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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My dad was a firefighter and he taught me to always back in.  It makes it safer (and faster) to exit.[/quote]

Sorry, but your dad was an idiot.

It is safer (and faster) to pull in forward than backward.

For any parking job, you have to go both backward, and foreword.

Why not back into the big space and drive foreward into the small space?

You backer-inners are kidding yourselves.

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While he may be an idiot (although he can spell "forward," and you can't), he is correct on this issue.  In a parking lot, the likelihood of a person running into the space you are backing into (and the likelihood that you would not see them if they did) is much smaller.  Think about a crowded lot and you're trying to back out.  You have to wait forever and inch out because of all the blind spots, not to mention the possibility of a child running out.

Ask a police officer the next time you see one.

It's not significantly safer, but there is a difference, especially if you have a lot of practice and are able to do it quickly and efficiently.  Curious as to why OP is so worked up over it.  http://theweek.com/article/index/212052/why-back-in-parking-is-safer[/quote]

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