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re: The Cultural Phenomenon of Backing Into Parking Spaces.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 11:11 am to nicholastiger
Posted on 9/10/26 at 11:11 am to nicholastiger
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Especially large trucks that take 5 minutes to park
I don't mind it until you take about 30 seconds to a minute to park while people behind you are waiting.
in a vacuum, it's fine, but you shouldn't do it if somebody is behind you.
now what will really piss me off is when somebody is driving in front of you for a spot and the swing to the right into an open spot and then hits the breaks and reverses into a spot the left and lays on the horn because they almost hit you... after literally reversing in the lane of traffic.
woodchippers for those people
Posted on 9/10/26 at 11:13 am to caro81
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Because 90% of people who do this take 200-300% longer to park and I have to watch your stupid arse do this for a minute before i can move on down the lane so i can park.
So instead you want them to take 200-300% longer to back out
Posted on 9/10/26 at 11:21 am to Judnnc
quote:It's become performative, IMO.
The Cultural Phenomenon of Backing Into Parking Spaces.
Judnnc
Versus not. Ever notice and what gives?
It takes way longer for people to back into spaces - causing others to have to wait for the area to clear - than it does for people to back out of spaces. Backing in is much more an act of precision than backing out.
I hear the plant baw practice of being able to pull out quickly if there's an emergency or whatever. That's fine. But the median person in the median parking lot situation has a high-quality backup cam. Backing out into a parking lot is easy and is not fraught at all.
It also seems dumb to put your trunk/boot in a less accessible position if you are at the grocery store or whatever.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 11:38 am to Judnnc
The trashiest people in the world always back into parking spaces
It’s literally the biggest indicator of human trash
It’s literally the biggest indicator of human trash
Posted on 9/10/26 at 11:50 am to Judnnc
I see people do this at the grocery.. They end up having to squeeze the basket between two cars to get to their trunk...
Posted on 9/10/26 at 12:01 pm to Big Scrub TX
You anti-back-in people are completely ignoring the geometry of maneuvering a vehicle. It is easier, faster and safer when the steer axle is in the open for most of the maneuver vs not. The only exception is sometimes, when the vehicle is vastly smaller than the available parking space.
Unless your vehicle is rear wheel steer, you are doing it the more difficult and more dangerous way by pulling in.
You can argue it all you want, but you will be incorrect.
Unless your vehicle is rear wheel steer, you are doing it the more difficult and more dangerous way by pulling in.
You can argue it all you want, but you will be incorrect.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 12:02 pm to GoShoughYourself
The trashiest people in the world always complain about people who back into parking spaces
It’s literally the biggest indicator of human trash
FIFY
Posted on 9/10/26 at 12:06 pm to nicholastiger
quote:
Especially large trucks that take 5 minutes to park
It's much easier to back in a large truck than to pull forward into a parking spot, especially with modern tech like backup cameras, blind spot detection, etc.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 12:10 pm to Judnnc
If you can't get it on the first try every time then pull in. I know the plant baws can do it, but the people at my office complex really suck at it.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 12:11 pm to Judnnc
You have to go backwards once and forward once. Does it really matter which is which?
Posted on 9/10/26 at 12:14 pm to AtticusOSullivan
It's a superior way to park, and safer to boot. And it's also corporate policy.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 12:15 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:I suppose there's a chance it is "safer" (although I'm highly skeptical of this repeated claim, particularly in the world of HD backup cams).'
It is easier, faster and safer
But it's just outright silly to call it easier and faster. I drive a large SUV and have ZERO problem quickly parking it front-in. That is to say - I believe it would be basically impossible to be easier and faster than my current, highly easy and fast process.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 12:16 pm to Judnnc
Years back in California I was backing out of a spot, changing from reverse to drive when someone from the opposite side of the row backed into me. We both park, get out and exchange info. Ask her if she saw us and she said no.
Get home & call insurance company tell them what happened. Couple days later ins calls and she told her company it was our fault. They call, we tell our side of the story. Bottom line in California on private property if one party can't present clear evidence it's 50 / 50 .
Get home & call insurance company tell them what happened. Couple days later ins calls and she told her company it was our fault. They call, we tell our side of the story. Bottom line in California on private property if one party can't present clear evidence it's 50 / 50 .
Posted on 9/10/26 at 12:21 pm to Judnnc
With the camera on my truck, backing into parking spaces is infinitely easier and it makes it easier when leaving.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 12:24 pm to Judnnc
I do it to prevent the sun coming in thru my windshield...back glass is heavily tinted.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 12:25 pm to Judnnc
It comes in handy in a got to get out the lot quickly situation
Posted on 9/10/26 at 12:34 pm to Big Scrub TX
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outright silly to call it easier and faster. I drive a large SUV and have ZERO problem
And I drive a 4 door long bed 4x4 truck, but that isnt the point. I back my wifes jetta in everywhere i go in it, because it is in every way the correct choice.
You are ignoring geometry. It is mathematically certain that backing into a parking spot is the better way. The steer axle and the drivers line of sight are both less restricted during both entering and exiting the space than they are when pulling in forwards.
You will have to back up either arriving or leaving. The total time spent entering and leaving will be less when you back in to the spot.
This is the extent of time I will spend explaining this. Ive done this thread before on here, and geometry/math are just a bridge too far for most of this board's posters.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 12:36 pm to Judnnc
If you can do it then fine. If you need to reposition 3 times to get in then you shouldn't do it.
.I hate when people do it in crowded parking lots and slow everyone down looking for spots so they can save 10 seconds.
.I hate when people do it in crowded parking lots and slow everyone down looking for spots so they can save 10 seconds.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 12:37 pm to lsugradman
It does because when they're parking there taking a spot. When they are leaving they are giving a spot.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 12:42 pm to Judnnc
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