Why can't you people park properly?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Real drivers back in. People who have CDL licenses usually back in also.

This.

It’s not subject to opinion or debate, or your feelz. Professional drivers, and people who drive like professional drivers, back in. It’s safer. Period. It’s been studied extensively by both insurance accuracies and the DOT. That’s why it’s REQUIRED for operators of large commercial vehicles.

Enough of this absurdity already. The horse is dead. Backing in is the proper way to park.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Real drivers back in. People who have CDL licenses usually back in also.

This.

It’s not subject to opinion or debate, or your feelz. Professional drivers, and people who drive like professional drivers, back in. It’s safer. Period. It’s been studied extensively by both insurance accuracies and the DOT. That’s why it’s REQUIRED for operators of large commercial vehicles.

Enough of this absurdity already. The horse is dead. Backing in is the proper way to park.

FACTS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Backing-in (or pulling through to the other space) is the only acceptable way to park.

If you’re pulling into a space, you should be ticketed*



*excluding complying with those ridiculous “front end parking only” spaces that DC has on certain one-way streets.

I would say I’m definitely an above-average driver in terms of driving ability. Certainly far better than most people, at least. But I can’t back up very well. It’s always a slow agonizing process because the car doesn’t steer the same direction in backing up as it does going forward, so it’s very confusing. If I have trouble with it I’d have to assume that most other people do too, so backing into a space is stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Backing-in (or pulling through to the other space) is the only acceptable way to park.

If you’re pulling into a space, you should be ticketed*



*excluding complying with those ridiculous “front end parking only” spaces that DC has on certain one-way streets.

I would say I’m definitely an above-average driver in terms of driving ability. Certainly far better than most people, at least. But I can’t back up very well. It’s always a slow agonizing process because the car doesn’t steer the same direction in backing up as it does going forward, so it’s very confusing. If I have trouble with it I’d have to assume that most other people do too, so backing into a space is stupid.

I hate to break it to you, but if backing up trips you up that much, you are definitely not an above-average driver.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Backing-in (or pulling through to the other space) is the only acceptable way to park.

If you’re pulling into a space, you should be ticketed*



*excluding complying with those ridiculous “front end parking only” spaces that DC has on certain one-way streets.

I would say I’m definitely an above-average driver in terms of driving ability. Certainly far better than most people, at least. But I can’t back up very well. It’s always a slow agonizing process because the car doesn’t steer the same direction in backing up as it does going forward, so it’s very confusing. If I have trouble with it I’d have to assume that most other people do too, so backing into a space is stupid.

I hate to break it to you, but if backing up trips you up that much, you are definitely not an above-average driver.

I’m definitely a much better driver than most people. I haven’t gotten a speeding ticket in over a year and I haven’t had a crash since 2015, so I think my record speaks for itself. And if someone like me has trouble backing up, I’d think most other people do as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Backing-in (or pulling through to the other space) is the only acceptable way to park.

If you’re pulling into a space, you should be ticketed*



*excluding complying with those ridiculous “front end parking only” spaces that DC has on certain one-way streets.

I would say I’m definitely an above-average driver in terms of driving ability. Certainly far better than most people, at least. But I can’t back up very well. It’s always a slow agonizing process because the car doesn’t steer the same direction in backing up as it does going forward, so it’s very confusing. If I have trouble with it I’d have to assume that most other people do too, so backing into a space is stupid.

I hate to break it to you, but if backing up trips you up that much, you are definitely not an above-average driver.

I’m definitely a much better driver than most people. I haven’t gotten a speeding ticket in over a year and I haven’t had a crash since 2015, so I think my record speaks for itself. And if someone like me has trouble backing up, I’d think most other people do as well.

No. I would hope most good drivers do not have this problem. I also think the average good driver hasn’t had a speeding ticket in about 3 to 5 years or more. I’m a very good driver and I can back into a space in two quick motions even if someone is behind me,

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The large red SUV may have had an issue with a person who parked in the space in front but backed up way over the line. I've had that happen in a busy parking lot. The last space in sight is behind a person who thinks they are supposed to park with their tires on the line and I pull in as far as I can without touching their car. And if I can't see another spot from my position in an SUV, then I'm not circling around another 15 min waiting for someone else to leave and I just park there.

Umm, this is the Huntsman Square shopping center in a middle-of-nowhere section of West Springfield. The probability that there was nowhere else to park at any given time is zero. The numerous surrounding vacant spaces in that very photo should be a giveaway.
But I get it, parking is hard when you're that close to Starbucks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Backing-in (or pulling through to the other space) is the only acceptable way to park.

If you’re pulling into a space, you should be ticketed*



*excluding complying with those ridiculous “front end parking only” spaces that DC has on certain one-way streets.

I would say I’m definitely an above-average driver in terms of driving ability. Certainly far better than most people, at least. But I can’t back up very well. It’s always a slow agonizing process because the car doesn’t steer the same direction in backing up as it does going forward, so it’s very confusing. If I have trouble with it I’d have to assume that most other people do too, so backing into a space is stupid.

I hate to break it to you, but if backing up trips you up that much, you are definitely not an above-average driver.

I’m definitely a much better driver than most people. I haven’t gotten a speeding ticket in over a year and I haven’t had a crash since 2015, so I think my record speaks for itself. And if someone like me has trouble backing up, I’d think most other people do as well.

No. I would hope most good drivers do not have this problem. I also think the average good driver hasn’t had a speeding ticket in about 3 to 5 years or more. I’m a very good driver and I can back into a space in two quick motions even if someone is behind me,

If you have to back into a space, I’d say that pretty much proves you’re a below average driver. It means you’re incapable of backing out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Backing-in (or pulling through to the other space) is the only acceptable way to park.

If you’re pulling into a space, you should be ticketed*



*excluding complying with those ridiculous “front end parking only” spaces that DC has on certain one-way streets.

I would say I’m definitely an above-average driver in terms of driving ability. Certainly far better than most people, at least. But I can’t back up very well. It’s always a slow agonizing process because the car doesn’t steer the same direction in backing up as it does going forward, so it’s very confusing. If I have trouble with it I’d have to assume that most other people do too, so backing into a space is stupid.

I hate to break it to you, but if backing up trips you up that much, you are definitely not an above-average driver.

I’m definitely a much better driver than most people. I haven’t gotten a speeding ticket in over a year and I haven’t had a crash since 2015, so I think my record speaks for itself. And if someone like me has trouble backing up, I’d think most other people do as well.

No. I would hope most good drivers do not have this problem. I also think the average good driver hasn’t had a speeding ticket in about 3 to 5 years or more. I’m a very good driver and I can back into a space in two quick motions even if someone is behind me,

If you have to back into a space, I’d say that pretty much proves you’re a below average driver. It means you’re incapable of backing out.

Yep, 100% this. The people I see backing are a bunch of tiny women driving giant SUV's that are obviously terrified of backing out and hitting someone/something. There's nothing wrong with backing into a space but if you do it on a ramp inside a parking garage, you're an A-hole.