People who back into parking spaces

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  • RockWarrior84
    RockWarrior84 Posts: 840 Member
    did this today....and took 2 parking spots


    BECAUSE I CAN!!!!
  • NewCaddy
    NewCaddy Posts: 845 Member
    Because I am good at it...can back my big old van into a spot better than some of those big rigs can go in forward.
  • TheSlorax
    TheSlorax Posts: 2,401 Member
    this is the only way i'm going to park now
  • gangsterfurious
    gangsterfurious Posts: 56
    People do terrible parking jobs when they go in nose-first, what's the difference? A crappy driver is a crappy driver.
  • gangsterfurious
    gangsterfurious Posts: 56
    Me too. Starting today.
  • skeo
    skeo Posts: 471 Member
    I'm amazing at it. Or I pull through. I can get out easier and have a better line of sight. I see plenty of people who can't seem to pull into spots, either.

    Yup.
  • molonlabe762
    molonlabe762 Posts: 411 Member
    Cops do it all the time. Even in their personal vehicles. It makes for a quick exit when needed - or so they say............

    This
  • navygrrl
    navygrrl Posts: 517 Member
    My husband has this same pet peeve. I don't care as long as the person parked between the lines. What I hate is when I deliberately park far away and am surrounded by nothing but empty spaces, but when I come out of the store, it's like a car village popped up around me.
  • Tiff050709
    Tiff050709 Posts: 497 Member
    hahaha
    It's one thing if your car is cool (mine isn't)... but minivan and Camry driver need to refrain. Please!
  • hananah89
    hananah89 Posts: 692 Member
    I only back into spots at my kids school, because they have a horrible parking lot, and without backing in it is hard to get someone to allow you to back out. So if you back in, then you can just pull out quick in a break in traffic.

    But in shopping centers or whatever, I pull through whenever I can. But I also don't mind just straight parking. I usually also park at the end of the row, because I think its a waste of time to cirble around 15 different times to get a front row spot. The only time I've done that was when I was pregnant and 2 weeks overdue. I could barely waddle straight, so I guess it was okay.

    Same! I don't get driving around in circles just to get the closest spot ever. I also think other people won't respect my car and would prefer parking away from people and park on the end of the row.

    I back into a spot at my apt complex. I take the bus to/from work most days so my car sits there. I use a sunshade on the dash and its not so effective unless the car faces the sun!
  • gaylelynnbell
    gaylelynnbell Posts: 248 Member
    I usually park far away where I can pull through. I drive an SUV with a blind spot when I back up. Better safe than sorry. For this same reason, I never back into parking spots. No backup camera.
  • bloominheck
    bloominheck Posts: 869 Member
    I do all the time. Yet, I am very good at it.:smokin:
  • trojan_bb
    trojan_bb Posts: 699 Member
    I do this.

    My parking garage is impossible to park into directly without lots of maneuvering. Going in backwards lets me do it with one turn.
  • EllaBelleAces
    EllaBelleAces Posts: 51
    Because I like to, because I can, and because I find it convenient. Why does no one signal? Or actually stop at stop signs? Or yield for pedestrians. Etc etc etc
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    this is the only way i'm going to park now

    I am sure he likes when you back up in his parking space... :laugh: :smokin:
  • Strokingdiction
    Strokingdiction Posts: 1,164 Member
    Y u do this?!

    Especially when most of you are bad at it!!!

    I'll do this when I'm in my pickup because it's safer to back in due to visibility issues. When it's time to leave, I can't see oncoming traffic for a long time due to the truck bed and have no desire to be rear ended by someone not paying attention or going too fast. If I can see cars coming, as I can when I've backed in, then I can wait until they pass before pulling out.

    I don't back up when I'm in a car even though you could argue the same logic since the front end of most cars is much shorter than the car behind the front seats.

    Usually, I just park far enough back in the lot that I just pull through, getting the same safety effect without the hassle of any backing up.
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    Easier to park my truck that way. I always park way out anyways.

    Why should it matter?
  • SoLongAndThanksForAllTheFish
    SoLongAndThanksForAllTheFish Posts: 831 Member
    Because I like to, because I can, and because I find it convenient. Why does no one signal? Or actually stop at stop signs? Or yield for pedestrians. Etc etc etc

    ^ yeah, more serious issues above. Backing up is only annoying when they make you wait to do it, or they disrupt an already tight spacing causing one side to not have room to open the door and get out of the car.
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    Just leave this on their windshield:

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    I'm making some of these cards up. That's awesome!

    When I was first learning to drive, my dad told me not to back in because if someone hits you from the front it's more expensive to repair, so I almost never do it. I love the people who pull through without giving a thought as to whether someone else is also pulling in. LOVE them. :angry:
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    depending on the parking space it's actually easier to back into the space than go in forwards, because wing mirrors. And because I'm too short to see the bonnet (hood) of the car while driving.
  • zacksnana
    zacksnana Posts: 3,230 Member
    Because my secret identity is Batman. ????
  • RhonndaJ
    RhonndaJ Posts: 1,615 Member
    Down here most people back into spaces. I will depending on the parking lot, some are just way too tight for me to pull it off easily.
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  • Monkey_Business
    Monkey_Business Posts: 1,800 Member
    Most of the folks I know who do this, are military or prior military (myself included). We call it combat parking, cause when it is time to 'pop smoke' (leave). You had to be able to do it in a hurry.

    I still do it today, its only been 21 years since I retired, so the habit not going to fade anytime soon. Besides I like to pee off the asshats.
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    I do what I want....
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  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    Less of an in issue in mercan-land I expect, but in the UK out parking spaces are pretty tight.

    By nature backing in lets you get it in more accurately - there's a reason the smaller fork lifts tend to be rear wheel steering - so they can line up nicely.

    You'll be expected to back it in to pass your test in the UK.

    Generally people that go front-in around here are just rather unconfident with these, ah, 'basic' skills :).
  • wheird
    wheird Posts: 7,963 Member
    Because I like to, because I can, and because I find it convenient. Why does no one signal? Or actually stop at stop signs? Or yield for pedestrians. Etc etc etc
  • summertime_girl
    summertime_girl Posts: 3,945 Member
    I had no idea this was a pet peeve of people. Sigh. So much to remember.
  • redsnapper8
    redsnapper8 Posts: 31 Member
    Less of an in issue in mercan-land I expect, but in the UK out parking spaces are pretty tight.

    By nature backing in lets you get it in more accurately - there's a reason the smaller fork lifts tend to be rear wheel steering - so they can line up nicely.

    You'll be expected to back it in to pass your test in the UK.

    Generally people that go front-in around here are just rather unconfident with these, ah, 'basic' skills :).

    Yup, it's about visability when leaving
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    Less of an in issue in mercan-land I expect, but in the UK out parking spaces are pretty tight.

    By nature backing in lets you get it in more accurately - there's a reason the smaller fork lifts tend to be rear wheel steering - so they can line up nicely.

    You'll be expected to back it in to pass your test in the UK.

    Generally people that go front-in around here are just rather unconfident with these, ah, 'basic' skills :).

    ^^^^ all of this

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