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May 24, 2019
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JmThms
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I simply can't agree. I'll just have to go against the grain.
I simply don't see it, in theory or practice. Oh well. To each their own.
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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
Coug98
May 26, 8:43am
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