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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2021 16:26:39 GMT
I can easily perpendicular and parallel park. I can also pull in and back out of an angled park space. What is difficult for me is to reverse angle park. Thankfully, there are not a lot of places that have this, but I find it exceptionally hard, especially when the spaces are narrow. Have you ever reverse angle parked?
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Post by MichyM on Jun 7, 2021 16:36:04 GMT
I’m a city dweller so I can park like a champ, but do hate the back in angle spots the most.
The business district of my neighborhood has several streets of this kind of parking on the Main Street and the backups that ensue while people attempt to park are a pain. When you clear that backup, you get stopped again by another car attempting the back in angle park on the next block. Between that and all the pedestrians who don’t even check for cars before stepping into the street (death wish anyone)....I try to avoid that street whenever possible!
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Post by sharlag on Jun 7, 2021 16:36:59 GMT
I've never had that kind of parking scenario, but to me, it looks easier than parallel parking.
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Post by gar on Jun 7, 2021 16:40:18 GMT
Yes, I'd say that's fairly common in UK carparks. I don't have a problem with it. WHat is it about it that you find hard if you can park well in other scenarios?
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Post by littlemama on Jun 7, 2021 16:41:32 GMT
I dont think Ive ever seen that type of parking!
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Post by bbkeef on Jun 7, 2021 16:44:30 GMT
We don't have that kind of parking in my area either. BUT I could definitely do it. I back my car into my garage every time I use it. My hubby wants it that way and I have no problem doing it. Even growing up, my dad always had us back into our parking spots. Back up cameras are awfully helpful these days too.
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Post by Dalai Mama on Jun 7, 2021 16:45:12 GMT
I reverse stall park pretty much everywhere, including my own driveway). I find the reverse angled parking even easier.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2021 16:48:43 GMT
We don't have that kind of parking in my area either. BUT I could definitely do it. I back my car into my garage every time I use it. My hubby wants it that way and I have no problem doing it. Even growing up, my dad always had us back into our parking spots. Back up cameras are awfully helpful these days too. I can easily back into our driveway, but doing it at an angle is much harder for me. I think it’s because you have to turn as you back into the spot vs just going straight back.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Jun 7, 2021 17:16:26 GMT
I was never able to reverse park without damage (mine or others) until I got my Lexus SUV. It's got a great back up camera with lines that move as you back up & side sensors on both bumpers, so I don't need to turn to look as much. Now it's easy peasy to back up park, even with an angle (though those are very rare here).
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Post by katlady on Jun 7, 2021 17:18:49 GMT
I've never seen that type of street parking. I could do it, I back up into spaces quite often, but I've just never come across those type of spaces.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 7, 2021 17:23:05 GMT
Never seen that, but could do it.
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Post by greendragonlady on Jun 7, 2021 17:26:28 GMT
Never seen that, but could do it. Same
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Post by seaexplore on Jun 7, 2021 17:47:16 GMT
I can and do park like that frequently but I have a back up camera. Without one? Oh hell no!
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Post by huskermom98 on Jun 7, 2021 18:15:45 GMT
We have that style downtown, but I've never tried it & have avoided it. I would maybe try it in DS's car because it has a bigger backup camera screen than my van.
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Post by tanya2 on Jun 7, 2021 18:54:32 GMT
I'm the first to admit that reversing is not my best skill. I don't have a back up camera, although I have used one in rental cars. It must be an acquired skill
Luckily I don't have to reverse too often, other than in parking lots. My garage is on the side of my house so I can back out slightly & then drive out the drive way
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Post by mikklynn on Jun 7, 2021 18:56:10 GMT
I have never seen that, but I am sure I could do it. I can parallel park DH's Tahoe, so I am confident.
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Post by bc2ca on Jun 7, 2021 19:03:29 GMT
The only place I have seen this type of parking was in Austin.
It took a second to shift our thinking. Because you have to go past the spot to reverse in, I was worried other cars wouldn't stop but they did. As always, it is way easy to leave a parking spot when you have reversed into the space.
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Post by yodutchess on Jun 7, 2021 19:05:25 GMT
The town where my daughter lives has this type of parking on one side of the street, and I will go out of my way to avoid it. I don’t have a camera on my car.i would rather parallel park.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2021 19:29:46 GMT
Yes we have parking spaces like that where I live. They are quite common in the UK. I have no problem reversing into a space like that. I don't find it any different to any other reverse parking.
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Post by marysue63 on Jun 7, 2021 19:43:17 GMT
We have parking like that at our downtown post office and people were so mad when they put them in! We had a lot of people just pull in because they couldn't figure out how to back up. With back up cameras becoming so common I don't see it as a big deal.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Jun 7, 2021 20:01:02 GMT
We have this in the neighboring city - it's supposed to be safer for bicyclists. I have a backup camera, so no parking really throws me anymore.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jun 7, 2021 22:05:00 GMT
Reverse angle parking is uncommon around me. I have seen it and used though other places. I can parallel park like a champ, too. until I got my Lexus SUV. It's got a great back up camera with lines that move as you back up & side sensors on both bumpers, so I don't need to turn to look as much. Yours is much newer than mine then. I have a 2010 RX350 and the backup camera is pitiful. It doesn't have any guidelines. And worst of all, it sits down a little tunnel on the dash so the depth perception on the thing is way off as well. I've learned over time to use it accurately, but it's still a pitiful thing. Backing up is a piece of cake in my husband's and son's vehicles. They have the fancy bell-and-whistles backup cameras.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Jun 7, 2021 22:39:30 GMT
Yours is much newer than mine then. It's a 2015 460GX, so newer but old by today's standards. DD bought a 2017 Mercedes GLE and that backup camera is fantastic! One downside of driving a car a longer time is missing out on the technology and safety upgrades.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jun 7, 2021 23:39:27 GMT
One downside of driving a car a longer time is missing out on the technology and safety upgrades. I had a previous minivan for 17 years! I'm the queen of driving 'em til I get all the goodie out them.
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Post by peabay on Jun 7, 2021 23:47:49 GMT
Thank God for backup cameras. I can park anywhere, anyhow now.
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Post by hookturnian on Jun 8, 2021 0:14:49 GMT
This is my favourite type of parking. It's easier than parallel parking and alley docking, no-one can steal your space, and you have great visibility when exiting.
ETA I don't have a camera or any parking sensors
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Post by breetheflea on Jun 8, 2021 0:15:13 GMT
I hate it. Our main library has a tiny parking lot, and if there is no empty space the closest free parking is angled back-in parking. I can only do it if it’s not between two other cars and I have lots of time and I have to get out to make sure I’m in the lines/back far enough. I drive a van without a back up camera... plus my kids in the car making fun of me, no thanks!
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Post by CarolinaGirl71 on Jun 8, 2021 0:25:36 GMT
I've never seen that type of parking. If I have to parallel park, I'll just drive on until I find a spot that's not parallel!
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