Yep I’m all about setting myself up for success. And backing into parking spaces does that. Also it’s drilled into my head from the oilfield that you will always back in because it’s safer.
Comment on People who back into parking spots: Why?
ialvoi@feddit.de 10 months ago
Because you know what the situation is when you park, but you din:t know what the situation will be when you leave.
SnowGlobal@lemmy.world 10 months ago
dub@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Also cause its cool as fuck
RagingRobot@lemmy.world 10 months ago
It’s actually kind of inconvenient to be behind someone doing this. It takes longer than pulling in and sometimes it’s unexpected. Like I thought this one guy was turning but he was just lining up to back into a spot. He got mad when I pulled up behind him lol
dub@lemmy.world 10 months ago
sounds like your jealous of how cool they were
thrawn@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Takes about the same amount of time as someone backing out when leaving, so it’s balanced out eventually. It’s a little unexpected but I don’t put my car anywhere I’m not 100% sure is safe, and backwards parking isn’t particularly rare, so I’m never really taken aback that much
friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 10 months ago
[deleted]rImITywR@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Its more of a visibility thing. Backing out, your vehicle has to be three quarters of the way into traffic before you can really see.
Nighed@sffa.community 10 months ago
You can just pull out of the spot and go, no need to change direction etc.
In a tight car park I have almost got stuck once because there wasn’t enough room for me to back out and get my nose out from between the cars on either side to move forward
Starfighter@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
Apart from the visibility argument. With this kind of parking spot you have to leave the spot in the other direction than you came in. So you’ll only get the enhanced agility for one of the moves.
Would you rather have more agility when getting into the tight parking spot or when leaving onto a larger street?
littlecolt@lemm.ee 10 months ago
I like this answer, and had not considered it. Good insight. I knew people would have specific situations like certain parking areas or certain street parking, but I really wanted “general” answers, and this is a good one. Thanks.
adespoton@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
My grandfather had two habits drilled into him in the Army: never put your hands in your pockets so they’re always ready for action, and always park your vehicle so it’s ready to go.
This means he always backed in, and always parked as close to the exit as possible. And he did post-drive checks to ensure fluids, lights, brakes etc. were as they should be and the vehicle was ready for immediate use.
And he wasn’t even a getaway driver after the war.
oldGregg@lemm.ee 10 months ago
That you knew about