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[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]

Also: If you happen to end up with a dead battery it's much easier to use jumper cables with another car if your car is facing out. Especially if cars are parked on each side of yours. A friend, whose dad taught her as a teen always to pull through or back in so her car was facing out, told me about this idea.

And as for safety: I started backing in when my DC was in preschool and I would always back in (or pull through) at the school. I was [i]amazed[/i] at how many parents, picking up kids from preschool, would walk up to the doors with their infant, get their preschooler, and walk back to their cars while letting preschooler trail along behind them -- no holding hands, parent not paying attention to preschooler walking behind them. I realized I could not see these preschoolers from my driver's seat in the car if I were backing--they were too short. (This was pre-dash-cams in every car). It would be very easy to back over a kid in that situation. At least when facing out, I could see the clueless parents and their trailing kids coming. [/quote]

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