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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.

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. [/quote]

Amen.

I back in [b]or pull through[/b] 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]

Pulling through is the most dangerous option available to someone who is trying to park because drivers/ pedestrians in the other lane do not anticipate your car rolling through into that space.  Another car might be pulling into it as you are pulling through, or someone might be walking at a quick  pace to open their car door wide into that spot since its empty.  Or a kid may be jumping out of their car into the empty spot next to them. Please never do this.  [/quote]

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