For The Love Of All That Is Holy, Stop Backing Into Parking Spaces

[EdwinWillers]

FREEDOM. Thanks OP for the comic relief this morning.

Who is the author of the article to tell me how to park. Does the author object if the two facing parking spaces are open and a person drives forward to the slot that makes it look like they backed into the parking spot? For some older drivers it is easier to pull forward out of a parking spot. Safer for some drivers to check their surroundings if facing forward.

The Federalist outdid themselves with that article. How can anyone take them seriously after publishing the parking article.

See post #18 - plus that of others here who happen to agree with the OP.

But thank you for YOUR opinion; obviously infinitely more credible than anyone else's.

 

[mike2810]

See post #18 - plus that of others here who happen to agree with the OP.

But thank you for YOUR opinion; obviously infinitely more credible than anyone else's.

/Sarcasm on
I will go with MAGA logic. My opinion is the only one that matters. The rest are just wrong.
/sarcasm off

The article is better than the Comic section of the paper.

 

[BirdinHand]

I like to park far away from buildings (unless it is raining) so that I get my daily steps in. This usually means that I can pull through from one spot to the next and will be able to drive out instead of having to back out of the space.


I hate having to back out of parking spaces - I'm always afraid that there is going to be a kid or something that I miss in a blindspot.

 

[Loulit01]

I learned to drive, and took my driving test, in a 1973 Buick Estate Wagon with a 455. I thought it was perfectly normal to drive that thing. I could parallel park it no problem. Not anymore. I haven't had to parallel park anywhere in years. Not sure I remember how to do it.

 

[EdwinWillers]

/Sarcasm on
I will go with MAGA logic. My opinion is the only one that matters. The rest are just wrong.
/sarcasm off

The article is better than the Comic section of the paper.

It's someone's freeking opinion on how to park for pity's sake. LOL s /s

But I do agree with your second point - today's newspaper comics are seriously lacking in the funny dept.

 

[What if...?]

knock it off y’all. And put that cart back too.
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If you’re still backing into parking spaces, just cut it out and pull straight into them the way basic geometry demands.

About a mile from where I sit typing this ensconced in my comfortable suburban existence is a strip mall. This place serves a number of my family’s basic needs, and I find myself going there quite a bit — there’s a grocery store, a couple of coffee shops, a dry cleaner, an immediate care, a UPS store, an ABC, a sports bar, and a number of fast-casual restaurants. And, of course, this is all connected by a large, sprawling parking lot.

Having traveled to this same establishment hundreds of times over a period of years, I’ve noticed a dramatic change in driver behavior, and one that has made running errands rather trying. I don’t want to overstate the problem, but after years of close study, I have arrived at the conclusion that people who back into parking spaces are history’s greatest monsters.

For The Love Of All That Is Holy, Stop Backing Into Parking Spaces

If you're still backing into parking spaces, just cut it out and pull straight into them the way basic geometry demands.

thefederalist.com

Basic geometry says it’s easier to back into a parking space. Doing so puts the steering wheels in the “back”, allowing a longer vehicle to park in fewer passes.

What you’re likely complaining about is parking lots built in the eighties when car sizes were shrinking. Made it possible to provide more code required spaces in the same square footage of lot.

And really hard to park even an import truck.

 

[What if...?]

There is a reason that forklifts have the steering wheels in the back.

Geometry is why.

 

[Lord Tammerlain]

Any one who has taken driver safety courses for work ( industrial sites) will have learned to back into parking stalls.

It is much easier to back a large truck into a stall than going forward, especially if you have a backup camera

 

[Bubber]

I have a pickup with a backup camera and I ALWAYS back in. You are going to have to go in reverse at some point and I've found people are more likely to give you space when you are backing into a space. When backing out, shoppers walk behind you and other drivers try to get by while you are backing out. Rarely have someone getting in the way while backing in.

 

[beerftw]

knock it off y’all. And put that cart back too.
———-

If you’re still backing into parking spaces, just cut it out and pull straight into them the way basic geometry demands.

About a mile from where I sit typing this ensconced in my comfortable suburban existence is a strip mall. This place serves a number of my family’s basic needs, and I find myself going there quite a bit — there’s a grocery store, a couple of coffee shops, a dry cleaner, an immediate care, a UPS store, an ABC, a sports bar, and a number of fast-casual restaurants. And, of course, this is all connected by a large, sprawling parking lot.

Having traveled to this same establishment hundreds of times over a period of years, I’ve noticed a dramatic change in driver behavior, and one that has made running errands rather trying. I don’t want to overstate the problem, but after years of close study, I have arrived at the conclusion that people who back into parking spaces are history’s greatest monsters.

For The Love Of All That Is Holy, Stop Backing Into Parking Spaces

If you're still backing into parking spaces, just cut it out and pull straight into them the way basic geometry demands.

thefederalist.com

Backing into a spot is never a problem, and seeing how people nowadays think driving through a crowded parking low at 50 mph expecting everyone else to yield to them is the norm, backing in may be smart so you can see every racer as you are leaving the spot.

 

[PirateMk1]

knock it off y’all. And put that cart back too.
———-

If you’re still backing into parking spaces, just cut it out and pull straight into them the way basic geometry demands.

About a mile from where I sit typing this ensconced in my comfortable suburban existence is a strip mall. This place serves a number of my family’s basic needs, and I find myself going there quite a bit — there’s a grocery store, a couple of coffee shops, a dry cleaner, an immediate care, a UPS store, an ABC, a sports bar, and a number of fast-casual restaurants. And, of course, this is all connected by a large, sprawling parking lot.

Having traveled to this same establishment hundreds of times over a period of years, I’ve noticed a dramatic change in driver behavior, and one that has made running errands rather trying. I don’t want to overstate the problem, but after years of close study, I have arrived at the conclusion that people who back into parking spaces are history’s greatest monsters.

For The Love Of All That Is Holy, Stop Backing Into Parking Spaces

If you're still backing into parking spaces, just cut it out and pull straight into them the way basic geometry demands.

thefederalist.com

Sorry to disappoint buddy, but I will continue to do so. I even do it at my house.

 

[Checkerboard Strangler]

knock it off y’all. And put that cart back too.
———-

If you’re still backing into parking spaces, just cut it out and pull straight into them the way basic geometry demands.

About a mile from where I sit typing this ensconced in my comfortable suburban existence is a strip mall. This place serves a number of my family’s basic needs, and I find myself going there quite a bit — there’s a grocery store, a couple of coffee shops, a dry cleaner, an immediate care, a UPS store, an ABC, a sports bar, and a number of fast-casual restaurants. And, of course, this is all connected by a large, sprawling parking lot.

Having traveled to this same establishment hundreds of times over a period of years, I’ve noticed a dramatic change in driver behavior, and one that has made running errands rather trying. I don’t want to overstate the problem, but after years of close study, I have arrived at the conclusion that people who back into parking spaces are history’s greatest monsters.

For The Love Of All That Is Holy, Stop Backing Into Parking Spaces

If you're still backing into parking spaces, just cut it out and pull straight into them the way basic geometry demands.

thefederalist.com

Not my fault that people who read The Federalist can't ****ing drive.
I can back anything into a parking space, literally ANYTHING.

 

[bomberfox]

I have it easy with backing out, i got a motorcycle

 

[RobertU]

If you back into a parking space that is set at an angle, then when you leave, you are driving in the wrong direction on what is a one-way lane.

 

[VySky]

If you back into a parking space that is set at an angle, then when you leave, you are driving in the wrong direction on what is a one-way lane.

It takes a real tool to back into that spot lol

 

[Bubber]

If you back into a parking space that is set at an angle, then when you leave, you are driving in the wrong direction on what is a one-way lane.

There are obviously exceptions

 

[Super Chief]

Not every parking lot has double side parking. If it's double sided I always drive through. I also park away from other vehicles, so I usually have a longer walk to the store entrance which drives my wife crazy.

I back into most other parking areas because it's much safer to pull out with a unrestricted view of what's happening around me.

But then again, I've been backing 53' trailers into very tight docks within a couple inches of my mark for many years.

My father taught us to always back in. I back into parking spaces, my driveway, the garage. It just makes way more sense because it is safer. As you approach a parking space you already have a clear view of other adjacent cars and whether they are about to move or not. You also have a clearer view of where pedestrians may be, so why not go ahead and to the backing then rather than when leaving when you don't have as clear a view of cars possibly backing out near you, or pedestrians walking behind you?

You are going to back up at some point, so just get it out of the way first.

 

[Super Chief]

The parking lot of the DMV near my house has a Nose In Parking Only sign.

So paint a nose on the trunk of your car.

Unless a sign like that includes a vehicle code number, or a municipal code number as reference, then I don't believe they are enforceable, and therefore just a suggestion.

 

[Loulit01]

So paint a nose on the trunk of your car.

Unless a sign like that includes a vehicle code number, or a municipal code number as reference, then I don't believe they are enforceable, and therefore just a suggestion.

In municipal parking lots, a vehicle shall be parked head-in only. In the event the vehicle is not parked head-in, it shall be deemed to be illegally parked and subject to the penalties provided in this chapter.

Township of Springfield, NJ / Municipal Code
Chapter 7Traffic
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Editor's Note: Chapter 7 Traffic of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Springfield, 1996, was approved by the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation, Bureau of Traffic Engineering and Safety Programs on March 29, 1999.

Township of Springfield, NJ: Traffic

Ch 7 Editor's Note: Chapter 7 Traffic of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Springfield, 1996, was approved by the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation, Bureau of Traffic Engineering and Safety Programs on March 29, 1999. [1974

ecode360.com

 

[BogeyGolf]

This is getting popular for on-street parking.

 

[Carjosse]

This is getting popular for on-street parking.

Angled parking is the worst parking layout.

 

[KingLeo]

I find people who insist they back into a parking spot rather annoying also.
I even asked someone once and they said 'Well it saves time when I am leaving.'
Which made zero sense to me.
The extra time it takes you to back in to start with probably offsets anytime saved in leaving.

 

[BogeyGolf]

Angled parking is the worst parking layout.

I don't like it, but you can fit more cars so it's typically developers preferred choice.

 

[VySky]

I learned to drive, and took my driving test, in a 1973 Buick Estate Wagon with a 455. I thought it was perfectly normal to drive that thing. I could parallel park it no problem. Not anymore. I haven't had to parallel park anywhere in years. Not sure I remember how to do it.

IIRC, parallel parking is no longer required as part of the road test.

 

[bongsaway]

Me too.

Dude, you are already outraged, it's your norm and we all see it every day in your posts ranting about the craziest things.