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

dangus

[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!!!

[dangus]

I mean backing into perpendicular parking.

[JimRed]

OK, I was visualizing parallel parking.

[newgeezer]

It is much easier to back my truck into a tight parking space then to pull in forward.

Hmm... I don't see how first backing into a tight parking space and then pulling in forward is easier than simply pulling in forward... unless while you're backing in, you're hitting the cars on either side to widen the space.

;^)

[rightazrain]

Thank you of highlighting this man skill, especially in light of the fact — I am a woman. :)