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Insanely vain vanity: WHY??? Why do people park backwards???
dangus

Posted on 05/28/2019 2:42:37 PM PDT by dangus

I can't handle it anymore. My curiosity has burned for decades about this, and I finally decided that hey, there's a thing called the internet so I can ask:

Why do between about 1 in 5 and 1 in 10 people insist on parking backwards, despite the fact that it's obviously MUCH more difficult. I always get stuck waiting for these people why they try over and over to straighten their cars out. WHY?

I can't detect any trend in demographics... young v old, north v south, city v urban, white v non-white, men v women... just a consistent portion of people who INSIST on blocking me for fifteen minutes while they park backwards! Please... I'll just presume you're someone who can do it in one move, every time and never cause massive jams in parking lots... someone just tell me WHY you do it!!!


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To: JBW1949
"People do not look very well backing out..."

And there's a lot of dummies who find it necessary to walk behind your car while you're backing out. I guess they don't realize that it's a whole lot easier for them to see me, then it is for me to see them, yet they'll bitch if you don't see them.

101 posted on 05/28/2019 3:20:31 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: SaxxonWoods; Responsibility2nd; combat_boots

That’s all exactly right...As combat_boots said about one of the relatives, find a place to pull straight through to the next space...You don’t have to ever back up...


102 posted on 05/28/2019 3:20:44 PM PDT by JBW1949
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To: Fido969

Oh? How so? Do the difficult part while you’re sober, then go in and get drunk?


103 posted on 05/28/2019 3:20:46 PM PDT by dangus
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To: dangus

In my industry its a requirement. The thought process is that you are more perceptive and not tired when you arrive vs when youve worked all day or night.


104 posted on 05/28/2019 3:21:03 PM PDT by Smellin Salt
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To: dangus

Thanks everyone! I actually learned something!


105 posted on 05/28/2019 3:21:58 PM PDT by dangus
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To: dangus

I park backwards all the time. My car’s rear visibility is far worse than forward, and as I age it gets much harder to do a full head check looking over my shoulder. I am much more likely to hit someone or get into an accident backing out of a parking space than driving forward out of a parking space where I have a clear unobstructed 270 degree view.

Also, when I back into a space, I know what is there and I know it can’t suddenly move into my path. I can’t guarantee that when I back out of a space.

I back into spaces for safety. Simple as that. I don’t know why it bothers you.


106 posted on 05/28/2019 3:22:00 PM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (What profits a man if he gains the world but loses his soul.)
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To: redcatcherb412

...lol I’ve seen some really loonnggg hitches in ranch country.

Well, there is that


107 posted on 05/28/2019 3:22:58 PM PDT by HangnJudge
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To: Rio

Wow—I’ve never seen that.


108 posted on 05/28/2019 3:24:44 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: dangus
I say it's much more prevalent nowadays with backup cams in most new cars. Hey I got a backup cam so I gotta use it.

I hate it in strip malls where the parking lots are small, drives me crazy waiting and waiting while they try. Saw a guy over the weekend back into a spot in a large parking lot where he could have pulled through and parked nose out on the other side...but nooooo, he had so show off his skillz. Irritating, but that's life..don't sweat the small stuff
109 posted on 05/28/2019 3:25:03 PM PDT by ratzoe
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To: dangus

I can back in faster than I can pull in forward. At my apartment, the spaces are tight and there are wood posts holding up the covered parking.

Backing in, I can use my mirrors effectively to back in accurately. When I pull in forward, I lost sight of other cars and the roof’s wood posts.

It takes an act of faith to forward into my apartment parking space.

My back-up camera is so large, clear and accurate, I can place my car on a dime when backing.


110 posted on 05/28/2019 3:25:14 PM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (What profits a man if he gains the world but loses his soul.)
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To: montag813

New York State is a money grabber, and makes you have plates on both ends. I’ve had my Statue of Liberty plates since I bought my car 13 years ago. With a little luck, they, and my car will last me until I die. And NY can kiss my ass if they think they’ll ever get me to pay for new plates ever again.


111 posted on 05/28/2019 3:25:52 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: dangus

I thought you were referring to parallel parking..


112 posted on 05/28/2019 3:27:08 PM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: dangus

If you drive one of these babies, you can park going in sideways...


       

113 posted on 05/28/2019 3:27:54 PM PDT by Songcraft
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To: dangus

Why? Because they can.


114 posted on 05/28/2019 3:28:06 PM PDT by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man.)
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To: dangus

Obviously, you have never been trained to “combat park.”


115 posted on 05/28/2019 3:29:17 PM PDT by Natty Bumppo@frontier.net (We are the dangerous ones, who stand between all we love and a more dangerous world.)
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To: dangus

Because it’s safer to leave by pulling out, instead of backing out.


116 posted on 05/28/2019 3:29:31 PM PDT by dinodino
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To: dangus

Quicker getaways


117 posted on 05/28/2019 3:30:29 PM PDT by Old Yeller (Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
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To: dangus

Combat parking, it’s easier to leave suddenly if necessary.

Try it just once, I guarantee you won’t go back!

Ed


118 posted on 05/28/2019 3:32:03 PM PDT by Sir_Ed
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To: dangus
It's a habit amongst firefighters. A lot of other first responders, too. When you get the call, you go. Nose out parking is preferable as it facilitates a quicker response time and the possibility of saving a life or property.

Don't care if it upsets you.

119 posted on 05/28/2019 3:32:09 PM PDT by Sirius Lee (“Individual liberty and freedom are not outmoded concepts.”)
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To: JBW1949

I’d forgotten about that. You have to have your head on a swivel to avoid people walking in back of you as you back out-while talking on their cell phones and paying absolutely no attention to the situation. It’s more than annoying.

Driving’s bad enough, but the walking thing is just plain dangerous.


120 posted on 05/28/2019 3:32:41 PM PDT by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
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