Exactly, especially if you have a long car.
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CheshireSnake@lemdit.com 10 months ago
It’s easier to park backwards compared to forward, specially if the space is narrow.
thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 10 months ago
MagneticFusion@lemm.ee 10 months ago
uwrislife@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Oh my god, exactly this. The US is the only place I know with lots big enough to pull into. Everywhere else, this is a terrible idea.
CheshireSnake@lemdit.com 10 months ago
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
I’m always in heavy traffic but also almost always parking at a meter, so there’s a measured amount of space. So I’ve started doing “forward parallel parking.” As soon as my front wheel clears the first car, I turn hard towards the curb at the center of the space. Keeping an eye so I don’t scrape their bumper, I roll forward 2-3 feet, then turn enough left that I’m aiming at the center of the bumper of the front car. I roll forward as far as is safe. Now, I’m probably not in quite far enough to just roll straight back, but I’m parallel to the curb and out of traffic enough that people can get around me while I back up more towards the curb, straighten out and roll forward into the center of the spot. And if I weren’t driving a minivan I could probably be all the way in already.