re: Backing in to parking spot

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...it's also easier to pull out if you're parked next to an oversize vehicle.

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You're saying that it's difficult to back out from between two large vehicles, but it's really easy to swing your truck and back in between them? You know that makes no sense, right?

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Read my post on the other page

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Done. You're making it way more confusing that it actually is (probably intentionally so).

Please answer this question...assuming you're backed into a spot, are you always or usually able to pull out of said spot in one shot?

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So again, backing into a parking spot does not save time

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I disagree. Theoretically, the time it takes to enter the parking spot + the time it takes top leave the parking spot is shorter when backing in for longer vehicles in tight spaces. It eliminates the multiple forward-reverse-forward elements of the traditional process. The length at which the theory becomes valid is relative to the width and depth of the parking spot.

Again, when the trailing wheels turn, the navigation becomes more efficient.

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I'm amazed by people who come on here and cry daily about things that have absolutely no bearing on their lives. Why can't you just enjoy your life and move on? Who cares if someone parks this way or that way. Enjoy your life man.

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How am I "crying"? I was just looking for reasons.

I understand cops back in, because they have to leave quickly. Same with EMS.

I understand trucks to avoid backing accidents. Backing into your driveway on a cul de sac seems excessive to me.

Also, maybe it's a regional thing....didnt realize so many people backed in LA.

ETA: It's easier to back out because you have 20' of space, backing into a spot takes more time. I can almost guarantee. And if there is high traffic in the parking lot, how do you back in with someone behind you??

My company requires it. Much less risk of an accident pulling out. Lowered our MVA rate 60% first year.

And a follow up question to those who say it's easier to back in...when you approach a road that a tight entry (hey oh!), perhaps between two trees or something, do you back into and down that road too, because it's so much easier and quicker?

Holy shite this thread will not die!

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Maybe you don't understand how parking a truck works. You cannot crank the wheel all of the way sideways when you're backing out of a spot. You can when you're pulling out. Think of where the axles are in relation to the truck. The rear has more room between it and the trailer hitch than the front and the bumper. You can turn, and the rear will basically pivot out once you get to the back of the car. Think about an open differential to explain that. You've got to wait for your front bumper to fully clear to crank the wheel when backing out. So basically, more of your car has to be out of the spot to turn when you're backing.

I can't pull my truck in straight to a lot of smaller parking lots/spots. I would just hit the cars on the side. It is 100000x easier backing in

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I read this before.

Let me come at this a little differently. Do you understand that a car backing out of a parking spot, will take virtually an identical route and path as one backing in?

Like I've said before, the moves that need to be performed are exactly the same whether or not you back in, it's just the order they're performed in.

I actually did a search about the benefits of backing into a spot, and not one mentioned "differentials", "being able to crank the wheel all the way", etc. They talked about seeing the spot is clear, and safety pulling out (as has been mentioned previously by others in this thread). So, yeah.

Listen, I get it, perhaps there's a stigma about backing in being cool, or having people check out your truck, or protecting truck nuts or something, and if that's the case, good on ya. But it has nothing to do with it being any easier than going in forward.

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Is it pull-throughs or backing in?

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Backing in. Pull throughs are the shite, because you get fast pulling in and fast leaving.