backing in is required.
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Post by myshelly on Mar 17, 2018 15:56:16 GMT
Most stores here have angled spots on one way rows. If you backed in, you would be facing the wrong way down a one way row when you pull out to leave. I take that as proof you aren’t supposed to back in.
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Post by katlady on Mar 17, 2018 16:01:26 GMT
Most stores here have angled spots on one way rows. If you backed in, you would be facing the wrong way down a one way row when you pull out to leave. I take that as proof you aren’t supposed to back in. I don’t back in in those cases. But I see cars that do. I would say we are about 50-50 here on angled spots vs. straight spots. And some lots have two-way aisles that are angled, so I do back in to those spots.
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