To me, it seems objectively easier to pull into a parking space forward and then back out of the space when you are ready to leave. You don’t have to line up with the lines while driving backwards, and it’s easier to keep from hitting other cars as well. So why back in? To me, the only advantage I can think of is that you can get out quicker, technically.

Edit: I do not need driving instruction, just wondered why. The reasoning.

  • @redders
    9•1 year ago

    Because you’re wrong.

    Considering the process of parking in full, including leaving the space, reversing in is far safer.

    And yes, you do need driving instruction.

    • @[email protected]OP
      9•1 year ago

      So many people are so angry about this question lol

      Safety had not even entered my mind. I mostly notice it at the big lot at my office, and also at a shopping center I go to that is notorious as “the worst parking lot ever” here in St. Louis. Backers are quite annoying in that cramped lot.

      My current vehicle has 132000 miles on it, and I am 43 so this is not the first. I have not been in an accident that was my fault since I was 20. I have NEVER bumped into another vehicle when parking, forward or backward or parallel. You can’t possibly know a thing about my driving skill from this question,and I don’t need your very worthless contrarion “yes you do” statement.

      You have contributed nothing to this thread and I decided I would let you know.