[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos drivers ed 101 flow chart... 2 Saabers Like This Post! Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Snowmobile [Email] (#686) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Snowmobile) on Tue, 26 Dec 2017 06:11:16 In Reply to: Why do drivers back into parking spots?, Smoghead, Mon, 25 Dec 2017 11:30:51 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members see ZERO ads on the bulletin boards and get more feature. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

Many parking lot scrapes and collisions are a result of people backing out of parking spaces. If you can drive out of the space it is much safer. When backing into the spot, you are steering around fixed objects, not moving objects you might not be able to see.

1) Find a parking spot that you can drive through to the other side so you can face out without backing in.

if there are no spots like this:

2) Back into a parking spot

Avoid parking spots at the end of a row
Avoid parking spots that have adjacent poorly parked cars (angles etc)

I also avoid parking next to other cars to avoid door dings etc, and I don't mind the extra walk to park further out in the lot - free exercise.

Strictly speaking one should always back into driveways also for the same reason! Almost even more so as road speeds are higher than parking lot speeds. A little harder when also needing to back into a tight garage though, so I usually don't do it...

• Why do drivers back into parking spots?, Smoghead, Mon, 25 Dec 2017 11:30:51
  • Re: Why do drivers back into parking spots?, JeffR , Fri, 5 Jan 2018 17:35:55
    • Re: Also makes for quicker getaway. n/m, Tom G , Tue, 9 Jan 2018 17:33:43
  • Re: Why do drivers back into parking spots?, Meme, Wed, 3 Jan 2018 19:48:36
  • Because it is FAR safer, vvk, Wed, 3 Jan 2018 09:51:25
    • Disagree... sometimes, ELaw , Wed, 3 Jan 2018 09:56:18
      • Re: Disagree... sometimes, Tom G , Wed, 3 Jan 2018 12:35:01
      • using the backup camera is asking for trouble, vvk, Wed, 3 Jan 2018 10:05:02
        • Re: asking for trouble, Tom G , Wed, 3 Jan 2018 12:39:32
  • Because of Big A$$ pick-up trucks, MI-Roger , Sat, 30 Dec 2017 16:42:511
    • Re: Because of Big A$$ pick-up trucks, cgwiz , Wed, 3 Jan 2018 09:25:11
  • because it makes sense, Notnoel , Wed, 27 Dec 2017 06:18:14
  • Re: Why do drivers back into parking spots?, Cary, Tue, 26 Dec 2017 14:28:41
    • My Viggen 'vert is horrible too, MI-Roger , Tue, 26 Dec 2017 16:25:05
  • drivers ed 101 flow chart..., Snowmobile , Tue, 26 Dec 2017 06:11:16 <-- Viewing This Message2
    • Changes a little with backup cameras, JerseySaab , Tue, 26 Dec 2017 15:11:21
      • And now..., ELaw , Tue, 26 Dec 2017 18:22:02
        • Re: And backing into the garage too.., soccersaab, Tue, 26 Dec 2017 20:19:54
    • Re: drivers ed 101 flow chart..., Justin VanAbrahams , Tue, 26 Dec 2017 09:11:47
  • Re: Why do drivers back into parking spots?, Dennis_MA, Mon, 25 Dec 2017 14:47:57

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