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re: A question about backing trucks into parking spaces - Why?

Posted on 12/22/16 at 2:26 pm to
Posted by thegreatboudini
Member since Oct 2008
6906 posts
Posted on 12/22/16 at 2:26 pm to
It was mandatory for safety reasons at my old job, and now it's second nature. Why does this bother you?
Posted by lsugrad35
Jambalaya capital of the world
Member since Feb 2007
3285 posts
Posted on 12/22/16 at 2:26 pm to
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Wait, when we're we talking about trucks? This isn't the mandatory birth control thread?


Posted by JOHNN
Prairieville
Member since Nov 2008
4369 posts
Posted on 12/22/16 at 2:26 pm to
Its typically a safety thing. When you want to leave alot of times you might be in a hurry and/or distracted. By only having to go forward, you have a better chance of seeing all vehicles.

We back all of our company trucks in every chance we have. Gotta remember that you not only have to watch where you are going but where others are as well.
Posted by Kafkas father
Member since Aug 2016
1124 posts
Posted on 12/22/16 at 2:27 pm to
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Are you of the belief that it is easier?


It is abundantly clear you don't understand how a long wheel based vehicle steers.
It's much easier to park straight in a spot that is 90% to the lot.
Rear steering vehicles are more maneuverable.
Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
89380 posts
Posted on 12/22/16 at 2:28 pm to
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Is it improper for a lady to call someone a confrontational dicksucker?


Posted by LNCHBOX
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Member since Jun 2009
86765 posts
Posted on 12/22/16 at 2:33 pm to
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I drove one for years. It is in no way easier or faster.


Whole lot of ignorance in this post. Congrats on being a terrible driver. It's much easier to get a long vehicle into a spot backing in compared to pulling in. Also makes getting out easier. And that's not an opinion. It's a fact backed by geometry and physics.
Posted by Mung
NorCal
Member since Aug 2007
9063 posts
Posted on 12/22/16 at 2:35 pm to
it does not surprise me in the least that the majority of OTers are truck drivers who back into spaces. Goes with the mindset of the board, like the politics.
Posted by weadjust
Member since Aug 2012
15480 posts
Posted on 12/22/16 at 2:36 pm to
I do it in a parking garage to prevent tailgate theft. I back up until my hitch hits the wall. Impossible to steal tailgate.
Posted by dcrews
Houston, TX
Member since Feb 2011
31228 posts
Posted on 12/22/16 at 2:37 pm to
You sound like a bitch.
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
102491 posts
Posted on 12/22/16 at 2:37 pm to
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tailgate theft


Is this really an issue?
Posted by ChenierauTigre
Dreamland
Member since Dec 2007
34642 posts
Posted on 12/22/16 at 2:39 pm to
Yes, it is. People are stealing tailgates like crazy. It is ridiculous.
Posted by SouthEndzoneTiger
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2008
11023 posts
Posted on 12/22/16 at 2:40 pm to
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Yes, it is. People are stealing tailgates like crazy. It is ridiculous.


Why? Is there really a black market for tailgates?
Posted by NawlinsTiger9
Where the mongooses roam
Member since Jan 2009
37279 posts
Posted on 12/22/16 at 2:40 pm to
Thank you, I can understand that.

I swear this might be the least divisive issue I've ever seen on the OT. Even the thread about the guy leaving his kid in the hot car had a few contrarians. Backing into your spot is hallowed ground around here.
Posted by TigerFred
Feeding hamsters
Member since Aug 2003
27656 posts
Posted on 12/22/16 at 2:40 pm to
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Is this really an issue?


Yes

Most trucks have locks on the tailgates now. Google tailgate locks and see all of the ways that companies have come up with for locking mechanisms.



This post was edited on 12/22/16 at 2:42 pm
Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
89380 posts
Posted on 12/22/16 at 2:42 pm to
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It's much easier to get a long vehicle into a spot backing in compared to pulling in. Also makes getting out easier. And that's not an opinion. It's a fact backed by geometry and physics.


I can buy that it is safer to back in and pull out where you can see pedestrians and traffic, but idk if you can say it is easier when you've got to back in or out at some point.
Posted by 2geaux
Georgia
Member since Feb 2008
2693 posts
Posted on 12/22/16 at 2:44 pm to
It is more maneuverable in reverse.

Wow!! 6 pages!!??
This post was edited on 12/22/16 at 2:45 pm
Posted by Pintail
Member since Nov 2011
11396 posts
Posted on 12/22/16 at 2:44 pm to
Less moving parts under the load
Posted by ChenierauTigre
Dreamland
Member since Dec 2007
34642 posts
Posted on 12/22/16 at 2:44 pm to
Drive around and see how many drunk asses have crunched in their tailgates. Look up the price of a new tailgate for a big truck. Easy fix is to steal one.

As Fred said, they now have locks to prevent theft. Nothing is sacred anymore.
Posted by RealityTiger
Geismar, LA
Member since Jan 2010
20498 posts
Posted on 12/22/16 at 2:45 pm to
Who do you think would buy a used tailgate? Body shops.
Posted by Hu_Flung_Pu
Central, LA
Member since Jan 2013
22385 posts
Posted on 12/22/16 at 2:45 pm to
As someone who drives a crewmax tundra and parks at LSU stadium lot, it's easier to back in.
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