Backing into your own driveway on a quiet street...why?
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Anonymous
My kids play in the driveway a lot. Parking that way lets them play close to the house, and to use the basketball hoop over the garage. It also decreases the chances I'll run over some toy left in the driveway. Also, I am not a morning person, so I'd rather do the more difficult task in the evening, and the idiot proof one while my coffee is still kicking in. |
Anonymous
| I back up so the sun doesn't shine into my windshield. My trunk and back windows are tinted so they can face the sun |
Anonymous
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My husband backs his SUV in because we don't have street lights and he doesn't want to run over an animal or pedestrian when he leaves for work in the dark.
I don't back in but I do park at the end of the driveway because squirrels like to eat the cabling in my engine compartment and I don't want to make it easy for them to run from the safe cover of the house to my car. It's been effective. If you didn't know that you'd probably assume I'm too lazy to pull all the way forward. |
Anonymous
| I truly don't get the hate on this board for backing into spaces. I can back in faster than I can back out, given the limited visibility when I'm backing out. Why wouldn't I use the method that is faster overall? |
Anonymous
How is backing in when I get home, usually late when the street is dead “making a spectacle”, but backing out in the morning at rush hour when people are not making a spectacle? |
Anonymous
| I have a view obstruction so I like to come out front first. I don't back in if someone is behind me on the street though. |
Anonymous
The hate is for people who insist on doing this in tight/congested garages yet need three or four attempts to pull it off. Looking at you, Bethesda Trader Joe's/Target back-in parkers. It is rare that I see anyone do it smoothly in one attempt. |
Anonymous
| Backing into a space is considered safer, for better traction on the ice, or for avoiding collisions in the morning with small kids. Not that I do it. I back out, like every incompetent driver out there. I am VERY careful about the little kids, though. |
Anonymous
Plenty of people can't parallel park or park nose-in correctly on the first try, either. |
Anonymous
And they get and deserve equal hate. It's not that hard, people. |
Anonymous
| The hate is from jealous people who are not competent or confident enough drivers to back their own cars in. |
Anonymous
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If you see us backing into our double carport, know that there’s bad weather predicted.
I need the running start plus as PPs have said, it’s safer. Our driveway is so long and windy that I’ll offer first time guests back down service as a courtesy- we’ve had even seasoned, good drivers to include delivery drivers end up in our front yard. |
Anonymous
| They're putting their prized ride "on display." |
Anonymous
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Are your neighbors African, OP?
I work at huge hospitals with huge parking garages, and my observation over many years is that African immigrants* are much, much, much more likely to do this than any other demographic group you can name. I always assumed that this is because that is how driving is taught / learned in the countries* where they grew up and learned to drive. Not good, not bad, just different than my upbringing in Illinois * countries are typically Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ethiopia and Sierra Leone |
Anonymous
Really? With rear view cameras, I can pull into a spot perfectly spaced between two cars. It’s when people try to pull in that you end up with cars parked sideways, on the line or too close to one neighbor. I also don’t understand the argument about saving time. You either have to back in when you arrive or when you leave. Either way, you’re spending the same amount of time parking. |