Some lots in town here have this sign, which I can't figure at all...
Why?
Yeah. I get pulling out forward. But pulling in backward is so much harder than pulling out backward. I generally gear towards spaces where I can pull through, forward in and out, best of both worlds.
Are you serious? You ever see fire trucks or ambulances park regular in their garages? Ask yourself why do they back in and there’s your answer.
Ive attended 3 separate colleges, and at each one it was a fine to back into a parking stall. Like they weren’t raking us over the coals with the cost if books, tuition, and other “fees”...
One reason is so they can’t read your license plate...(Many states do’t require a front plate).
They may have outstanding warrants, or they prefer not to be ID’d by someone looking for them or their vehicle...etc etc...
If you live in a crowded community it’s easier to get into a tight space by backing in. Parallel parking, here, is required to pass your driving test.
We don’t want to have to 4-point the exit on our getaway car when our criminal cohorts come fleeing out of the store, guns a-blazin’. Time is of the essence at that point.
I have a Suburban and it’s much easier to park backwards. And FWIW, most companies who have vehicles (service companies, etc.) require backing into spaces or accessing a parking space so they can pull forward to leave. It’s for insurance reasons. Apparently, statistically speaking, more incidents happen when vehicles are backing out of a space.
Some lots in town here have this sign, which I can't figure at all...
Why?
Doing the hard work now makes for easy work later. Translation: Quick Getaway.
One is going to either back in or back out of a parking spot
If one backs in, at least you can see traffic as you pull out
Also, if you have a tow hitch, it’s not sticking out into traffic
In the state of Connecticut the law says that you are supposed to back into your own driveway. Everyone ignores it, of course. However, as a teenager, I found out the reason. I was backing out my folks’ ‘72 Chevy Impala. Unbeknownst to me, our neighbors across the street were also backing out at the same time. We both pulled out simultaneous and made contact. Damage was trivial, but the police who happened to come on the scene said we were both in the wrong. I was taught the same thing in driver’s ed.
If I could park backwards without causing a problem to others, I would. It’s because I always get nervous backing out of a parking spot (especially in a busy place). I check the mirrors, look around, etc., but am always worried I missed something. I can’t move my neck as easily as I used to, so in all honesty, for me to be able to just drive out of a spot would be such a relief. Add to that the fact that people walking across a busy lot are completely oblivious to anything and will walk right into your path without blinking an eye.
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?
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How is it hard to “park backwards”? I assume you have to back up when leaving? Is that hard for you?
Probably. I should post a whiny vanity about people like you taking for-freaking-ever to back out of a parking space.
To aggravate you, of course
I have come closer to being hit by a car backing OUT of a parking space many, many, many more times than someone pulling out straight...
People do not look very well backing out...
A lot of companies require it. Oil companies typically require it for safety reasons, though I’m not sure I agree with them.
Also, they are teaching to pull through if possible, resulting in forward exit of parking spaces.
-PJ
My neighbors park backwards because their across the street neighbors park on the curb making it very difficult to back up their suvs.