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re: Backing into a parking spot is the best way to park in a parking lot
Posted on 5/28/25 at 1:56 pm to Kingshakabooboo
Posted on 5/28/25 at 1:56 pm to Kingshakabooboo
quote:
Lots of correct answers so far. Yes, parking farther out in lot where there is fewer cars and greater chance to create space around your vehicle is best. And if you can pull all the way thru a spot then you definitely do that. Backing up is the most dangerous thing you do in a vehicle. But if you can’t pull thru park then backing in first is safer than backing out later. When you first pull into a parking lot you have a current up to date picture of where everything is. You pick a spot between smaller vehicles and back in. If you pull into first then once you come back to vehicle later everything has changed now maybe instead of smaller vehicles, that have left and larger ones have pulled in which decrease your visibility backing out. If you back in first you don’t have that problem.
You will have a hard time convincing the people that are convinced they are correct. My teenaged daughter says I'm being "extra" by backing in. If I can park without backing up that's what I'm doing. If I can't, I'd rather back in now when I can see everything around me.
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Posted on 5/28/25 at 1:59 pm to La Place Mike
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No blinker or reverse lights. No backing in for you!
You got me all wrong....emergency flashers and high beams every time I'm in La Place Mike.
Posted on 5/28/25 at 2:03 pm to TigersHuskers
quote:It's unnecessary and cultish. 9 out of 10 times it takes WAY longer to wait for some a-hole that HAS to show everyone he can back in.
Backing into a parking spot is the best way to park in a parking lot
TigersHuskers
Change my mind
Pre-cams, the talking point about it being safer to pull out headfirst might have had some truth, but it's literally irrelevant now. You can see all you need to see on the screen, and backing out into a large area that doesn't require very much precision is MUCH easier/quicker than backing into a sliver of space that has little margin for error.
I also don't agree that pulling through is better/safer. This is mostly because people looking to pull into a spot are surprised to see a car coming all the way through from the wrong side.
Posted on 5/28/25 at 2:24 pm to holdmuh keystonelite
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Disagree. We have to wait for you to back in when you could just quickly pull In.
Waiting for you to back out is a longer wait, and also causes more accidents.
Backing in is required at many plants and factories for safety reasons, which are listed above.
Posted on 5/28/25 at 2:32 pm to TigersHuskers
Only if you can manage to get your F250 into the spot by at least the second try.
Posted on 5/28/25 at 3:09 pm to OceanMan
quote:Nah. Backing out is faster than backing in.
Waiting for you to back out is a longer wait, and also causes more accidents.
Posted on 5/28/25 at 3:15 pm to Ben Hur
quote:
False. The pull-through is the best way.
I prefer the pull-out method.
Posted on 5/28/25 at 3:19 pm to TigersHuskers
Tulsa police busted a gay meetup location just south of Tulsa about 10 years ago.
The way the gay dudes all identified each other - They backed their cars into the parking spots.
The way the gay dudes all identified each other - They backed their cars into the parking spots.
Posted on 5/28/25 at 3:25 pm to TigersHuskers
It impedes the flow of traffic whilst you back in.
Posted on 5/28/25 at 3:29 pm to Big Scrub TX
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Nah. Backing out is faster than backing in.
Maybe if you’re a woman
Posted on 5/28/25 at 3:31 pm to TigersHuskers
I don’t care how a person parks - as long as they are within the lines I’m all good.
Posted on 5/28/25 at 3:36 pm to MyRockstarComplex
Interesting
I’ve had company vehicles since 2008 and my employer could care less
I’ve had company vehicles since 2008 and my employer could care less
Posted on 5/28/25 at 3:39 pm to TigersHuskers
quote:
Backing into a parking spot is the best way to park in a parking lot
In a parking garage, it gets in the way and slows people down.
Posted on 5/28/25 at 3:50 pm to Tarps99
I always thought the pullout method was always best to not get the side chick pregnant."
Oh boy! The 13 yo has entered...
Oh boy! The 13 yo has entered...
Posted on 5/28/25 at 4:46 pm to Steadyhands
I will say this. I will back in if it’s at an event where everyone will be leaving at the same time. It’s hard to back up into heavy traffic.
Posted on 5/28/25 at 5:05 pm to yellowfin
quote:Nah. Backing in is a precision move, even if you are very adept at it. Backing out requires much less precision.
Maybe if you’re a woman
Posted on 5/28/25 at 5:06 pm to Commander Rabb
quote:This is the only time I can endorse it - like if you find the perfect spot to leave a sporting event or concert quickly. Like you said, you can be much more aggressive forcing yourself into the flow if you are going grill first.
I will say this. I will back in if it’s at an event where everyone will be leaving at the same time. It’s hard to back up into heavy traffic.
Posted on 5/28/25 at 5:40 pm to TigersHuskers
If you can do it quickly. I hate people that take forever to park.
Parking is easy if you can't do it quickly practice more.
Parking is easy if you can't do it quickly practice more.
Posted on 5/28/25 at 5:42 pm to BabyTac
This is the answer. I like to park far away. Not that my car is nice its that it's faster to park and walk than to fight for a close spot.
Posted on 5/28/25 at 5:48 pm to TigersHuskers
Pretty much the only way i park
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