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Posted on 9/10/26 at 12:52 pm to Judnnc
Judnnc must drive a Prius. Try parking a long wheel base truck and you'll understand.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 1:22 pm to Traffic Circle
Schlumberger makes it mandatory
Posted on 9/10/26 at 1:46 pm to Judnnc
Forwards, backwards, who gives a shite
Posted on 9/10/26 at 2:03 pm to Judnnc
It takes more time.
In busy parking lots, you are making people wait
for you.
No stats on this, but I'll bet there are more fender
benders.
People are sheep...they see someone else do it,
so they have to do it.
In busy parking lots, you are making people wait
for you.
No stats on this, but I'll bet there are more fender
benders.
People are sheep...they see someone else do it,
so they have to do it.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 2:05 pm to Judnnc
The advent of backup cameras
Easy one
Easy one
Posted on 9/10/26 at 2:06 pm to Judnnc
I had somebody yell at me for backing in. I'll never go through that McDonalds drive through again. The nerve...
Posted on 9/10/26 at 2:13 pm to nealnan8
I missed this thread obviously, but how it is 11 pages? In what world is it weird to back into parking spaces? It makes it easier to both park initially and leave when you're done. I've backed into spaces since I started driving 30 years ago.
I'm also clueless as to why OP is calling it a "cultural phenomenon" since it is nothing of the sort, and is basically just common sense.
I'm also clueless as to why OP is calling it a "cultural phenomenon" since it is nothing of the sort, and is basically just common sense.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 2:14 pm to nealnan8
quote:
No stats on this, but I'll bet there are more fender benders.
You would be big wrong. Stats clearly support backing in as reducing minor parking lot accidents.
It is largely based on the fact that people are in more of a hurry leaving work than when arriving. The studies were done in work parking lots, FWIW.
I also suspect that people arrive somewhat sporadically and largely leave at the same time. Thus people pulling out forward are less likely to collide with other cars also leaving at the same time.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 2:18 pm to jbgleason
Please post the stats that you speak of. Thanks.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 2:45 pm to Judnnc
you're taught in defensive driving classes to back in, and it's required by many industrial companies. people get used to it when they must do it all day at work.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 2:48 pm to Joe_Dirte
All depends on the type of parking lot. It is much harder to back into diagonal striped lots that are one-way like at many shopping centers and grocery stores. Straight spots, I'll back in if I can. Our lots at work all have straight lines and it seems like most of the men that work here back in and most of the ladies don't.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 2:56 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:nah''
I back my wifes jetta in everywhere i go in it, because it is in every way the correct choice.
quote:Congrats on believing in the illusion of your own intellectual superiority.
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.
Here's what I know - one will frequently see a driver easily pull (in one move) headfirst into an empty parking space. This provides essentially ZERO time that the lane is blocked for other traffic. One will perhaps even MORE frequently see one of our highly-tuned, geometrically and mathematically assured back-up parkers taking forever to make their multi-point maneuver, often blocking not just one, but BOTH directions of the parking lane.
quote:There's no way this confident claim is backed by actual data in all situations. ETA: I'm highly confident that actual studies DO NOT argue for a net savings in time for those that back in.
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.
Additionally, I am also skeptical of the generic claim that "pulling forward all the way through" is safer. IMO, that is one of the more dangerous maneuvers and I am extremely circumspect whenever attempting it. It is very easy to miss cars in the lane on the other side that are about to turn in.
This post was edited on 9/10/26 at 3:06 pm
Posted on 9/10/26 at 7:06 pm to nealnan8
You thought I made this shite up.
LINK to study
Quote from the study:
The analysis from this study implies that the pull-in/back-out parking maneuver is more likely to result in a collision and therefore, is associated with a higher crash risk. Further analysis of North Carolina’s parking related fatal and serious injury crashes found that vehicles backing out of parking spaces was overwhelmingly the main cause for these serious injuries. 90% of North Carolina’s parking related fatal and serious injuries occurred during a back-out maneuver. Overall, this study concludes that the back-in/pull-out parking maneuver is safer than the pull-in/back-out maneuver and is the recommended approach to 90° parking.
LINK to study
Quote from the study:
The analysis from this study implies that the pull-in/back-out parking maneuver is more likely to result in a collision and therefore, is associated with a higher crash risk. Further analysis of North Carolina’s parking related fatal and serious injury crashes found that vehicles backing out of parking spaces was overwhelmingly the main cause for these serious injuries. 90% of North Carolina’s parking related fatal and serious injuries occurred during a back-out maneuver. Overall, this study concludes that the back-in/pull-out parking maneuver is safer than the pull-in/back-out maneuver and is the recommended approach to 90° parking.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 7:28 pm to jbgleason
No, I did not think that you were lying. That's why I said please! Anyway, on to the abstract:
The data is collected only from N. Carolina State U. Even if you look past the small sample size, the study most probably focuses on 18-25 yr.olds, with some exception for faculty and staff. This is nowhere close to a representation of the entire nation, and leaves out entire age groups. That being said, even this narrow study does seem to support your point.
The data is collected only from N. Carolina State U. Even if you look past the small sample size, the study most probably focuses on 18-25 yr.olds, with some exception for faculty and staff. This is nowhere close to a representation of the entire nation, and leaves out entire age groups. That being said, even this narrow study does seem to support your point.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 7:39 pm to Judnnc
I roll down the windows and blast Back Dat arse Up by Juvenile while backing my truck into a parking spot.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 8:40 pm to Judnnc
Makes it easier/quicker to pull out
Simple as that
Simple as that
Posted on 9/10/26 at 9:29 pm to Roaad
It also slows down everyone else. Nothing like passing up a spot, then hitting the brakes to throw it in reverse when someone is right behind you.
Trucks are the only vehicles I expect to back in.
Trucks are the only vehicles I expect to back in.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 9:33 pm to Judnnc
I back my pickup into every parking spot I can.
The reason is simple - The limited, longer, turning radius pulling in conventionally makes judgments pulling into spaces more difficult.
It is far more simple to back it in, with the advancement of backup camera technology. The turning radius in reverse is much easier to control my truck when parking.
When I drove a sedan, I parked it equally - both ways.
The turning radius on a sedan is much tighter and easier to control to make pulling in conventionally just as easy as backing in. Plus they are also a much shorter based vehicle - easier to maneuver.
The reason is simple - The limited, longer, turning radius pulling in conventionally makes judgments pulling into spaces more difficult.
It is far more simple to back it in, with the advancement of backup camera technology. The turning radius in reverse is much easier to control my truck when parking.
When I drove a sedan, I parked it equally - both ways.
The turning radius on a sedan is much tighter and easier to control to make pulling in conventionally just as easy as backing in. Plus they are also a much shorter based vehicle - easier to maneuver.
Posted on 9/11/26 at 12:18 am to Judnnc
Because 20 years in the Army institutionalized me and combat parking is all I do!
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