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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly because of this:

The fact is that backing into a parking space so that you can pull forward when leaving is actually safer and can help reduce your risks of injuries to yourself and others. The American Automobile Association (AAA) recommends all drivers back into parking spaces whenever possible.[/quote]

Yup, this.  I’m have good spatial awareness and it doesn’t add much time for me to back in.  Regardless, I don’t mind wait a few minutes for someone to back in if it reduces injuries.[/quote]

It doesn’t take a few minutes to back in.

It’s like an extra 5 seconds to park and saves time when you’re pulling out.

People who can’t wait 5 seconds for me to park can kiss my a$$. 
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It does take some people a few minutes - but you’re right that it saves time when leaving.  The added time, if any, is so minimal and it’s so much safer.  (I also couldn’t care less if people get annoyed, as per my response to another PP)[/quote]

It isn't safer: you are still backing up, just at a different time in your outing. [/quote]

It is safer, which is why AAA recommends it.

The space you’re backing into is almost never occupied by pedestrians, in contrast to backing out into driving lanes, etc.  Hence: safer.  I agree with another PP: practice sometime.  Most people get the hang of it if they practice.[/quote]

No one said they do not know how to do, it is just that it is unnecessary.[/quote]

It’s pretty clear that if you could actually do it yourself wouldn’t be complaining about it so much.

Just practice and you’ll get it. 
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your post is not logical, I "complain" about it because I can't do it? I have been driving since 1996 I know how to back into a space. [/quote]

O.k. boomer. Maybe you did it once 30 years ago but it’s not like you can do it now. If you did it regularly now you’d realize that it’s safer and doesn’t take much more time, especially net if you include time to pull out of the spot. [/quote]

Someone who started driving 30 years ago is a baby boomer (counting fingers...), math doesn't add up[/quote]

Any you keep on saying "well you just don't know how to do it" which is still an illogical argument--one can not know how to do something and be ok with it. One can know how to do something and not be ok with it. I can't do a backflip, but i think backflips are awesome. I can cheat on my taxes, but i don't. And 1996 was 26 years ago, not 30. [/quote]

It’s 2023, hoss.

As I said, if you knew how to do it (well) then you’d understand the timing and safety aspects.

It doesn’t take much more time, especially if you consider the time for pulling out/backing out. And you have much better visibility.

People wouldn’t need to explain this to you if you actually knew how to do it. Do it well, at least.

Go practice it sometime. You can figure it out.  [/quote]

your whole point is "if you were smart you would agree with me--you are stupid, so you don't understand why I am so smart".  Yes we all think this in our head about our opinions but it it on another level to say it out loud, to acknowledgea a base instinct as wisdom.  [/quote]

It’s not an intelligence thing. Any idiot can do it with enough practice.

After you figure it out you’ll better understand the safety and timing aspects. 
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