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Anonymous wrote:For gods sake please don’t back in

Backing in forever and ever unapologetically amen.

I truly don't get this. I would be nervous about backing in to a narrow area with cars on either side that I could scrape. Going forward, easy. Backing into large area, easy. How did backer inners get the nonchalance about backing in?

By the way you just described it, pulling in-backing out of spaces is much easier. Therefore it’s the preferred method of parking for people who struggle at maneuvering a vehicle and tend to be bad drivers to begin with.

We can agree on that.

And there’s an obvious corollary to that:


Backing into a space requires more car control and a better sense of spatial awareness. Therefore people who back in to spaces have better car control and tend to be better drivers overall.



It’s really not up for debate. People who can back into spaces are better, safer drivers.

What a bunch of crap. Ask any back-in driver why they do it and they all say “it’s easier” so no they don’t do it because they are better drivers they do it because normal driving is hard for them.

So much cope in one post lolz!!!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For gods sake please don’t back in

Backing in forever and ever unapologetically amen.

I truly don't get this. I would be nervous about backing in to a narrow area with cars on either side that I could scrape. Going forward, easy. Backing into large area, easy. How did backer inners get the nonchalance about backing in?

By the way you just described it, pulling in-backing out of spaces is much easier. Therefore it’s the preferred method of parking for people who struggle at maneuvering a vehicle and tend to be bad drivers to begin with.

We can agree on that.

And there’s an obvious corollary to that:


Backing into a space requires more car control and a better sense of spatial awareness. Therefore people who back in to spaces have better car control and tend to be better drivers overall.



It’s really not up for debate. People who can back into spaces are better, safer drivers.

What a bunch of crap. Ask any back-in driver why they do it and they all say “it’s easier” so no they don’t do it because they are better drivers they do it because normal driving is hard for them.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For gods sake please don’t back in

Backing in forever and ever unapologetically amen.

I truly don't get this. I would be nervous about backing in to a narrow area with cars on either side that I could scrape. Going forward, easy. Backing into large area, easy. How did backer inners get the nonchalance about backing in?

By the way you just described it, pulling in-backing out of spaces is much easier. Therefore it’s the preferred method of parking for people who struggle at maneuvering a vehicle and tend to be bad drivers to begin with.

We can agree on that.

And there’s an obvious corollary to that:


Backing into a space requires more car control and a better sense of spatial awareness. Therefore people who back in to spaces have better car control and tend to be better drivers overall.



It’s really not up for debate. People who can back into spaces are better, safer drivers.

I regularly put my Suburban into spots that people with Honda Accords or Toyota Camrys pass up.

It’s all about the driver. And really understanding the dimensions of your vehicle. Most people think their vehicles are way bigger than they really are.

You do have to be choosier about spots and spots for street parking are often hard. Some of the garages will have spaces where you can park in the corner without blocking someone in. You'll learn your favorite ones. In a regular lot, I park in the back anyway so not so much difference there.

Anonymous wrote:Always back into the spot so you can easily get out without hitting anyone.

+1
I also always park far away.

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Anonymous wrote:You are not a good driver and parker if you are worried about this. It's the same as parking any other car, you go in the middle of the space. If a space is too tight, you find another one.

The bolded is important. You need to accept that a larger vehicle won't fit in as many places. You need to get comfortable with spending more time looking for parking and being willing to park further away. Alternatively you could get comfortable with taking a smaller car on road trips. When I was a kid, people did road trips all the time with four people in a sedan or station wagon, so unless you have more than 2 kids, you might want to re-evaluate if you really "need" a bigger vehicle.

You mean these? These were huge:

Literally my car in high school. But I was in the sticks so parking never an issue.

Get one with a 360 degree camera. I have that on my midsize SUV/crossover (Lexus RX) and it has made parking easy, even in tight DC garages in older buildings. With some of these there is zero margin for error.

It’s also helpful for pulling into tight parking garages where you see the curbs and wall around the entry ticket machine are covered with scrapes from other cars constantly hitting them.

In many SUVs the 360 camera is an upgrade and sometimes only comes on higher trim levels, but it has saved me money by not having to repair scraped rims and scuffed panels.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For gods sake please don’t back in

Backing in forever and ever unapologetically amen.

I truly don't get this. I would be nervous about backing in to a narrow area with cars on either side that I could scrape. Going forward, easy. Backing into large area, easy. How did backer inners get the nonchalance about backing in?

Backing into a narrow spot is as easy and often easier than going in forward. If driving forward is easy because you know where your front wheels are and how the front of your car pivots about them, backing up is easy because you know how the back of your car pivots about your front wheels. You just get used to it. I was forced to become proficient at parking in tight spaces because I had to parallel park on the street in San Francisco, nyc and Boston before the day of backup cameras. And I lived in Asia and had to park so close to other cars in garages that I had to climb out the back more than I care to remember. I had one nightmare garage situation for 6 months where I had to back up a narrow spiral ramp. I hated every second of it. In general, I think drivers in the U.S. are accustomed to huge parking spaces for their huge cars and they are not as skilled at parking because they don’t have to be. If you ever see a valet in Asia, you will be amazed.

If I hadn’t been forced to park in tight quarters, I wouldn’t have learned on my own. It’s not a skill I set out to learn, but now that I have it, I prefer to park backwards when no one is behind me and when I don’t have to access my trunk. And for all the people who hate drivers who park backwards, I’ll bet they are never annoyed when they are searching for a spot in a full lot, and a car vacates a space by pulling forward neatly and efficiently.

We have a compact SUV and a minivan. My spouse and I don't have a vehicle that is mine vs theirs, instead we pick which to drive based on where we are going. Long trip = minivan. Driving into DC and street parking = compact SUV. You may find yourself making similar decisions if you have more than one car.

I am currently adjusting from a Forester to now a Sienna. I am a pretty confident front end and parallel parker, but the length of this van is definitely an adjustment. I definitely have to be choosier about spots now, and often end up farther away than in the past. I don't love backing in to spots, but maybe it's time to give that a whirl.

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Anonymous wrote:You are not a good driver and parker if you are worried about this. It's the same as parking any other car, you go in the middle of the space. If a space is too tight, you find another one.

The bolded is important. You need to accept that a larger vehicle won't fit in as many places. You need to get comfortable with spending more time looking for parking and being willing to park further away. Alternatively you could get comfortable with taking a smaller car on road trips. When I was a kid, people did road trips all the time with four people in a sedan or station wagon, so unless you have more than 2 kids, you might want to re-evaluate if you really "need" a bigger vehicle.

You mean these? These were huge:

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Anonymous wrote:Backing in is a next level skill. Not everyone is able to master it.

How did you learn

MAGA school on Fox News

I drive a Jeep Rubicon. I can get that thing into any parking space.

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Anonymous wrote:Backing in is a next level skill. Not everyone is able to master it.

Oh please. It's dumb and completely unnecessary. I see more people struggling to make the angle while backing in than just pulling in and getting it over with.

The true idiots back into the angled spots