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Posted: 1/29/2006 8:15:05 PM EDT
[#1]
No, I am not embarrassed about it and how you arrived at that conclusion must be through the same convoluted reasoning that made you ask this stupid question in the first place. You are the one who is all bothered about something that has no bearing on you at all. Even if I do it for no particular reason, what the fuck is it to you? I explained why. If that is not good enough for you, who the fuck cares. A very idiotic question followed by even more idiotic remarks in response to reasons given. |
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Posted: 1/29/2006 8:20:17 PM EDT
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In my industry they generally train;
Pull forward, scan the space for hazards and proper clearance then back into the space. The last outfit I worked for considered it unsafe to pull into a parking space. Guys got dinged for safety rule violations when they were caught pulling into a space. We hear that statistics indicate less accidents on arrival than on leaving. They tell us the mind is more focused on the driving upon arrival. Could be all crap too. Personally, All vehicles generally have decreased visibility toward the rear. So, scanning for hazards from the front on arrival makes some sense. I pull through when ever possible. It's been drilled into my feeble brain, "to avoid backing accidents, DAMMIT DON"T BACK." Back in is my second choice. That way I don't have to worry about having my side vision limited. If I pull up and back in, I can scan my space for problems while I have a better observation point. |
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Posted: 1/29/2006 8:20:46 PM EDT
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I drive a Ford F-350 crew cab dually. There are many parking spaces that would be impossible to get into pulling in due to the longwheelbase ans narrow aisles. If I can pull past the spot and get the back end at the entrance to the space, having the steering end of the truck out where there is room to manuever will allow me to swing the front end around and get the truck in straight.
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Posted: 1/29/2006 8:30:43 PM EDT
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I have only been in a few fender benders, only ONE of those was judged to be my fault
I had backed up ONE foot and stopped, a lady came through a parking lot about 20mph she was driving all the way on on the left side of the large driveway and hit my back bumper since I was "in the process of backing up" the insurance company said it was automatically my fault, paid her even though I told them it was completely her fault and raised my rates Something you might want to think about when you are backing up out of a space 
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Posted: 1/29/2006 8:46:42 PM EDT
[#5]
What he said, DUH!!! Travis 
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Posted: 1/29/2006 8:49:59 PM EDT
[#6]
I agree |
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Posted: 1/29/2006 8:51:04 PM EDT
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I was just going to post this same response. F-250 crew cab longbed here. It's a lot easier to get straight into a narrow space using the steering to swing that front end around. |
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Posted: 1/29/2006 8:51:30 PM EDT
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If you grow up in a snowy region as I did you will find that getting your car out of a driveway or parking space is easier after a foot or more of snow has fallen if you can pull out forward and keep going without losing momentum. If your backing out you have to stop and then drive forward....you just lost all momentum when you stopped and may not get started again. You usually have a semi clear spot to get going since their isnt as much snow under your car.....just my experience.
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Posted: 1/29/2006 8:55:46 PM EDT
[#9]
As a matter of fact, I find it is often easier to back my extended cab into a tight space than go in forwards.
I also like the other reasons which have been mentioned. |
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Posted: 1/29/2006 9:00:04 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/29/2006 9:01:02 PM EDT
[#11]
+87... this is the best reason |
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Posted: 1/29/2006 9:01:22 PM EDT
[#12]
We call it combat parking..heh.
Because you never know when you might have to haul ass out of there in a hurry. We park all of our humvees and shit like that. |
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Posted: 1/29/2006 9:08:12 PM EDT
[#13]
I do it so I can leave in a hurry from where ever it is I left my car.
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Posted: 1/29/2006 9:20:58 PM EDT
[#14]
No one has mentioned that allegedly it saves fuel. I read this years ago on a govt site. Logic is your vehicle is warmed up as you drive so its operating more effeciently so the extra time and distance you use to back up uses less fuel as opposed to when your car is ice cold and not running as effecient, as when your vehicle has the choke on (running rich). Makes sense to me so I have always done that.
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Posted: 1/29/2006 9:28:07 PM EDT
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Maybe he's asking about backing into a parallel parking spot - in which case the answer is:
Only the front of the vehicle is steerable. Backing in allows you to put the non-steerable part of the vehicle into place, at which point the front of the vehicle can then be steered into place. Doing it vice-versa doesn't work so hot... 
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Posted: 1/29/2006 9:29:02 PM EDT
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Just reading the page 1 stuff...... For me....
During winter, dark mornings, back is still defrosting, easier not to worry if the dog is there.... Driving out better. Same when at work. Why spend/waiting time for the rear defrost to work (if you hvae one) or scraping when you just worry about the front and side....  edit- This only works for me when the parking is straight, not angled. Most lots here, if angled, are angled so traffic is one way....and I get dirty looks when they see me pull out and I head INTO traffic (the wrong way). I just ignor them.... |
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Posted: 1/29/2006 9:37:53 PM EDT
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People usually do this at motels so LEO's can't see their license plates. Usually gang thugs and other assorted vermin. Most people know that most LEO's are too lazy to get out and check the plate in the rear. Works good in states where a front plate is not required-like Arizona. And yes-many LEO's do spend their down time running 28's if they have no calls pending.
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Posted: 1/29/2006 9:40:14 PM EDT
[#18]
It's the safest way to park.
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Posted: 1/29/2006 9:45:23 PM EDT
[#19]
It's easier to pull out than back out.
I can see more. I can get out quicker. etc etc call it tactical parking if you like. |
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Posted: 1/29/2006 9:54:01 PM EDT
[#20]
My uncle told me one day that he does it because the company he worked for required it for safety reasons. Whenever her would visit us, he would have a freezer full of beer, and it was easier to get to that when he backed into our driveway as well.
I do it now out of habit, and found out it helps tremendously at busy times because I can see much more traffic. |
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Posted: 1/29/2006 9:56:43 PM EDT
[#21]
Its becasue I drive a big ass truck and it will NOT pull in to the space.
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Posted: 1/29/2006 10:43:01 PM EDT
[#22]
I get flak from my better half for backing in. I find it's a lot safer than the traditional nose-in.
That said, I've found the occasional town where a town ordinance requires nose-in parking. Never got that. NTM |
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Posted: 1/29/2006 10:46:03 PM EDT
[#23]
Is LarryG always an ass when he arrives in a thread?
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Posted: 1/29/2006 10:49:43 PM EDT
[#24]
lot retards will hit me either way
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Posted: 1/29/2006 10:55:56 PM EDT
[#25]
Yep, it much easier to back into a space because I call see both vehicles on either side when I'm backing up to park. If I park heading in, and when I pull out I can't see all of the cross traffic. When I park facing out, I can readily see the cross traffic. In my city I have many newbie drivers that don't know and follow the rules. |
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Posted: 1/29/2006 11:04:21 PM EDT
[#26]
When going offshore, my truck stays parked for usually 2 weeks minimum. You never know when a battery is gonna crap out on you. You don't have to push it out of the space before you jumpstart it if you back in.
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Posted: 1/29/2006 11:04:42 PM EDT
[#27]
Why do some people drive their nose into empty parking spots instead of backing in to take advantage of the sharper turning radius while backing and superior safety of being able to clearly see traffic in the isle prior to pulling out?
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Posted: 1/29/2006 11:23:41 PM EDT
[#28]
And the cops in some places enforce that! I got off with a verbal warning in Clemson, SC when I spent six weeks there doing some contract work. The local cops there enforce that law. The three guys I was working with all got expensive tickets for it. Since then when out of town I never back out of a driveway or business, because there's no way to keep-up all of the different local laws to know if that's legal.z |
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Posted: 1/29/2006 11:24:29 PM EDT
[#29]
long jumper cables ETA: nevermind it's a truck
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Posted: 1/29/2006 11:55:43 PM EDT
[#30]
Subject that you brought up... Funny. |
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Posted: 1/30/2006 4:03:49 AM EDT
[#31]
+1 What an a-hole. He wants to know why people back into parking spaces, we give him logical answers (besides the fact that it doesn't bother him any) and then he proceeds to tell us how stupid we are and what a piss poor subject it is. People like this irk me. Reminds me of a liberal. |
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Posted: 1/30/2006 5:23:41 AM EDT
[#32]
Are you always an ass, period? |
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Posted: 1/30/2006 5:24:14 AM EDT
[#33]
I got nailed like this one time too. I'd backed out of a parking space, stopped, and was putting my car in Drive to pull away, and got hit from behind. It was my fault even though I wasn't moving and the lady that hit me was moving. It was my fault because I'd been backing up before I stopped. That sounds like BS to me... |
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Posted: 1/30/2006 5:28:24 AM EDT
[#34]
I do it to piss you off. |
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Posted: 1/30/2006 5:54:31 AM EDT
[#35]
Yeah, but wouldn't you rather take out the zombies with the back end of the car. No cracking the windshield, not risk to the engine. If you had to ram your way out of the spot, nose in would be better.
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Posted: 1/30/2006 5:54:58 AM EDT
[#36]
I sometimes back in, but I can understand your frustration. When I back in, I do it quickly and without holding up parking lot traffic. Most people take their good old time backing in, and there's usually a bunch of cars backed up in the lane waiting for the asshat to finish parking.
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Posted: 1/30/2006 6:02:02 AM EDT
[#37]
I do it to mess with sfax39. It seems to be working. |
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Posted: 1/30/2006 6:04:52 AM EDT
[#38]
Then you certainly can't drive as good as I can. What makes backing out for you so much harder than backing into one? I can back in just as easy as back out. Besides, in either case you're going to have to back up at some point so it's just a preference on whether you want to do it when you arrive or when you leave. Don't get mad at the rest of us because you're a poor driver. |
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Posted: 1/30/2006 6:17:21 AM EDT
[#39]
If your SO was pregnant, you'd back into spaces, too.
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Posted: 1/30/2006 6:20:56 AM EDT
[#40]
It's been my experience that LARRYG, much like his second cousin, Mr. T, has neither the time, nor the inclination to "pity the fool" upon his arrival to a thread.
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Posted: 1/30/2006 8:09:22 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/30/2006 8:28:09 AM EDT
[#42]
Unless you pull thru two spaces to the far side of the aisle, you will have to back up either when you arrive or when you leave.
More than 50% of all fleet-related accidents happen while backing up, and they're usually just cause you back into something you don't see. Why not give yourself the tactical backing advantage of being able to see up and down the entire traffic aisle while you back in to the spot, rather than having to use the back and pray method until you're far enough out into the aisle to see if anyone's coming? Fire trucks back into their garage and point their trucks out toward the street. So does Batman.
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Posted: 1/30/2006 8:31:29 AM EDT
[#43]
Good examples, npd. |
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Posted: 1/30/2006 12:32:51 PM EDT
[#44]
My pick-up has a fairly wide turn radius due to the wheel base of the truck. If I nose into a parking spot, I have to go forward, back up, straighten up, go forward, back up, etc., for a while before I can get the behemoth turned 90 degrees to the flow of traffic. When I back up, I only do 1/2 of a 3 point turn to park. It's a lot faster. Then, when I'm ready to leave, instead of having to back out straight until I get up against the vehicle behind me, then go back and forth in small increments until I am in a position where I can drive out, it's a lot easier to just drive forward out of the parking place and start to turn when my rear wheels clear the vehicle to either side of me. Frankly, after using both the back in to park and the nose in to park methods, I wonder why anyone doesn't back in to park. It's just easier and when driving a larger vehicle, it's a lot faster. If I were driving a Geo Metro or a Yugo, on the other hand, the turn radius is so short, I can turn 90 degrees to the flow of traffic in the space between two rows of vehicles, so whether I nose in or back in is immaterial; however, it is my considered opinion that Geo Metros and Yugos are Teh Ghey. Cheers, kk7sm |
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Posted: 1/30/2006 12:35:28 PM EDT
[#45]
When I drive my truck... It's easier for me to see people coming if I pull out from a spot that I backed into instead of sticking the bed of the truck out and using it as a "feeler" if you catch my drift.
~Dg84 |
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Posted: 1/30/2006 12:37:35 PM EDT
[#46]
Sometimes, I park in backwards because my driveway is on a slope and if I park in backwards, I can drive forwards and then up the hill. If I pull out of my spot backwards and it's icy, I will have difficulty going up the hill. In a flat parking lot, sometimes, I feel like parking backwards and sometimes, I don't. |
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Posted: 1/30/2006 12:40:43 PM EDT
[#47]
Schlumberger taught me to back into parking spaces. It makes sense from a safety perspective. When you approach a parking space, you look into it, and can verify that there are no obstacles. You then back into a space, over which you have a reasonable amount of control (no car is going to drive into your space). Coming out of your space, you have better visibilty into people/cars/pets/random falling pipes that might obstruct pulling out. |
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Posted: 1/30/2006 12:40:45 PM EDT
[#48]
ever notice how everyone at a fire station parks like that? And usually with F-150s.....
seriously, it can be better if you're parking in a very tight spot because you can use your side mirrors. |
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Posted: 1/30/2006 12:45:08 PM EDT
[#49]
Couple of reasons:
1. Because I can. 2. Because it is easier to drive out than back out. Consider that since I come in early, I have all the time in the world to back in carefully. When it's quitting time, there is a lot more activity in the parking lot--it's just plain busier. It is safer to not have to back into traffic. 3. Because when it's time to go, I want to GO. I drive a mini-van, not a truck. |
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Posted: 1/30/2006 12:51:02 PM EDT
[#50]
Then again if you back out of your driveway/parkin spot all the time it's also easier. Think about it. When you're backing into a spot you actually have to watch out for various obstructions. When you back out of a spot the things that can hit you aren't as great. I'm lazy, I back out of spots and my driveway. |
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