Backing into parking spaces

[BrendanC]

back in or pull through parking is mandated in the oil field. this allows the driver to leaf going forward and make an informed decision based on what they can see. more PVIRs occur in reverse than in forwards. think about it next time you go to back out of a parking spot at the local grocery store. you are very limited on what you can actually see with vehicles on both sides of you.

 

[IndyIan]

How do you plug in the block heater?

We always pull forward to the bull rails.

I'm in tropical southern ontario, and we don't have public power for block heaters. I think even Manitoba and Quebec who had hydro electricity to burn in the 70's, 80's, 90's, are phasing those out?

 

[BobsArmory]

The Army always required us to back into spots at the motor pool. Faster to get out if you had to and so much easier to check oil on all the equipment when they are all facing the same way.

I'll back into my driveway & garage at home. So much easier to open the garage door and power forward into a couple feet of drifted snow rather than try to back out of the driveway with frosted mirrors and cameras.

But as others have said, at a store I always go to the back of the lot and do a pull thru. I stay mainly in back of the lot to prevent door dings.

 

[Pew]

I back in if I'm at the final row of a lot. Otherwise I pull through the spots. I usually park far away anyways so there's plenty of room

They're either going to wait for you to back into the parking spaces or back out of the parking spaces. At least when backing into a space, you got to see your surroundings when you pulled up to it first.

What's annoying is people blocking the lane just to wait for somebody else getting out of their spot.

 

[mk378]

In a busy lot if you intend to back in it is likely someone will come up behind you and try to take your space.
The only places I've seen signs about must park "head in" are apartments etc. where they issue permit stickers for the back of the car and parking the other way would make it hard to check the permits.

 

[JunkdrawerDog]

If you back into a parking space at our airport, and your car doesn't display a front license plate as well, that can get you a ticket. The airport parking authority, as well as local pd, cruise the areas regularly with automated plate readers looking for stolen cars and those of missing persons. Seems the massive airport parking areas are a favorite place to dump cars. Sometimes with a body in the trunk.

 

[Kira]

It appears case-by-case assessments are called for.

I feel sorry for people whose houses are on busy streets.
I always thought I'd wait for as long as it took for traffic to ease so I could back in to such a driveway.

PVIR = ? Wait, wait, Don't tell me. Preventable Vehicle Incident Rate.
A single event should be called a PVI, for Preventable Vehicle Incident, no?

Upon seeing stupid stretch limos parked sloppily, my dad used to say, "If you can't park it, you can't drive it".

 

[ARCOgraphite]

Over the last number of months I've observed many people backing their vehicles into parking spaces where people have been parking head first forever. Often they block traffic while performing the parking maneuver.

Us alcoholics never forget the old Pub rule of thumb: Back in sober, 3-1/2 hours later safely pull straight out wasted.

It's a parking lot and people are parking, what your rush? Take a chill pill.

Complain about the caffein soaked guys or gals who drive diagonally at 25 mph across the parking spaces

 

[Skippy722]

Entirely depends on the situation. I like to park towards the back and pull through, otherwise I’ll back in if it’s not busy… but only if that’s easier than pulling in.

Unless it’s this one particular lot that is diagonal parking but the rows are so close together you can’t back out anything longer than a 2 row crossover.

 

[ARCOgraphite]

Due to designed traffic pattern - like at Florida Publix lots with one way, You have to just nose into the diagonal spot ... and rip off the chin spoiler and snap off the radiator drain like everyone else.

 

[CKN]

I haven't noticed an increase. I have noticed people doing a U-turn directly into an angled spot on the other side of the street . Does the backing in maneuver take more time than the backing out maneuver after parking?

For pickups it's an obvious reason-the turning dynamics make it easier to back in.

 

[MNgopher]

Many industries that practice a safety culture teach that backing in is statistically safer, and my particular employers statistics bear this out. Quick sample for today: 80% of the units in our smaller parking area today are backed in / pulled through. Two fleet units not backed in, and the rest are employee cars. Every personal truck and all other fleet units are backed in / pulled through, Sample size just under 80 vehicles...

Its what we are trained to do, and that's been constant at other employers with a similar safety culture.

Can also add it makes it easier to jump a vehicle in the winter. Block heaters were brought up, we solve that issue by having a cord long enough to reach from the outlet poles / rack to the unit plug. Doesn't matter which direction the unit is parked that way.

 

[Nukeman7]

Many of the previous posters advocated backing into a parking space at work or in a public parking lot for safety reasons.

Just curious, how many of you advocating backing into a space also implement that practice at home (i.e., either backing into the garage or up the driveway)?

 

[BrendanC]

Many of the previous posters advocated backing into a parking space at work or in a public parking lot for safety reasons.

Just curious, how many of you advocating backing into a space also implement that practice at home (i.e., either backing into the garage or up the driveway)?

i also reverse into my driveway. make the wife do it as well. can see infront and to the sides of you as you are leaving to make sure children aren’t playing on the sidewalk you’re about to drive over

 

[Pew]

Many of the previous posters advocated backing into a parking space at work or in a public parking lot for safety reasons.

Just curious, how many of you advocating backing into a space also implement that practice at home (i.e., either backing into the garage or up the driveway)?

I live in a cul de sac so no traffic but I used too. I don't really anymore because lately I don't feel like acknowledging my neighbors that are outside when I have to point my car in their direction.

 

[Jetronic]

Yes when driving for work, they advise us to do this, as it is a bit safer.

it's also more economical, you're manoevring on a hot engine vs on a cold.

 

[Pablo]

I often back my truck in the driveway (load/u)

I duenno expect my wife to back in the garage! Absolutely no benefit and well...........

 

[crashz]

Many of the previous posters advocated backing into a parking space at work or in a public parking lot for safety reasons.

Just curious, how many of you advocating backing into a space also implement that practice at home (i.e., either backing into the garage or up the driveway)?

Became habit after working with a few railroad companies. They required it in company and personal vehicles. Even in my U shaped driveway, I back in towards the garage. Another benefit: in the morning my neck and back are stiff. Harder to turn and look back. So pulling out straight is nice.

Just thought of it, I also back in to the spot at the gym. That's totally by habit.

 

[Sumboodie]

I'm in tropical southern ontario, and we don't have public power for block heaters. I think even Manitoba and Quebec who had hydro electricity to burn in the 70's, 80's, 90's, are phasing those out?

Not public, work provided.
But lot of stores in Fairbanks have them.

 

[Skippy722]

Many of the previous posters advocated backing into a parking space at work or in a public parking lot for safety reasons.

Just curious, how many of you advocating backing into a space also implement that practice at home (i.e., either backing into the garage or up the driveway)?

I almost always do, wife usually doesn’t… unless it’s raining and she has groceries. If it’s wet or snowing, good luck getting enough traction to back out onto the road as the end of my driveway is basically a reverse curb up onto the road.

We also can’t see very well to the left on account of the hill.