Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am convinced that the people who are most vehemently opposed-- to the point of personal insults!-- to backing in are the worst drivers in real life. They just can't understand how it's better, no matter how it's explained. That tells me that they don't really understand cars and how they maneuver. If you find parallel parking difficult, I bet that backing in seems like a variation on a difficult, stressful, time-consuming process. Because it takes YOU six tries to do it.

I've worked with my teenaged daughter on parallel parking and backing in (in unoccupied lots), and she didn't get it at first either. But once you get to an intermediate skill level, the superior maneuverability in reverse becomes crystal clear. Just keep trying, dears. You can do it. It takes practice, but it's not actually hard.

You certainly think you’re the cat’s pajamas, don’t you?

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Anonymous wrote:I am convinced that the people who are most vehemently opposed-- to the point of personal insults!-- to backing in are the worst drivers in real life. They just can't understand how it's better, no matter how it's explained. That tells me that they don't really understand cars and how they maneuver. If you find parallel parking difficult, I bet that backing in seems like a variation on a difficult, stressful, time-consuming process. Because it takes YOU six tries to do it.

I've worked with my teenaged daughter on parallel parking and backing in (in unoccupied lots), and she didn't get it at first either. But once you get to an intermediate skill level, the superior maneuverability in reverse becomes crystal clear. Just keep trying, dears. You can do it. It takes practice, but it's not actually hard.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Backing in is for hicks and insecure men.
It irritates everyone. Do not do this.

Aren’t professional delivery drivers, e.g., UPS, FedEx, USPS, required to back in when it’s possible?
If it’s corporate doctrine for the pros, I’m guessing there’s sound reasoning behind it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's situation specific, of course, but I generally prefer to back in. The parking space is empty, but when I leave, I will be pulling forward into an area that is more likely to have other cars, pedestrians, etc in it. I hate backing out without good visibility. Backing in is objectively safer, provided you have the skill for it.

If there are many cars behind me, I'll pull in front-facing, just because folks are pushy. But I don't see the time it takes to back into a space as any different than making cars behind you wait while you parallel park. If other drivers are paying attention, I'm using my signals and backing lights appropriately, and it should be clear what I intend to do.

you have less visibility when you back in.

Preposterous. Your rear visibility is specifically the 180 square feet of the parking spot and whatever path leads to it - all visible in your rear-view camera or mirrors. If you pull in forward then back out, your rear lateral visibility is restricted by the adjacent cars and you're responsible for blind traffic in two opposing directions.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's situation specific, of course, but I generally prefer to back in. The parking space is empty, but when I leave, I will be pulling forward into an area that is more likely to have other cars, pedestrians, etc in it. I hate backing out without good visibility. Backing in is objectively safer, provided you have the skill for it.

If there are many cars behind me, I'll pull in front-facing, just because folks are pushy. But I don't see the time it takes to back into a space as any different than making cars behind you wait while you parallel park. If other drivers are paying attention, I'm using my signals and backing lights appropriately, and it should be clear what I intend to do.

you have less visibility when you back in.

Anonymous wrote:Backing in is for hicks and insecure men.
It irritates everyone. Do not do this.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:46, and sometimes back in when no one else is around, because I don't want to slow down the process. It entirely depends if someone is waiting to park or not.

This (though a bit older). I prefer to back in, but won't hold up others to do so.

I find my field of view is much better when I am pulling out forward. I am not a nervous driver at all, but I am always worried when backing out (especially when parked next to an SUV) whether another car is racing through the lot or someone is walking and not paying attention/looking at their phone. I recognize that pedestrians have the right of way, but there is also a commonsense/awareness factor in pedestrians that seems to be more lacking these days.

Anonymous wrote:It's situation specific, of course, but I generally prefer to back in. The parking space is empty, but when I leave, I will be pulling forward into an area that is more likely to have other cars, pedestrians, etc in it. I hate backing out without good visibility. Backing in is objectively safer, provided you have the skill for it.

If there are many cars behind me, I'll pull in front-facing, just because folks are pushy. But I don't see the time it takes to back into a space as any different than making cars behind you wait while you parallel park. If other drivers are paying attention, I'm using my signals and backing lights appropriately, and it should be clear what I intend to do.