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

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May 23, 2019
10:55:10pm

The Machine All-American

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

control and accuracy because of the radius of trail swing for the bed. pulling frontwards into a spot with a truck make it really difficult if you can't get wide enough in tight corners. I know that I end up making three-point turns to get into a parking spot front ways in my pick up a lot more often than I do when I back in.

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

Logancoug

5/23/19 9:32pm

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

cougfanz

5/23/19 9:33pm

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

gww687

5/23/19 9:39pm

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

Mike Honcho

5/23/19 10:01pm

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

garyfan

5/23/19 10:23pm

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

JmThms

5/23/19 11:40pm

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

JmThms

5/23/19 11:41pm

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

garyfan

5/24/19 7:52am

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

The Machine

5/23/19 10:55pm

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

Mike Honcho

5/23/19 11:09pm

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

The Machine

5/23/19 11:13pm

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

supertux

5/24/19 5:54am

I hadn’t considered that and admit my mistake

Mike Honcho

5/25/19 8:02am

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

austin418

5/23/19 10:05pm

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

supertux

5/24/19 7:56am

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

RdF3

5/23/19 9:38pm

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

triumph

5/23/19 9:38pm

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

RC Vikings

5/23/19 9:44pm

Cameras still make it easier to back out when leaving

StantonMac

5/23/19 9:54pm

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

triumph

5/23/19 10:03pm

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

JmThms

5/23/19 11:42pm

Because it's the correct way to do it.

The Machine

5/23/19 9:41pm

You know surrounding traffic better when pulling in

LosAlcoug

5/23/19 9:48pm

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

Wally Murph

5/23/19 9:50pm

new?

BlueFrog

5/23/19 9:54pm

Attack mode

Memmo

5/23/19 10:10pm

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Buffalo

5/23/19 10:10pm

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

MichCoug

5/23/19 10:17pm

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

garyfan

5/23/19 10:22pm

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

JOPE

5/23/19 10:23pm

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

run26

5/23/19 10:38pm

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

lightmann

5/23/19 10:56pm

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

Y2k

5/23/19 11:18pm

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

byujag

5/24/19 12:59pm

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

AggieWeekendCougar

5/24/19 1:13am

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

rtNelson

5/24/19 3:55am

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

Coug98

5/24/19 5:11am

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

JmThms

5/24/19 7:42am

Because the somethings are stationary

supertux

5/24/19 7:53am

Here's something I googled that explains it

WDaddy

5/24/19 7:57am

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

JmThms

5/24/19 2:05pm

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

WDaddy

5/24/19 2:05pm

Backing into a space is the scourge of our age!

JmThms

5/24/19 2:12pm

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

5/24/19 5:29am

Always be prepared for the quick getaway

demon_llama

5/24/19 5:55am

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

Mathew

5/24/19 6:19am

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

WDaddy

5/24/19 6:23am

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

BYUtka

5/24/19 7:31am

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

Florwood

5/24/19 8:26am

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

delbert

5/24/19 9:49am

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

smokymountainrain

5/24/19 1:52pm

Why do you have half the board on ignore?

Nikomedes

5/24/19 2:04pm

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

m0resn0w

5/24/19 3:24pm

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

JmThms

5/24/19 6:04pm

My company requires it for safety reasons

Baron

5/24/19 3:59pm

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

Coug98

5/26/19 8:43am

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