AAA recommends backing in.
https://newsroom.aaa.com/2015/12/majority-of-american-drivers-on-naughty-list/

Anonymous wrote:I back because the visibility is better when I'm pull out to leave. It doesn't bother me to wait for others to do it, but it amuses me that people are all worked up about it.

Cuz you're an a hole.

I back because the visibility is better when I'm pull out to leave. It doesn't bother me to wait for others to do it, but it amuses me that people are all worked up about it.

As a person of non blackness, I don't black into parking spaces. The person claiming an "extra 3 seconds" needs to get on the school bus to kindergarten tomorrow to learn how to tell time.

Anonymous wrote:That would be me. I back in 100% of the time.

OP, you aren’t supposed to park bumper-to-bumper. You leave space between your car and the car behind you. There should be room for you to get back there and load the trunk.

+1. I back in 100% every time. And I can do it in one motion.

I never backed into spots until I became a cop. My husband thinks it's nuts but I do it at work and it just becomes second-nature at home.

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Anonymous wrote:I always back in (or pull through.) Best way of parking. And, it is safe and takes less time overall because pulling out has better visibility and backing in has full visibility.

Also, DH is LEO and was taught to ALWAYS back in under any circumstance and he has passed that along to me.

EXCept jerks like you don’t pull through far enough and leave your back end into the space behind you, effectively taking up two spaces

I pull through at times, but I think it is probably a risky move in parking lots, someone you can't see because of the SUV next to the space yo're pulling into about to drive into the same space you are pulling ahead to. I have heard driver tests now require a person be able to back into a space. And I think that backing in can be an issue during busy, crowded times.

I back in, especially this time of year when it's busy, so I can get out more easily. It doesn't take me long time, first try (native New Yorker, I can drive/park anywhere, no dings).. I promise you, no one backs in to aggravate you. No one is even thinking about you when they are parking.

What bothers me is the people who sit in the middle of a lane waiting to turn into a spot. No one can get around them on either side, while they're waiting for someone to put their groceries in the car, or whatever. Think Costco/Gaithersburg. Last weekend this happened to me (people waiting in their lane, but on BOTH sides, no one could get by on either side for over 10 minutes, and once someone pulls up behind you, you are completely trapped.)

My solution: I will not be stepping foot in a shopping mall, or Costco, until sometime in mid-January! By then, the selfish, crazy, impatient drivers will have survived the holidays, and things can get hack to normal!

Anonymous wrote:

When driving cars on company business we are required to back in.

HAHAHAHAHAHA... are you a salesperson?

No, engineer.

+1. This is very common in the oil and gas world. I had a client in TX who not only required it on company business but also in all company lots no matter who you were. They had some pull-through spots for visitors but even those had arrows indicating which way to exit.

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Anonymous wrote:

Engineer with a company car? What company is this?

Never said I had a company car. I said "when driving a car on company business." Learn to read.

They tell you how to drive, and it's not their car? Are you driving a train? That type of engineer? Go ahead, throw more insults, but I'm not the one driving like a jackass.

You need help.

-np

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I always back in (or pull through.) Best way of parking. And, it is safe and takes less time overall because pulling out has better visibility and backing in has full visibility.

Also, DH is LEO and was taught to ALWAYS back in under any circumstance and he has passed that along to me.

Just curious why they teach LEOs that? Just so they can roll to a job faster if they need to? Or something else?

Not PP but I think this is the answer. Same reason the fire trucks always back into the station.

Anonymous wrote:

Engineer with a company car? What company is this?

Never said I had a company car. I said "when driving a car on company business." Learn to read.

They tell you how to drive, and it's not their car? Are you driving a train? That type of engineer? Go ahead, throw more insults, but I'm not the one driving like a jackass.

1) When backing out of a space, you run the risk of some jackass speeding by and causing a collision. Visibility is better when you're facing forward.

2) When backing out, you can't see pedestrians or small children as easily as you can if you're facing forward.

3) Ever been partially blocked by someone who double parked? The turning radius is better facing forward, so you have a greater chance of getting out in that situation.

I prefer to pull through, even if that means parking further away. I’m not one of those people that needs the closest spot. If the of the lot is full or busy, I’ll pull into any available space. I will back out slowly when it’s time to leave.

In the garage at work, I back in, it’s easier to pull out because of the pillars and my spot is 3 away from the ramp up/down.

ALWAYS use pull through when available. Another Smith Driving tip.

I prefer to pull through, even if that means parking further away. I’m not one of those people that needs the closest spot. If the of the lot is full or busy, I’ll pull into any available space. I will back out slowly when it’s time to leave.

In the garage at work, I back in, it’s easier to pull out because of the pillars and my spot is 3 away from the ramp up/down.