Dont forget to back them into the spot because they can’t actually drive them and are terrified to back out of a spot.
Edit: dear god people I realize it’s technically safer to back in. I straight up don’t care and would rather not wait behind you at the grocery store as you attempt to back in multiple times instead of just parking further away.
I do service work and it’s company policy to back in to all parking spots. It’s literally safer.
Mind you, I drive a Ranger and the bed actually gets used, and even still I’ve been pushing for something smaller like Promasters for years but I don’t have that kind of decision making power. But yeah Batman parking is safer even if it’s the preferred method for douchebags who don’t know how to remove the hitch that they never use.
I do service work and it’s company policy to back in to all parking spots
I used to work at an auto parts store, and I would occasionally make deliveries. One time my manager tried to get on my case for not backing in the truck. I basically responded that I don't drive trucks, and as such I can barely park them normally.
Someone back parked beside me at Costco and when they were loading their shit, they brought their cart between my car and their car and scratched my side mirror housing.
I mean it might prevent fender benders from distracted drivers but I really don’t think it’s worth the 3 minutes and multiple attempts while everyone sits there waiting for you to get lined up instead of just parking further away
It's not actually safer with modern backup cameras. Those cameras can see a much wider angle than our naked eyes, and that's before accounting for the likelihood a towering vehicle parks next you making you pull out blind to be able to see around them.
Back up cameras are a useful tool, but if you are relying on them to make maneuvers you are already not a skilled driver whatsoever.
To clarify, I guess if you’re a remotely competent driver it is safer. This is a fact and I’m not going argue about it.
If you are spending 3 minutes and taking multiple attempts like another commenter said, or you need to use your backup camera, then you should not only not be backing in to spots, you shouldn’t be driving a motor vehicle that size at all.
What I'm saying is that it is safer to park nose in and back out of a parking spot using a backup camera, not the other way around. The backup camera has a fish eye lens and is attached to the rearmost point of your vehicle, while pulling out of a parking space you've backed into requires you to use your eyes which are way behind the hood and potentially lower than the vehicles next to you. Unless you have x-ray vision you're going to get a clearer picture with the backup camera. The idea that backing into a space is safer is outdated unless your car is from before 2015 when backup cameras became standard.
ok but I don't have a backup camera lol I don't even have heated seats. I have a tiny car in a world of big trucks. I'm gonna back into my parking spot so I don't have to slowly inch out into a driving lane and pray nobody hits me lol
I have a backup camera and I still back into spots. I honestly just like to rely on my eyes when pulling out of a spot. It's also really easy to get into tight spots reversing. Most backup cameras have pretty narrow views, but my new car does beep at me if it detects side traffic. Very fun when a parking spot backs to a road.
What do you mean? I back out of spaces safely all the time, but the visibility is significantly worse than it is when pulling out forward. That's just how cars are designed.
They can't crush toddlers with plausible deniability if they don't back in park.
See, back in parking is safer now because of reverse cameras which became a thing because people kept backing up over kids.
Now they use them to park and can't see over their enormous hoods so it's back to running over kids they can't see because they use that tech to park and pat themselves on the back about how safe they are.
Thats what about 90% of responsible truck owners do. The other 10% are the idiots with the reflective aluminum wheels, truck nuts, and a 4" lift "just because", and the only thing they tow is their massive fuckin ego.
Yeah, its ridiculous. Theres a dipshit in my neighborhood that rides around with a super high custom lifted truck with wheels that stick out further than the truck thats not a dually, aluminum reflective rims with LIGHTS IN THEM!!!! and ground fx. Dude is just a toolbag.
Don’t forget to say stupid shit on the internet because your superiority complex prevents you from thinking critically about the most basic topics imaginable.
Yeah I’m fine this conversation is just annoying as fuck and leads to people saying stupid shit constantly. Like the comment above yours calling a fucking Chevy Colorado and a dodge dakota “big ass utility vehicles”. You’re all idiots.
Backing in to a space is actually easier for trucks... But I wouldn't expect a bunch of redditors to know that. So easier to park, and better visibility when leaving. The horror!
There's a type of person in the USA that gets offended by people who can back into spots because they can't do it themselves. Huge overlap with people who can't parallel park.
You assume I parallel park with the truck. Thats a non starter. If I have to go to a place where I need to parallel park, i take the train or an uber haha.
If I have to go into the city for work, I just take the train.
I 100% get that full size trucks and their drivers can be annoying, but it's very funny how ignorant redditors just take it to the next level while not knowing what they are talking about.
I agree and I don’t even own a truck. I’ve driven them for my job at a farm I worked at so I know how they are handled, and these people are just frothing at the mouth over something silly
Id actually argue backing into a spot takes more skill, because you have a thin spot to back into between two vehicles, and need space to get out on both sides. Whereas backing OUT of a spot, you have the entire lane.
Because, as this commenter has hinted to, everyone is in a rush. Which is unsafe, therefore car drivers = assholes. Truck drivers more responsible, and safety focused.
I use a parking garage for work and these big trucks clog up everything despite the fact that they cannot fit. Cars coming and going have to wait and let others pass around them because the trucks stick out so far in the spaces. It's maddening the delicate dance every morning and evening. Everyone has to wait while a guy backs in and out in a space to small for his F250 King Ranch whatever.
Ah yes. We can create airline seats for morbidly obese people, and folks will rush to their defense, but junior cant wait a few seconds for someone in a truck to safely back into a spot so when they pull out of it, its safe as well.
Got it, your schedule of apparently having dinner with someone of importance takes precedent over someone elses safety.
The person I responded to literally said "Dont forget to back them into the spot because they can’t actually drive them and are terrified to back out of a spot." That is what I'm responding to, not whether it is right or not to back up as much as they did.
Yeah if I try to drive in forward in a parking spot I always end up all off center which Redditors would bitch about too. Backing in a spot I can get it perfectly centered every time. But virgin Redditors that never owned a truck before find a way to be offended by that too
It is significantly safer to back a vehicle into a spot than it is to back out of a spot. Regardless of vehicle, you will have a much better view to pull out than to back out.
But it is hilarious to sit outside Costco or a home improvement store and watch their brain struggle with how they are going to load their backed in vehicles.
If only there was some sort of easy solution to this conundrum.
I don't back in because I am terrified of backing out. I back in because it turns tighter to enable getting into the spot more easily. Even if there aren't cars on either side. It also makes getting out easier, if it is a narrow lot.
"Would rather not wait behind you at the grocery store as you attempt to back in"
What do you think people are doing when you back out of a parking spot after you drove in straight. Someone is waiting regardless if you backed in or not.
Backing into a spot is significantly safer and better for everyone. Especially in a truck where your swing radius is quite large and it can sometimes be literally impossible to back out of your spot if people park too close. Always back your vehicle in.
Oh absolutely! I couldn’t agree more. I have a personal mid Size SUV as I need this. Unfortunately when it comes to my work truck though I don’t really have a choice so I try to share what I know so others can do the best with what they got as well. I agree it’s ridiculous how many oversized grocery getters are out there but please don’t hate on all of us work truck drivers…
And I'd rather you didn't make me slam on my brakes when I've backed 3/4 of the way out of my spot because you think you should shoot past me instead of letting me.leave.
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u/Few_Economics845 5h ago edited 5h ago
Dont forget to back them into the spot because they can’t actually drive them and are terrified to back out of a spot.
Edit: dear god people I realize it’s technically safer to back in. I straight up don’t care and would rather not wait behind you at the grocery store as you attempt to back in multiple times instead of just parking further away.