Can someone please explain to me the new obsession with parking backwards? (Logancoug)

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May 23, 2019
9:32:04pm

Logancoug Contributor

Can someone please explain to me the new obsession with parking backwards?

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Logancoug

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Can someone please explain to me the new obsession with parking backwards?

Logancoug

May 23, 9:32pm

Ha was thinking the same thing as I was waiting for guy in a big truck do a five

cougfanz

May 23, 9:33pm

RE: Ha was thinking the same thing as I was waiting for guy in a big truck do a

gww687

May 23, 9:39pm

it may make pulling out easier, but it makes pulling in harder

Mike Honcho

May 23, 10:01pm

Going forward is much easier if you are pulling out rather than pulling in.

garyfan

May 23, 10:23pm

That doesn't make sense to me if I'm understanding you correctly.

JmThms

May 23, 11:40pm

I'm referring to a car and not a "big truck" though.

JmThms

May 23, 11:41pm

Maybe, but only marginally, if at all. Backup cameras make backing into spots a

garyfan

May 24, 7:52am

Nope. Having the steering on the "back" wheels when backing in gives you more

The Machine

May 23, 10:55pm

Of course, but then pulling out those back wheels are back behind you and your

Mike Honcho

May 23, 11:09pm

Nope. The key is that the turning wheels are always facing the outside of the

The Machine

May 23, 11:13pm

RE: Nope. The key is that the turning wheels are always facing the outside of

supertux

May 24, 5:54am

I hadn’t considered that and admit my mistake

Mike Honcho

May 25, 8:02am

A 5-point back in just means the driver did it wrong...

austin418

May 23, 10:05pm

Yep, with a little practice it can be done as easily as pulling in forward

supertux

May 24, 7:56am

Can you explain what it is you’re referring to? I live in Logan and nobody does

RdF3

May 23, 9:38pm

Cameras make it easier to back in and pulling forward is easier when you leave

triumph

May 23, 9:38pm

This, cameras have been a game changer when it comes to parking.

RC Vikings

May 23, 9:44pm

Cameras still make it easier to back out when leaving

StantonMac

May 23, 9:54pm

Cameras don’t provide good peripheral vision and the driver is closer

triumph

May 23, 10:03pm

I'm with you on this. I've never understood or agreed with the other side.

JmThms

May 23, 11:42pm

Because it's the correct way to do it.

The Machine

May 23, 9:41pm

Quick escape

Superkid

May 23, 9:45pm

It's great for bank robbing, isn't it?

JmThms

May 23, 11:43pm

You know surrounding traffic better when pulling in

LosAlcoug

May 23, 9:48pm

I know one reason....I had my backseats stolen from my SUV...

Wally Murph

May 23, 9:50pm

Safer, faster

Jericho

May 23, 9:59pm

Attack mode

Memmo

May 23, 10:10pm

I've not seen any increase

Buffalo

May 23, 10:10pm

Never know when you have to “Get out of Dodge...”

MichCoug

May 23, 10:17pm

Because when you pull into a spot (especially with a big truck), it can be hard

garyfan

May 23, 10:22pm

Stop whining, obviously it’s too hard for you...nbd.

JOPE

May 23, 10:23pm

It’s a big thing in Draper with jacked up trucks

run26

May 23, 10:38pm

I've been doing it for decades. The others are late comers.

lightmann

May 23, 10:56pm

They are making parking spaces smaller and that makes parking backwards easier

Y2k

May 23, 11:18pm

besides smaller spaces, cars are bigger now, so it's a double whammy on the space available

byujag

May 24, 12:59pm

There are a lot of companies, particularly those that use heavy equipment, that

AggieWeekendCougar

May 24, 1:13am

I back into my garage. But only because I have to back close to pillars..

rtNelson

May 24, 3:55am

Less risk of hitting something if you back into a parking spot, easier to leave

Coug98

May 24, 5:11am

How can it possibly be less risk of hitting something if you back into a spot?

JmThms

May 24, 7:42am

Because the somethings are stationary

supertux

May 24, 7:53am

Here's something I googled that explains it

WDaddy

May 24, 7:57am

I simply can't agree. I'll just have to go against the grain.

JmThms

May 24, 2:05pm

LOL. OK. Just don't follow too close in the parking lot when I back up my truck

WDaddy

May 24, 2:05pm

Backing into a space is the scourge of our age!

JmThms

May 24, 2:12pm

Backing in is the hard part. I prefer to back in to my parking spot where there

SouthernCoug

May 24, 5:29am

Always be prepared for the quick getaway

demon_llama

May 24, 5:55am

It's not new. Most companies, who issue vehicles to their employees, make this

Mathew

May 24, 6:19am

It seems the only people who complain about this were riding some trucks bumper

WDaddy

May 24, 6:23am

It is safer. It is the better way. As more are educated on the benefits they

BYUtka

May 24, 7:31am

A minute later to work, no problem. A minute faster out of work, golden.

Florwood

May 24, 8:26am

Wow, that’s slow. Shouldn’t take more than 15 seconds.

Superkid

May 24, 8:31am

Easy...my mirrors show a view right down the side of my truck looking

delbert

May 24, 9:49am

easier to park when in a pickup. i'm about 50/50 when in the sedan

smokymountainrain

May 24, 1:52pm

Why do you have half the board on ignore?

Nikomedes

May 24, 2:04pm

Funny thread. I started backing in a few years ago...

m0resn0w

May 24, 3:24pm

The whole thing was started by bank robbers for quick egress.

JmThms

May 24, 6:04pm

My company requires it for safety reasons

Baron

May 24, 3:59pm

So I read this thread Friday morning prior to work while in Miami. Later that

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