Posted: 8/15/2012 6:37:06 AM EDT
| Do you or your SO pull through when parking and the space in front of you is empty? |
....Im going back to the anal tattoo thread.
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Old job of mine made me take a driving course when I first got hired. According to that course, you should always pull thru when available. They quoted some stats that said parking lot accidents are statistically greater when backing out of space. They used police, ambulance and fire dept. as an example that they always back into a spot or pull thru so they drive straight out when leaving.
With that said, I almost always pull thru when available but I don't go in search of spaces to do so. Also when you have diagonal isles like at my local Walmart and grocery store, if you pull thru then you will most likely be leaving the spot by going the wrong way or against traffic which is a real pet peeve of mine. |
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Straight spots sure. Angled spots no because it'll leave you having to drive the wrong way out of the isle. Didn't your instructors teach you to always pull through when you can? Yes, yes they did.  Didn't yours teach you not to drive the wrong way? No, no they probably didn't... 
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Straight spots sure. Angled spots no because it'll leave you having to drive the wrong way out of the isle. Didn't your instructors teach you to always pull through when you can? Yes, yes they did. Didn't yours teach you not to drive the wrong way? No, no they probably didn't... I didn't do OTR training after school, I ran intermodel out of West Memphis for 9 days. No such thing as the wrong way.
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Straight spots sure. Angled spots no because it'll leave you having to drive the wrong way out of the isle. Didn't your instructors teach you to always pull through when you can? Yes, yes they did. Didn't yours teach you not to drive the wrong way? No, no they probably didn't... I pull through when I'm driving my roadster because I can easily make the turn to drive the "right" way. I don't pull through when I'm driving my pickup, no way I can make that turn... (assuming angled parking) |
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In my truck, I always pull through, angled or not. Having a trailer all the time doesn't leave other options. If its not pull through able, I'm taking 5 spots parking sideways.
In the wife's Tahoe, I park like 98% of the population. Combat parking blows OPSEC
Not really. Loading groceries in the back with somebody's bumper touching the trailer ball = not winning |