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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How is backing in easier? I have a minivan and it is so hard to see when backing in.[/quote]

Minivan and my DH's SUV are impossible to back up (even with all of the back up cameras)- they are too big![/quote]

Yeah. I wonder what size cars these posters who claim that backing in is easier have. [/quote]

I back an ambulance up into regular size parking spaces several times a day with just the side mirrors. No camera, no rear view mirror. We back in because it's departmental policy, extensive studies by IIHS have shown that backing into a space is far safer when leaving the space than backing out.

Plus, backing into a space shows that a person is capable of forethought and strategic planning, whereas people who pull into spaces tend to be all about the moment, instant gratification, and are very poor thinkers overall.

[b]If you can't back up into a space, you shouldn't have a driver's license. You are a hazard to yourself and everyone around you. [/b][/quote]

Amen.

I back in or pull through mostly because so many parents let small kids walk in parking lots (everywhere-grocery, mall, school) without holding hands and I cannot see those kids when backing. I saw several terrifying close calls in parking lots where a parent blithely held a baby or pushed a stroller and let junior of 3 or 4 walk behind the parent. .Insanely thoughtless. [/quote]

Or just pay attention to your driving and don't back out into people.  If you can't back out of a parking space without committing vehicular homicide, you shouldn't have a drivers license.  [/quote]

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